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Population in Burkina Faso compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 4.61 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Burkina Faso vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso New Zealand
2100 50,408,328 5,918,837
2099 50,383,919 5,923,132
2098 50,352,973 5,927,206
2097 50,313,705 5,930,263
2096 50,266,628 5,932,907
2095 50,218,948 5,934,847
2094 50,162,122 5,936,183
2093 50,097,256 5,938,804
2092 50,020,865 5,939,085
2091 49,941,829 5,940,665
2090 49,849,369 5,941,752
2089 49,746,842 5,944,871
2088 49,633,009 5,945,635
2087 49,506,797 5,948,586
2086 49,374,214 5,951,745
2085 49,231,459 5,955,275
2084 49,078,733 5,959,115
2083 48,912,839 5,963,613
2082 48,738,088 5,966,943
2081 48,550,361 5,968,511
2080 48,350,756 5,971,082
2079 48,139,621 5,972,331
2078 47,915,623 5,972,928
2077 47,674,670 5,971,804
2076 47,421,548 5,971,386
2075 47,161,253 5,970,985
2074 46,887,164 5,969,834
2073 46,596,755 5,968,506
2072 46,296,320 5,964,548
2071 45,987,906 5,964,493
2070 45,669,374 5,963,811
2069 45,339,502 5,962,551
2068 45,000,338 5,960,918
2067 44,651,960 5,958,438
2066 44,295,017 5,954,539
2065 43,931,890 5,950,378
2064 43,554,812 5,946,851
2063 43,171,791 5,944,910
2062 42,781,734 5,940,838
2061 42,378,127 5,939,601
2060 41,969,941 5,936,094
2059 41,556,223 5,931,426
2058 41,132,214 5,925,816
2057 40,699,958 5,919,823
2056 40,263,674 5,913,287
2055 39,819,396 5,904,352
2054 39,368,928 5,894,795
2053 38,908,013 5,884,875
2052 38,440,539 5,876,162
2051 37,966,813 5,864,176
2050 37,484,179 5,852,896
2049 36,994,052 5,844,165
2048 36,499,739 5,833,178
2047 35,993,831 5,822,035
2046 35,483,039 5,809,860
2045 34,962,697 5,795,785
2044 34,435,436 5,780,884
2043 33,904,610 5,764,579
2042 33,368,223 5,746,528
2041 32,828,377 5,727,253
2040 32,285,754 5,708,874
2039 31,738,667 5,690,018
2038 31,188,815 5,669,959
2037 30,636,433 5,650,253
2036 30,081,085 5,630,126
2035 29,523,750 5,609,155
2034 28,963,008 5,588,315
2033 28,405,067 5,565,507
2032 27,853,260 5,542,488
2031 27,304,165 5,517,391
2030 26,759,978 5,491,320
2029 26,220,635 5,462,926
2028 25,682,620 5,432,752
2027 25,146,586 5,399,898
2026 24,612,250 5,364,771
2025 24,080,445 5,327,462
2024 23,548,781 5,287,500
2023 23,025,776 5,200,000
2022 22,509,038 5,081,700
2021 21,995,243 5,084,600
2020 21,478,690 5,072,400
2019 20,961,952 4,970,300
2018 20,438,288 4,900,600
2017 19,894,407 4,813,600
2016 19,334,856 4,714,100
2015 18,777,487 4,609,400
2014 18,229,461 4,516,500
2013 17,695,409 4,442,100
2012 17,172,287 4,408,100
2011 16,661,908 4,384,000
2010 16,176,498 4,350,700
2009 15,710,066 4,302,600
2008 15,258,093 4,259,800
2007 14,816,307 4,223,800
2006 14,373,707 4,184,600
2005 13,932,123 4,133,900
2004 13,500,533 4,087,500
2003 13,082,532 4,027,200
2002 12,680,897 3,948,500
2001 12,295,001 3,880,500
2000 11,925,546 3,857,700
1999 11,574,928 3,835,100
1998 11,240,664 3,815,000
1997 10,934,223 3,781,300
1996 10,655,942 3,732,000
1995 10,386,722 3,673,400
1994 10,123,798 3,620,000
1993 9,871,713 3,572,200
1992 9,629,275 3,531,700
1991 9,394,632 3,495,100
1990 9,159,356 3,329,800
1989 8,921,175 3,299,200
1988 8,687,435 3,283,400
1987 8,457,109 3,274,400
1986 8,228,847 3,246,300
1985 7,999,935 3,247,100
1984 7,772,256 3,227,100
