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

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The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 24,074,580 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,880,655 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 2.96 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.9M (73.1% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Tanzania
2100 50,396,049 265,471,550
2099 50,371,646 263,137,702
2098 50,340,708 260,784,676
2097 50,301,449 258,387,890
2096 50,254,384 255,972,277
2095 50,206,715 253,543,248
2094 50,149,903 251,095,452
2093 50,085,053 248,605,184
2092 50,008,681 246,083,651
2091 49,929,664 243,533,968
2090 49,837,226 240,979,094
2089 49,734,724 238,393,867
2088 49,620,919 235,775,056
2087 49,494,737 233,145,231
2086 49,362,187 230,474,072
2085 49,219,467 227,778,580
2084 49,066,778 225,090,075
2083 48,900,924 222,400,079
2082 48,726,216 219,697,321
2081 48,538,535 216,974,796
2080 48,338,979 214,235,505
2079 48,127,894 211,466,096
2078 47,903,951 208,688,171
2077 47,663,056 205,898,494
2076 47,409,997 203,086,766
2075 47,149,765 200,278,383
2074 46,875,743 197,449,196
2073 46,585,405 194,624,081
2072 46,285,042 191,805,820
2071 45,976,704 188,974,004
2070 45,658,250 186,134,634
2069 45,328,458 183,293,747
2068 44,989,376 180,458,385
2067 44,641,084 177,622,538
2066 44,284,227 174,786,430
2065 43,921,189 171,897,059
2064 43,544,203 169,048,435
2063 43,161,275 166,202,091
2062 42,771,313 163,354,473
2061 42,367,805 160,521,858
2060 41,959,718 157,707,240
2059 41,546,100 154,905,240
2058 41,122,194 152,106,040
2057 40,690,044 149,311,257
2056 40,253,866 146,505,507
2055 39,809,697 143,722,840
2054 39,359,338 140,970,467
2053 38,898,535 138,249,490
2052 38,431,175 135,540,803
2051 37,957,565 132,838,721
2050 37,475,049 130,145,345
2049 36,985,041 127,483,126
2048 36,490,848 124,809,212
2047 35,985,064 122,146,647
2046 35,474,395 119,511,124
2045 34,954,181 116,903,642
2044 34,427,047 114,318,843
2043 33,896,351 111,765,580
2042 33,360,095 109,231,423
2041 32,820,380 106,738,458
2040 32,277,889 104,262,479
2039 31,730,935 101,804,600
2038 31,181,218 99,370,760
2037 30,628,970 96,974,485
2036 30,073,757 94,592,848
2035 29,516,558 92,248,476
2034 28,955,953 89,920,872
2033 28,398,148 87,646,627
2032 27,846,475 85,401,853
2031 27,297,514 83,172,579
2030 26,753,459 80,989,443
2029 26,214,248 78,830,947
2028 25,676,364 76,723,335
2027 25,140,461 74,639,948
2026 24,606,254 72,582,361
2025 24,074,580 70,545,865
2024 23,548,781 68,560,157
2023 23,025,776 66,617,606
2022 22,509,038 64,711,821
2021 21,995,243 62,830,412
2020 21,478,690 60,972,798
2019 20,961,952 59,174,891
2018 20,438,288 57,437,145
2017 19,894,407 55,652,890
2016 19,334,856 53,824,013
2015 18,777,487 52,020,962
2014 18,229,461 50,351,512
2013 17,695,409 48,824,128
2012 17,172,287 47,374,260
2011 16,661,908 46,029,367
2010 16,176,498 44,758,488
2009 15,710,066 43,633,982
2008 15,258,093 42,570,728
