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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 5.83 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.02% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 1.73% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% decline).
  • Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Burkina Faso vs Russia: live population counter

Burkina Faso Russia
Current population
24497999
142718132
Population rank 59/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 1.73%
One net population change
1 minute
1.8 minutes
One birth every
43.3 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.87 minutes
18.1 seconds
One migration net change every
20.4 minutes
2.95 minutes
Annual migration change -25,807 -178,042
Daily growth/decline +1,433 -801
Annual growth/decline +523,005 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 177/197

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

Burkina Faso
Population

Growth rate
Russia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Burkina Faso Russia Burkina Faso Russia
1960 4,778,621 119,897,000 - -
1961 4,848,224 121,236,000 1.46% 1.12%
1962 4,919,672 122,591,000 1.47% 1.12%
1963 4,993,623 123,960,000 1.5% 1.12%
1964 5,071,034 125,345,000 1.55% 1.12%
1965 5,152,833 126,745,000 1.61% 1.12%
1966 5,237,933 127,468,000 1.65% 0.57%
1967 5,326,348 128,196,000 1.69% 0.57%
1968 5,418,644 128,928,000 1.73% 0.57%
1969 5,513,177 129,664,000 1.74% 0.57%
1970 5,610,304 130,404,000 1.76% 0.57%
1971 5,707,999 131,155,000 1.74% 0.58%
1972 5,807,234 131,909,000 1.74% 0.57%
1973 5,911,927 132,669,000 1.8% 0.58%
1974 6,024,904 133,432,000 1.91% 0.58%
1975 6,147,569 134,200,000 2.04% 0.58%
1976 6,280,635 135,147,000 2.16% 0.71%
1977 6,428,734 136,100,000 2.36% 0.71%
1978 6,590,984 137,060,000 2.52% 0.71%
1979 6,763,903 138,027,000 2.62% 0.71%
1980 6,947,900 139,010,000 2.72% 0.71%
1981 7,140,271 139,941,000 2.77% 0.67%
1982 7,340,197 140,823,000 2.8% 0.63%
1983 7,551,129 141,668,000 2.87% 0.6%
1984 7,772,256 142,745,000 2.93% 0.76%
1985 7,999,935 143,858,000 2.93% 0.78%
1986 8,228,847 144,894,000 2.86% 0.72%
1987 8,457,109 145,908,000 2.77% 0.7%
1988 8,687,435 146,857,000 2.72% 0.65%
1989 8,921,175 147,721,000 2.69% 0.59%
1990 9,159,356 147,969,406 2.67% 0.17%
1991 9,394,632 148,394,216 2.57% 0.29%
1992 9,629,275 148,538,197 2.5% 0.1%
1993 9,871,713 148,458,777 2.52% -0.05%
1994 10,123,798 148,407,912 2.55% -0.03%
1995 10,386,722 148,375,787 2.6% -0.02%
1996 10,655,942 148,160,129 2.59% -0.15%
1997 10,934,223 147,915,361 2.61% -0.17%
1998 11,240,664 147,670,784 2.8% -0.17%
1999 11,574,928 147,214,776 2.97% -0.31%
2000 11,925,546 146,596,869 3.03% -0.42%
2001 12,295,001 145,976,482 3.1% -0.42%
2002 12,680,897 145,306,497 3.14% -0.46%
2003 13,082,532 144,648,618 3.17% -0.45%
2004 13,500,533 144,067,316 3.2% -0.4%
2005 13,932,123 143,518,814 3.2% -0.38%
2006 14,373,707 143,049,637 3.17% -0.33%
2007 14,816,307 142,805,114 3.08% -0.17%
2008 15,258,093 142,742,366 2.98% -0.04%
2009 15,710,066 142,785,348 2.96% 0.03%
2010 16,176,498 142,849,468 2.97% 0.04%
2011 16,661,908 143,018,195 3% 0.12%
2012 17,172,287 143,378,447 3.06% 0.25%
2013 17,695,409 143,805,638 3.05% 0.3%
2014 18,229,461 144,237,223 3.02% 0.3%
2015 18,777,487 144,640,716 3.01% 0.28%
2016 19,334,856 145,015,460 2.97% 0.26%
2017 19,894,407 145,293,260 2.89% 0.19%
2018 20,438,288 145,398,106 2.73% 0.07%
2019 20,961,952 145,453,291 2.56% 0.04%
2020 21,478,690 145,245,148 2.47% -0.14%
2021 21,995,243 144,746,762 2.4% -0.34%
2022 22,509,038 144,236,933 2.34% -0.35%
2023 23,025,776 143,826,130 2.3% -0.28%
2024 23,548,781 143,533,851 2.27% -0.2%
2025 24,074,578 142,718,132 2.23% -0.57%
2026 24,601,695 142,120,553 2.19% -0.42%
2027 25,130,909 141,773,330 2.15% -0.24%
2028 25,661,935 141,402,326 2.11% -0.26%
2029 26,194,607 141,021,009 2.08% -0.27%
2030 26,730,315 140,628,883 2.05% -0.28%
2031 27,270,863 140,218,596 2.02% -0.29%
2032 27,815,172 139,807,207 2% -0.29%
2033 28,363,848 139,414,947 1.97% -0.28%
2034 28,916,943 139,034,543 1.95% -0.27%
2035 29,469,748 138,666,694 1.91% -0.26%
2036 30,019,874 138,311,757 1.87% -0.26%
2037 30,567,561 137,968,177 1.82% -0.25%
2038 31,112,525 137,643,032 1.78% -0.24%
2039 31,654,867 137,336,299 1.74% -0.22%
2040 32,193,641 137,053,347 1.7% -0.21%
2041 32,728,834 136,795,588 1.66% -0.19%
2042 33,260,944 136,558,692 1.63% -0.17%
2043 33,788,597 136,335,849 1.59% -0.16%
2044 34,311,733 136,124,845 1.55% -0.15%
2045 34,829,690 135,933,758 1.51% -0.14%
2046 35,339,501 135,756,848 1.46% -0.13%
2047 35,842,178 135,574,181 1.42% -0.13%
2048 36,336,700 135,372,557 1.38% -0.15%
2049 36,823,426 135,156,911 1.34% -0.16%
2050 37,304,383 134,923,391 1.31% -0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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