1983 7,551,129 3,199,300
1982 7,340,197 3,156,100
1981 7,140,271 3,124,900
1980 6,947,900 3,112,900
1979 6,763,903 3,109,000
1978 6,590,984 3,121,200
1977 6,428,734 3,120,200
1976 6,280,635 3,110,500
1975 6,147,569 3,083,100
1974 6,024,904 3,023,700
1973 5,911,927 2,961,300
1972 5,807,234 2,903,900
1971 5,707,999 2,853,000
1970 5,610,304 2,810,700
1969 5,513,177 2,772,800
1968 5,418,644 2,748,100
1967 5,326,348 2,724,100
1966 5,237,933 2,675,900
1965 5,152,833 2,628,400
1964 5,071,034 2,585,400
1963 4,993,623 2,531,800
1962 4,919,672 2,482,000
1961 4,848,224 2,419,700
1960 4,778,621 2,371,800

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso New Zealand
2100 0.05% -0.07%
2099 0.06% -0.07%
2098 0.08% -0.05%
2097 0.09% -0.04%
2096 0.09% -0.03%
2095 0.11% -0.02%
2094 0.13% -0.04%
2093 0.15% -0.005%
2092 0.16% -0.03%
2091 0.19% -0.02%
2090 0.21% -0.05%
2089 0.23% -0.01%
2088 0.25% -0.05%
2087 0.27% -0.05%
2086 0.29% -0.06%
2085 0.31% -0.06%
2084 0.34% -0.08%
2083 0.36% -0.06%
2082 0.39% -0.03%
2081 0.41% -0.04%
2080 0.44% -0.02%
2079 0.47% -0.01%
2078 0.51% 0.02%
2077 0.53% 0.007%
2076 0.55% 0.007%
2075 0.58% 0.02%
2074 0.62% 0.02%
2073 0.65% 0.07%
2072 0.67% 0.001%
2071 0.7% 0.01%
2070 0.73% 0.02%
2069 0.75% 0.03%
2068 0.78% 0.04%
2067 0.81% 0.07%
2066 0.83% 0.07%
2065 0.87% 0.06%
2064 0.89% 0.03%
2063 0.91% 0.07%
2062 0.95% 0.02%
2061 0.97% 0.06%
2060 1% 0.08%
2059 1.03% 0.09%
2058 1.06% 0.1%
2057 1.08% 0.11%
2056 1.12% 0.15%
2055 1.14% 0.16%
2054 1.18% 0.17%
2053 1.22% 0.15%
2052 1.25% 0.2%
2051 1.29% 0.19%
2050 1.32% 0.15%
2049 1.35% 0.19%
2048 1.41% 0.19%
2047 1.44% 0.21%
2046 1.49% 0.24%
2045 1.53% 0.26%
2044 1.57% 0.28%
2043 1.61% 0.31%
2042 1.64% 0.34%
2041 1.68% 0.32%
2040 1.72% 0.33%
2039 1.76% 0.35%
2038 1.8% 0.35%
2037 1.85% 0.36%
2036 1.89% 0.37%
2035 1.94% 0.37%
2034 1.96% 0.41%
2033 1.98% 0.42%
2032 2.01% 0.45%
2031 2.03% 0.47%
2030 2.06% 0.52%
2029 2.09% 0.56%
2028 2.13% 0.61%
2027 2.17% 0.65%
2026 2.21% 0.7%
2025 2.26% 0.76%
2024 2.27% 1.68%
2023 2.3% 2.33%
2022 2.34% -0.06%
2021 2.4% 0.24%
2020 2.47% 2.05%
2019 2.56% 1.42%
2018 2.73% 1.81%
2017 2.89% 2.11%
2016 2.97% 2.27%
2015 3.01% 2.06%
2014 3.02% 1.67%
2013 3.05% 0.77%
2012 3.06% 0.55%
2011 3% 0.77%
2010 2.97% 1.12%
2009 2.96% 1%
2008 2.98% 0.85%
2007 3.08% 0.94%
2006 3.17% 1.23%
2005 3.2% 1.14%
2004 3.2% 1.5%
2003 3.17% 1.99%
2002 3.14% 1.75%
2001 3.1% 0.59%
2000 3.03% 0.59%
1999 2.97% 0.53%
1998 2.8% 0.89%
1997 2.61% 1.32%
1996 2.59% 1.6%
1995 2.6% 1.48%
1994 2.55% 1.34%
1993 2.52% 1.15%
1992 2.5% 1.05%
1991 2.57% 4.96%
1990 2.67% 0.93%
1989 2.69% 0.48%
1988 2.72% 0.27%
1987 2.77% 0.87%
1986 2.86% -0.02%
1985 2.93% 0.62%
1984 2.93% 0.87%
1983 2.87% 1.37%
1982 2.8% 1%
1981 2.77% 0.39%
1980 2.72% 0.13%
1979 2.62% -0.39%
1978 2.52% 0.03%
1977 2.36% 0.31%
1976 2.16% 0.89%
1975 2.04% 1.96%
1974 1.91% 2.11%
1973 1.8% 1.98%
1972 1.74% 1.78%
1971 1.74% 1.5%
1970 1.76% 1.37%
1969 1.74% 0.9%
1968 1.73% 0.88%
1967 1.69% 1.8%
1966 1.65% 1.81%
1965 1.61% 1.66%
1964 1.55% 2.12%
1963 1.5% 2.01%
1962 1.47% 2.57%
1961 1.46% 2.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.27%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso New Zealand
Current population
24756783
5374272
Population rank 59/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.06%
One net population change
