Population in Burkina Faso compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Burkina Faso

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Netherlands
2100	50,408,328	17,359,081
2099	50,383,919	17,392,412
2098	50,352,973	17,425,508
2097	50,313,705	17,459,827
2096	50,266,628	17,495,124
2095	50,218,948	17,532,593
2094	50,162,122	17,571,051
2093	50,097,256	17,610,792
2092	50,020,865	17,649,611
2091	49,941,829	17,688,532
2090	49,849,369	17,730,570
2089	49,746,842	17,770,380
2088	49,633,009	17,809,825
2087	49,506,797	17,845,820
2086	49,374,214	17,885,001
2085	49,231,459	17,921,302
2084	49,078,733	17,957,639
2083	48,912,839	17,994,232
2082	48,738,088	18,029,404
2081	48,550,361	18,063,233
2080	48,350,756	18,093,703
2079	48,139,621	18,124,294
2078	47,915,623	18,152,738
2077	47,674,670	18,181,372
2076	47,421,548	18,206,864
2075	47,161,253	18,227,791
2074	46,887,164	18,245,652
2073	46,596,755	18,263,765
2072	46,296,320	18,280,443
2071	45,987,906	18,295,700
2070	45,669,374	18,311,141
2069	45,339,502	18,326,509
2068	45,000,338	18,341,711
2067	44,651,960	18,356,770
2066	44,295,017	18,374,904
2065	43,931,890	18,396,018
2064	43,554,812	18,417,894
2063	43,171,791	18,441,434
2062	42,781,734	18,464,922
2061	42,378,127	18,492,436
2060	41,969,941	18,520,315
2059	41,556,223	18,548,786
2058	41,132,214	18,577,700
2057	40,699,958	18,608,370
2056	40,263,674	18,638,918
2055	39,819,396	18,666,514
2054	39,368,928	18,692,598
2053	38,908,013	18,718,268
2052	38,440,539	18,741,740
2051	37,966,813	18,768,309
2050	37,484,179	18,789,481
2049	36,994,052	18,809,886
2048	36,499,739	18,827,655
2047	35,993,831	18,844,635
2046	35,483,039	18,855,920
2045	34,962,697	18,867,286
2044	34,435,436	18,877,101
2043	33,904,610	18,882,735
2042	33,368,223	18,885,839
2041	32,828,377	18,885,255
2040	32,285,754	18,879,571
2039	31,738,667	18,870,248
2038	31,188,815	18,855,512
2037	30,636,433	18,837,172
2036	30,081,085	18,811,873
2035	29,523,750	18,783,312
2034	28,963,008	18,750,125
2033	28,405,067	18,708,101
2032	27,853,260	18,662,054
2031	27,304,165	18,609,452
2030	26,759,978	18,549,634
2029	26,220,635	18,481,269
2028	25,682,620	18,404,195
2027	25,146,586	18,320,644
2026	24,612,250	18,227,403
2025	24,080,445	18,118,662
2024	23,548,781	17,993,485
2023	23,025,776	17,877,117
2022	22,509,038	17,700,982
2021	21,995,243	17,533,044
2020	21,478,690	17,441,500
2019	20,961,952	17,344,874
2018	20,438,288	17,231,624
2017	19,894,407	17,131,296
2016	19,334,856	17,030,314
2015	18,777,487	16,939,923
2014	18,229,461	16,865,008
2013	17,695,409	16,804,432
2012	17,172,287	16,754,962
2011	16,661,908	16,693,074
2010	16,176,498	16,615,394
2009	15,710,066	16,530,388
2008	15,258,093	16,445,593
2007	14,816,307	16,381,696
2006	14,373,707	16,346,101
2005	13,932,123	16,319,868
2004	13,500,533	16,281,779
2003	13,082,532	16,225,302
2002	12,680,897	16,148,929
2001	12,295,001	16,046,180
2000	11,925,546	15,925,513
1999	11,574,928	15,812,088
1998	11,240,664	15,707,209
1997	10,934,223	15,610,650
1996	10,655,942	15,530,498
1995	10,386,722	15,459,006
1994	10,123,798	15,382,838
1993	9,871,713	15,290,368
1992	9,629,275	15,184,166
1991	9,394,632	15,069,798
1990	9,159,356	14,951,510
1989	8,921,175	14,848,907
1988	8,687,435	14,760,094
1987	8,457,109	14,665,037
1986	8,228,847	14,572,278
1985	7,999,935	14,491,632
1984	7,772,256	14,424,211
1983	7,551,129	14,367,070
1982	7,340,197	14,312,690
1981	7,140,271	14,247,208
1980	6,947,900	14,149,800
1979	6,763,903	14,038,270
1978	6,590,984	13,941,700
1977	6,428,734	13,856,185
1976	6,280,635	13,774,037
1975	6,147,569	13,666,335
1974	6,024,904	13,545,056
1973	5,911,927	13,439,322
1972	5,807,234	13,328,593
1971	5,707,999	13,194,497
1970	5,610,304	13,038,526
1969	5,513,177	12,877,984
1968	5,418,644	12,729,721
1967	5,326,348	12,598,201
1966	5,237,933	12,456,251
1965	5,152,833	12,294,732
1964	5,071,034	12,127,120
1963	4,993,623	11,965,966
1962	4,919,672	11,805,689
1961	4,848,224	11,638,712
1960	4,778,621	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 51.4% to 37,484,179 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Netherlands

