The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 258,497,127 in Pakistan.
Population statistics:
- Pakistan's population is 10.6 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
- The countries together account for 3.42% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 3.13% for Pakistan.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 175M to 258M (47.3% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 511M people in 2100 for Pakistan.
Burkina Faso vs Pakistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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258497127
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 5/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 3.13% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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8.38 seconds
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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4.58 seconds
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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19.7 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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22.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | -1,401,173 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +10,314 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +3,764,669 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +1.52% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 73/197 |
Burkina Faso and Pakistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 45,709,310 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 46,921,277 | 1.46% | 2.65% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 48,156,128 | 1.47% | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 49,447,776 | 1.5% | 2.68% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 50,799,999 | 1.55% | 2.73% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 52,209,010 | 1.61% | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 53,678,667 | 1.65% | 2.81% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 55,214,768 | 1.69% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 56,810,507 | 1.73% | 2.89% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 58,460,939 | 1.74% | 2.91% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 60,166,719 | 1.76% | 2.92% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 61,847,899 | 1.74% | 2.79% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 63,583,194 | 1.74% | 2.81% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 65,461,912 | 1.8% | 2.95% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 67,415,487 | 1.91% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 69,461,175 | 2.04% | 3.03% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 71,620,254 | 2.16% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 73,901,827 | 2.36% | 3.19% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 76,307,379 | 2.52% | 3.26% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 78,997,039 | 2.62% | 3.52% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 82,291,010 | 2.72% | 4.17% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 85,802,049 | 2.77% | 4.27% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 89,089,246 | 2.8% | 3.83% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 92,227,711 | 2.87% | 3.52% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 95,164,936 | 2.93% | 3.18% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 98,229,285 | 2.93% | 3.22% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 101,606,764 | 2.86% | 3.44% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 105,130,717 | 2.77% | 3.47% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 108,724,739 | 2.72% | 3.42% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 112,336,629 | 2.69% | 3.32% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 116,155,576 | 2.67% | 3.4% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 120,060,406 | 2.57% | 3.36% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 123,546,848 | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 127,020,117 | 2.52% | 2.81% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 130,748,083 | 2.55% | 2.93% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 134,582,253 | 2.6% | 2.93% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 138,557,092 | 2.59% | 2.95% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 142,531,804 | 2.61% | 2.87% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 146,522,356 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 150,565,377 | 2.97% | 2.76% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 154,879,127 | 3.03% | 2.87% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 159,270,907 | 3.1% | 2.84% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 163,222,549 | 3.14% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 167,110,248 | 3.17% | 2.38% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 171,286,000 | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 175,453,212 | 3.2% | 2.43% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 179,682,690 | 3.17% | 2.41% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 184,493,231 | 3.08% | 2.68% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 189,499,113 | 2.98% | 2.71% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 194,376,534 | 2.96% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 199,239,047 | 2.97% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 203,746,065 | 3% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 207,667,125 | 3.06% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 211,073,978 | 3.05% | 1.64% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 214,264,647 | 3.02% | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 217,290,883 | 3.01% | 1.41% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 220,138,869 | 2.97% | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 223,273,967 | 2.89% | 1.42% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 226,928,892 | 2.73% | 1.64% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 230,800,899 | 2.56% | 1.71% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 235,001,746 | 2.47% | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 239,477,801 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 243,700,667 | 2.34% | 1.76% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 247,504,495 | 2.3% | 1.56% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 251,269,164 | 2.27% | 1.52% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 255,219,564 | 2.23% | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 259,299,796 | 2.19% | 1.6% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 263,515,827 | 2.15% | 1.63% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 267,881,923 | 2.11% | 1.66% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 272,337,520 | 2.08% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 276,883,261 | 2.05% | 1.67% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 281,528,070 | 2.02% | 1.68% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 286,241,141 | 2% | 1.67% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 291,012,268 | 1.97% | 1.67% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 295,820,153 | 1.95% | 1.65% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 300,643,518 | 1.91% | 1.63% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 305,491,504 | 1.87% | 1.61% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 310,353,293 | 1.82% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 315,227,709 | 1.78% | 1.57% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 320,105,882 | 1.74% | 1.55% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 324,937,703 | 1.7% | 1.51% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 329,746,478 | 1.66% | 1.48% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 334,551,874 | 1.63% | 1.46% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 339,334,851 | 1.59% | 1.43% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 344,095,467 | 1.55% | 1.4% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 348,837,732 | 1.51% | 1.38% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 353,552,859 | 1.46% | 1.35% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 358,207,159 | 1.42% | 1.32% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 362,796,532 | 1.38% | 1.28% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 367,344,429 | 1.34% | 1.25% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 371,863,804 | 1.31% | 1.23% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Pakistan gained 41,837,671 people (a 23.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,206,244 (a 19% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2005 and ranked 5th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 52.3% to 37,304,383 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.9% to 371,863,804 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Karachi | 14.9M |
| Lahore | 11.1M |
| Faisalabad | 3.2M |
| Rawalpindi | 2.1M |
| Gujranwala | 2.03M |
| Peshawar | 1.97M |
| Multan | 1.87M |
| Hyderabad | 1.73M |
| Islamabad | 1.01M |
| Quetta | 1M |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and Pakistan
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 67.9 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 21.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 3.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 844 ppl/mi² |
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