1 minute
6.01 minutes
One birth every
43.3 seconds
9.31 minutes
One death every
2.87 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,433 +240
Annual growth/decline +523,005 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 65/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 +17,403
Net migration rank 158/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - 17,403
2024 - -25,807 - 18,766
2023 545,227 -24,957 18,876 21,404
2022 538,146 -24,960 20,123 21,404
2021 527,468 -13,079 23,644 -14,944
2020 524,359 -5,661 24,905 42,124
2019 540,001 -25,240 25,299 69,770
2018 556,493 -23,938 24,797 59,139
2017 569,975 -14,780 26,282 68,349
2016 571,519 -7,598 28,237 75,512
2015 570,554 -19,726 29,408 70,870
2014 563,218 -17,984 26,196 57,974
2013 556,096 -33,212 29,096 26,385
2012 544,293 -20,930 31,077 -1,015
2011 530,765 -33,391 31,302 -2,196
2010 515,480 -42,055 35,458 6,722
2009 499,596 -40,148 33,560 12,700
2008 485,223 -40,725 35,143 4,804
2007 467,277 -28,202 35,480 3,053
2006 450,357 -4,218 30,924 14,542
2005 427,243 9,795 30,674 19,212
2004 408,567 17,570 29,634 24,521
2003 394,516 15,359 28,150 42,456
2002 377,333 16,076 25,941 48,195
2001 367,731 10,654 27,939 17,793
2000 356,657 3,877 29,897 -6,604
1999 342,630 -1,922 28,916 -7,634
1998 333,196 -5,367 29,146 -1,387
1997 322,253 -37,200 30,137 12,040
1996 315,820 -44,314 28,997 25,169
1995 305,878 -38,943 29,828 26,743
1994 296,465 -37,554 30,372 20,420
1993 289,044 -43,784 31,685 12,638
1992 284,622 -45,003 32,067 6,460
1991 280,111 -50,451 33,518 31,156
1990 273,846 -32,970 33,298 70,432
1989 267,314 -31,843 30,749 -8,818
1988 262,065 -30,068 29,846 -17,005
1987 257,730 -29,081 27,603 -7,631
1986 252,922 -25,051 25,549 -10,234
1985 246,574 -16,623 24,126 -13,462
1984 237,838 -12,445 26,043 -901
1983 228,467 -11,618 24,315 11,464
1982 220,896 -15,879 24,207 7,982
1981 212,623 -17,797 25,374 -7,606
1980 205,248 -15,345 23,658 -15,423
1979 196,647 -18,559 26,675 -26,694
1978 187,019 -19,274 26,156 -28,783
1977 175,672 -18,914 28,020 -22,697
1976 165,224 -25,786 29,456 -9,138
1975 157,174 -30,484 31,355 13,196
1974 149,231 -30,599 33,896 27,580
1973 141,751 -34,452 35,239 28,261
1972 135,756 -33,679 38,244 17,779
1971 130,924 -34,524 40,000 7,547
1970 127,814 -28,832 37,101 4,511
1969 123,666 -28,406 38,098 -5,212
1968 121,264 -27,461 37,594 -11,853
1967 117,223 -26,444 37,974 -2,289
1966 113,344 -27,301 36,151 9,161
1965 109,544 -25,398 36,982 9,245
1964 105,741 -26,307 39,375 9,806
1963 101,760 -26,382 42,027 10,226
1962 98,561 -26,040 42,865 12,697
1961 95,059 -24,687 43,482 10,689
1960 92,055 -23,220 41,791 3,846

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/new-zealand | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.9% of the population change in Burkina Faso is from natural causes (a gain of 5,506,960 people) and 3.13% is from migration (a loss of 177,923 people). In New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

Biggest cities by population

Burkina Faso
City Population
Ouagadougou 2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso 904K
Koudougou 160K
Ouahigouya 125K
Fada N'gourma 73.2K
Dedougou 63.6K
Leo 51.7K
Dori 46.5K
Nouna 32.4K
Manga 28.6K
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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