The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 46,977 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 521 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.4K to 47K (1.16% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.
Burkina Faso vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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46977
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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4.29 days
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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16 hours
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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18.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 154/197 |
Burkina Faso and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 55,810 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 55,334 | 1.46% | -0.85% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 54,461 | 1.47% | -1.58% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 53,441 | 1.5% | -1.87% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 52,326 | 1.55% | -2.09% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 51,139 | 1.61% | -2.27% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 49,898 | 1.65% | -2.43% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 48,605 | 1.69% | -2.59% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 47,245 | 1.73% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 45,731 | 1.74% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 44,606 | 1.76% | -2.46% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 44,206 | 1.74% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 44,033 | 1.74% | -0.39% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 43,880 | 1.8% | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 43,738 | 1.91% | -0.32% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 43,606 | 2.04% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 43,482 | 2.16% | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 43,358 | 2.36% | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 43,217 | 2.52% | -0.33% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 43,033 | 2.62% | -0.43% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 42,850 | 2.72% | -0.43% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 42,698 | 2.77% | -0.35% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 42,532 | 2.8% | -0.39% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 42,334 | 2.87% | -0.47% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 42,113 | 2.93% | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 41,874 | 2.93% | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 41,618 | 2.86% | -0.61% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 41,348 | 2.77% | -0.65% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 41,062 | 2.72% | -0.69% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 40,758 | 2.69% | -0.74% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 40,432 | 2.67% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 40,358 | 2.57% | -0.18% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 40,715 | 2.5% | 0.88% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 41,242 | 2.52% | 1.29% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 41,776 | 2.55% | 1.29% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 42,326 | 2.6% | 1.32% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 42,877 | 2.59% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 43,428 | 2.61% | 1.29% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 43,998 | 2.8% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 44,601 | 2.97% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 45,248 | 3.03% | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 45,761 | 3.1% | 1.13% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 46,020 | 3.14% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 46,176 | 3.17% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 46,315 | 3.2% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 46,437 | 3.2% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 46,569 | 3.17% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 46,706 | 3.08% | 0.29% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 46,835 | 2.98% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 46,916 | 2.96% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 46,846 | 2.97% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 46,886 | 3% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 47,033 | 3.06% | 0.31% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 47,069 | 3.05% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 47,089 | 3.02% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 47,087 | 3.01% | -0.004% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 47,075 | 2.97% | -0.03% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 47,050 | 2.89% | -0.05% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 47,008 | 2.73% | -0.09% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 46,952 | 2.56% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 46,870 | 2.47% | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 46,763 | 2.4% | -0.23% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 46,709 | 2.34% | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 46,758 | 2.3% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 46,843 | 2.27% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 46,920 | 2.23% | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 46,992 | 2.19% | 0.15% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 47,049 | 2.15% | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 47,093 | 2.11% | 0.09% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 47,112 | 2.08% | 0.04% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 47,132 | 2.05% | 0.04% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 47,125 | 2.02% | -0.01% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 47,105 | 2% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 47,066 | 1.97% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 47,007 | 1.95% | -0.13% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 46,930 | 1.91% | -0.16% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 46,825 | 1.87% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 46,717 | 1.82% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 46,594 | 1.78% | -0.26% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 46,463 | 1.74% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 46,315 | 1.7% | -0.32% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 46,154 | 1.66% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 45,983 | 1.63% | -0.37% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 45,783 | 1.59% | -0.43% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 45,579 | 1.55% | -0.45% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 45,362 | 1.51% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 45,147 | 1.46% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 44,925 | 1.42% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 44,699 | 1.38% | -0.51% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 44,478 | 1.34% | -0.49% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 44,251 | 1.31% | -0.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 650 people (a 1.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -110 (a 0.23% decline).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2005 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.8% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.
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 |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 72.4 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
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