Population in Burkina Faso compared to Palau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Burkina Faso and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Palau	Burkina Faso	Palau
1960	4,778,621	9,328	-	-
1961	4,848,224	9,555	1.46%	2.43%
1962	4,919,672	9,793	1.47%	2.49%
1963	4,993,623	10,037	1.5%	2.49%
1964	5,071,034	10,292	1.55%	2.54%
1965	5,152,833	10,547	1.61%	2.48%
1966	5,237,933	10,805	1.65%	2.45%
1967	5,326,348	10,988	1.69%	1.69%
1968	5,418,644	11,080	1.73%	0.84%
1969	5,513,177	11,159	1.74%	0.71%
1970	5,610,304	11,368	1.76%	1.87%
1971	5,707,999	11,759	1.74%	3.44%
1972	5,807,234	12,194	1.74%	3.7%
1973	5,911,927	12,552	1.8%	2.94%
1974	6,024,904	12,687	1.91%	1.08%
1975	6,147,569	12,655	2.04%	-0.25%
1976	6,280,635	12,598	2.16%	-0.45%
1977	6,428,734	12,525	2.36%	-0.58%
1978	6,590,984	12,440	2.52%	-0.68%
1979	6,763,903	12,337	2.62%	-0.83%
1980	6,947,900	12,271	2.72%	-0.53%
1981	7,140,271	12,402	2.77%	1.07%
1982	7,340,197	12,694	2.8%	2.35%
1983	7,551,129	13,006	2.87%	2.46%
1984	7,772,256	13,337	2.93%	2.54%
1985	7,999,935	13,688	2.93%	2.63%
1986	8,228,847	14,024	2.86%	2.45%
1987	8,457,109	14,334	2.77%	2.21%
1988	8,687,435	14,645	2.72%	2.17%
1989	8,921,175	14,945	2.69%	2.05%
1990	9,159,356	15,259	2.67%	2.1%
1991	9,394,632	15,614	2.57%	2.33%
1992	9,629,275	15,989	2.5%	2.4%
1993	9,871,713	16,372	2.52%	2.4%
1994	10,123,798	16,770	2.55%	2.43%
1995	10,386,722	17,195	2.6%	2.53%
1996	10,655,942	17,654	2.59%	2.67%
1997	10,934,223	18,108	2.61%	2.57%
1998	11,240,664	18,524	2.8%	2.3%
1999	11,574,928	18,901	2.97%	2.04%
2000	11,925,546	19,178	3.03%	1.47%
2001	12,295,001	19,352	3.1%	0.91%
2002	12,680,897	19,503	3.14%	0.78%
2003	13,082,532	19,659	3.17%	0.8%
2004	13,500,533	19,820	3.2%	0.82%
2005	13,932,123	19,819	3.2%	-0.005%
2006	14,373,707	19,593	3.17%	-1.14%
2007	14,816,307	19,302	3.08%	-1.49%
2008	15,258,093	19,009	2.98%	-1.52%
2009	15,710,066	18,709	2.96%	-1.58%
2010	16,176,498	18,396	2.97%	-1.67%
2011	16,661,908	18,078	3%	-1.73%
2012	17,172,287	17,765	3.06%	-1.73%
2013	17,695,409	17,648	3.05%	-0.66%
2014	18,229,461	17,715	3.02%	0.38%
2015	18,777,487	17,770	3.01%	0.31%
2016	19,334,856	17,797	2.97%	0.15%
2017	19,894,407	17,812	2.89%	0.08%
2018	20,438,288	17,814	2.73%	0.01%
2019	20,961,952	17,798	2.56%	-0.09%
2020	21,478,690	17,792	2.47%	-0.03%
2021	21,995,243	17,783	2.4%	-0.05%
2022	22,509,038	17,759	2.34%	-0.13%
2023	23,025,776	17,727	2.3%	-0.18%
2024	23,548,781	17,695	2.27%	-0.18%
2025	24,074,578	17,663	2.23%	-0.18%
2026	24,601,695	17,618	2.19%	-0.25%
2027	25,130,909	17,564	2.15%	-0.31%
2028	25,661,935	17,504	2.11%	-0.34%
2029	26,194,607	17,436	2.08%	-0.39%
2030	26,730,315	17,376	2.05%	-0.34%
2031	27,270,863	17,299	2.02%	-0.44%
2032	27,815,172	17,228	2%	-0.41%
2033	28,363,848	17,163	1.97%	-0.38%
2034	28,916,943	17,092	1.95%	-0.41%
2035	29,469,748	17,012	1.91%	-0.47%
2036	30,019,874	16,940	1.87%	-0.43%
2037	30,567,561	16,858	1.82%	-0.48%
2038	31,112,525	16,779	1.78%	-0.47%
2039	31,654,867	16,689	1.74%	-0.54%
2040	32,193,641	16,604	1.7%	-0.51%
2041	32,728,834	16,510	1.66%	-0.57%
2042	33,260,944	16,403	1.63%	-0.65%
2043	33,788,597	16,302	1.59%	-0.61%
2044	34,311,733	16,202	1.55%	-0.62%
2045	34,829,690	16,097	1.51%	-0.65%
2046	35,339,501	15,977	1.46%	-0.74%
2047	35,842,178	15,863	1.42%	-0.71%
2048	36,336,700	15,749	1.38%	-0.72%
2049	36,823,426	15,632	1.34%	-0.74%
2050	37,304,383	15,515	1.31%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.