The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 1.98 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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12387398
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 6/197 |
Burkina Faso and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 2,976,724 | 1.46% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 3,024,308 | 1.47% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 3,072,669 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 3,129,918 | 1.55% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 3,189,835 | 1.61% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 3,236,423 | 1.65% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 3,277,648 | 1.69% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 3,321,528 | 1.73% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 3,365,533 | 1.74% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 3,409,614 | 1.76% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 3,468,646 | 1.74% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 3,542,497 | 1.74% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 3,627,383 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 3,723,259 | 1.91% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 3,821,494 | 2.04% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 3,921,910 | 2.16% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 4,024,032 | 2.36% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 4,127,657 | 2.52% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 4,232,605 | 2.62% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 4,339,030 | 2.72% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 4,447,272 | 2.77% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 4,557,686 | 2.8% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 4,661,574 | 2.87% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 4,750,627 | 2.93% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 4,834,296 | 2.93% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 4,921,240 | 2.86% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 4,962,395 | 2.77% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 4,848,029 | 2.72% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 4,713,229 | 2.69% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 4,737,633 | 2.67% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 4,836,677 | 2.57% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 4,909,749 | 2.5% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 4,956,002 | 2.52% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 5,071,184 | 2.55% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 5,225,836 | 2.6% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 5,356,925 | 2.59% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 5,509,136 | 2.61% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 5,620,068 | 2.8% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 5,771,628 | 2.97% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 6,032,267 | 3.03% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 6,308,391 | 3.1% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 6,596,806 | 3.14% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 6,903,127 | 3.17% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 7,233,041 | 3.2% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 7,590,143 | 3.2% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 7,976,526 | 3.17% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 8,388,788 | 3.08% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 8,817,647 | 2.98% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 9,243,556 | 2.96% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 9,745,953 | 2.97% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 10,288,109 | 3% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 10,756,240 | 3.06% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 11,166,275 | 3.05% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 11,235,073 | 3.02% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 11,107,561 | 3.01% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 10,830,102 | 2.97% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 10,259,154 | 2.89% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 10,122,977 | 2.73% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 10,423,384 | 2.56% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 10,698,467 | 2.47% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 10,865,780 | 2.4% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 11,021,177 | 2.34% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 11,483,374 | 2.3% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 11,943,408 | 2.27% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 12,188,793 | 2.23% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 12,436,036 | 2.19% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 12,687,301 | 2.15% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 12,941,503 | 2.11% | 2% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 13,198,080 | 2.08% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 13,457,446 | 2.05% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 13,725,413 | 2.02% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 13,996,343 | 2% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 14,261,762 | 1.97% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 14,527,550 | 1.95% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 14,798,602 | 1.91% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 15,070,098 | 1.87% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 15,335,700 | 1.82% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 15,595,968 | 1.78% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 15,850,696 | 1.74% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 16,101,470 | 1.7% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 16,350,149 | 1.66% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 16,593,361 | 1.63% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 16,829,209 | 1.59% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 17,060,176 | 1.55% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 17,286,412 | 1.51% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 17,509,693 | 1.46% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 17,728,331 | 1.42% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 17,938,437 | 1.38% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 18,142,893 | 1.34% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 18,341,968 | 1.31% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.
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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Population differences between Burkina Faso and South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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