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Year	Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Netherlands
2100	0.05%	-0.19%
2099	0.06%	-0.19%
2098	0.08%	-0.2%
2097	0.09%	-0.2%
2096	0.09%	-0.21%
2095	0.11%	-0.22%
2094	0.13%	-0.23%
2093	0.15%	-0.22%
2092	0.16%	-0.22%
2091	0.19%	-0.24%
2090	0.21%	-0.22%
2089	0.23%	-0.22%
2088	0.25%	-0.2%
2087	0.27%	-0.22%
2086	0.29%	-0.2%
2085	0.31%	-0.2%
2084	0.34%	-0.2%
2083	0.36%	-0.2%
2082	0.39%	-0.19%
2081	0.41%	-0.17%
2080	0.44%	-0.17%
2079	0.47%	-0.16%
2078	0.51%	-0.16%
2077	0.53%	-0.14%
2076	0.55%	-0.11%
2075	0.58%	-0.1%
2074	0.62%	-0.1%
2073	0.65%	-0.09%
2072	0.67%	-0.08%
2071	0.7%	-0.08%
2070	0.73%	-0.08%
2069	0.75%	-0.08%
2068	0.78%	-0.08%
2067	0.81%	-0.1%
2066	0.83%	-0.11%
2065	0.87%	-0.12%
2064	0.89%	-0.13%
2063	0.91%	-0.13%
2062	0.95%	-0.15%
2061	0.97%	-0.15%
2060	1%	-0.15%
2059	1.03%	-0.16%
2058	1.06%	-0.16%
2057	1.08%	-0.16%
2056	1.12%	-0.15%
2055	1.14%	-0.14%
2054	1.18%	-0.14%
2053	1.22%	-0.13%
2052	1.25%	-0.14%
2051	1.29%	-0.11%
2050	1.32%	-0.11%
2049	1.35%	-0.09%
2048	1.41%	-0.09%
2047	1.44%	-0.06%
2046	1.49%	-0.06%
2045	1.53%	-0.05%
2044	1.57%	-0.03%
2043	1.61%	-0.02%
2042	1.64%	0.003%
2041	1.68%	0.03%
2040	1.72%	0.05%
2039	1.76%	0.08%
2038	1.8%	0.1%
2037	1.85%	0.13%
2036	1.89%	0.15%
2035	1.94%	0.18%
2034	1.96%	0.22%
2033	1.98%	0.25%
2032	2.01%	0.28%
2031	2.03%	0.32%
2030	2.06%	0.37%
2029	2.09%	0.42%
2028	2.13%	0.46%
2027	2.17%	0.51%
2026	2.21%	0.6%
2025	2.26%	0.7%
2024	2.27%	0.65%
2023	2.3%	1%
2022	2.34%	0.96%
2021	2.4%	0.52%
2020	2.47%	0.56%
2019	2.56%	0.66%
2018	2.73%	0.59%
2017	2.89%	0.59%
2016	2.97%	0.53%
2015	3.01%	0.44%
2014	3.02%	0.36%
2013	3.05%	0.3%
2012	3.06%	0.37%
2011	3%	0.47%
2010	2.97%	0.51%
2009	2.96%	0.52%
2008	2.98%	0.39%
2007	3.08%	0.22%
2006	3.17%	0.16%
2005	3.2%	0.23%
2004	3.2%	0.35%
2003	3.17%	0.47%
2002	3.14%	0.64%
2001	3.1%	0.76%
2000	3.03%	0.72%
1999	2.97%	0.67%
1998	2.8%	0.62%
1997	2.61%	0.52%
1996	2.59%	0.46%
1995	2.6%	0.5%
1994	2.55%	0.6%
1993	2.52%	0.7%
1992	2.5%	0.76%
1991	2.57%	0.79%
1990	2.67%	0.69%
1989	2.69%	0.6%
1988	2.72%	0.65%
1987	2.77%	0.64%
1986	2.86%	0.56%
1985	2.93%	0.47%
1984	2.93%	0.4%
1983	2.87%	0.38%
1982	2.8%	0.46%
1981	2.77%	0.69%
1980	2.72%	0.79%
1979	2.62%	0.69%
1978	2.52%	0.62%
1977	2.36%	0.6%
1976	2.16%	0.79%
1975	2.04%	0.9%
1974	1.91%	0.79%
1973	1.8%	0.83%
1972	1.74%	1.02%
1971	1.74%	1.2%
1970	1.76%	1.25%
1969	1.74%	1.16%
1968	1.73%	1.04%
1967	1.69%	1.14%
1966	1.65%	1.31%
1965	1.61%	1.38%
1964	1.55%	1.35%
1963	1.5%	1.36%
1962	1.47%	1.43%
1961	1.46%	1.32%

In 2024, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.27%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Population map with other countries

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