2007 14,816,307 41,435,512
2006 14,373,707 40,294,902
2005 13,932,123 39,182,076
2004 13,500,533 38,109,668
2003 13,082,532 37,089,555
2002 12,680,897 36,121,304
2001 12,295,001 35,198,299
2000 11,925,546 34,260,139
1999 11,574,928 33,300,330
1998 11,240,664 32,420,458
1997 10,934,223 31,578,089
1996 10,655,942 30,945,762
1995 10,386,722 30,383,497
1994 10,123,798 29,442,356
1993 9,871,713 28,332,692
1992 9,629,275 27,457,588
1991 9,394,632 26,780,436
1990 9,159,356 26,110,207
1989 8,921,175 25,438,759
1988 8,687,435 24,769,686
1987 8,457,109 24,030,378
1986 8,228,847 23,258,959
1985 7,999,935 22,501,693
1984 7,772,256 21,779,066
1983 7,551,129 21,079,874
1982 7,340,197 20,398,571
1981 7,140,271 19,784,703
1980 6,947,900 19,189,769
1979 6,763,903 18,592,038
1978 6,590,984 17,976,566
1977 6,428,734 17,352,929
1976 6,280,635 16,736,211
1975 6,147,569 16,138,361
1974 6,024,904 15,561,630
1973 5,911,927 15,010,101
1972 5,807,234 14,479,308
1971 5,707,999 13,971,451
1970 5,610,304 13,492,677
1969 5,513,177 13,036,700
1968 5,418,644 12,602,076
1967 5,326,348 12,200,109
1966 5,237,933 11,827,459
1965 5,152,833 11,470,728
1964 5,071,034 11,127,826
1963 4,993,623 10,799,528
1962 4,919,672 10,487,756
1961 4,848,224 10,187,886
1960 4,778,621 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 50.6% to 37,475,049 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Tanzania
2100 0.05% 0.89%
2099 0.06% 0.9%
2098 0.08% 0.93%
2097 0.09% 0.94%
2096 0.09% 0.96%
2095 0.11% 0.97%
2094 0.13% 1%
2093 0.15% 1.02%
2092 0.16% 1.05%
2091 0.19% 1.06%
2090 0.21% 1.08%
2089 0.23% 1.11%
2088 0.25% 1.13%
2087 0.27% 1.16%
2086 0.29% 1.18%
2085 0.31% 1.19%
2084 0.34% 1.21%
2083 0.36% 1.23%
2082 0.39% 1.25%
2081 0.41% 1.28%
2080 0.44% 1.31%
2079 0.47% 1.33%
2078 0.51% 1.35%
2077 0.53% 1.38%
2076 0.55% 1.4%
2075 0.58% 1.43%
2074 0.62% 1.45%
2073 0.65% 1.47%
2072 0.67% 1.5%
2071 0.7% 1.53%
2070 0.73% 1.55%
2069 0.75% 1.57%
2068 0.78% 1.6%
2067 0.81% 1.62%
2066 0.83% 1.68%
2065 0.87% 1.69%
2064 0.89% 1.71%
2063 0.91% 1.74%
2062 0.95% 1.76%
2061 0.97% 1.78%
2060 1% 1.81%
2059 1.03% 1.84%
2058 1.06% 1.87%
2057 1.08% 1.92%
2056 1.12% 1.94%
2055 1.14% 1.95%
2054 1.18% 1.97%
2053 1.22% 2%
2052 1.25% 2.03%
2051 1.29% 2.07%
2050 1.32% 2.09%
2049 1.35% 2.14%
2048 1.41% 2.18%
2047 1.44% 2.21%
2046 1.49% 2.23%
2045 1.53% 2.26%
2044 1.57% 2.28%
2043 1.61% 2.32%
2042 1.64% 2.34%
2041 1.68% 2.37%
2040 1.72% 2.41%
2039 1.76% 2.45%
2038 1.8% 2.47%
2037 1.85% 2.52%
2036 1.89% 2.54%
2035 1.94% 2.59%
2034 1.96% 2.59%
2033 1.98% 2.63%
2032 2.01% 2.68%
2031 2.03% 2.7%
2030 2.06% 2.74%
2029 2.09% 2.75%
2028 2.13% 2.79%
2027 2.17% 2.83%
2026 2.21% 2.89%
2025 2.23% 2.9%
2024 2.27% 2.92%
2023 2.3% 2.95%
2022 2.34% 2.99%
2021 2.4% 3.05%
2020 2.47% 3.04%
2019 2.56% 3.03%
2018 2.73% 3.21%
2017 2.89% 3.4%
2016 2.97% 3.47%
2015 3.01% 3.32%
2014 3.02% 3.13%
2013 3.05% 3.06%
2012 3.06% 2.92%
2011 3% 2.84%
2010 2.97% 2.58%
2009 2.96% 2.5%
2008 2.98% 2.74%
2007 3.08% 2.83%
2006 3.17% 2.84%
2005 3.2% 2.81%
2004 3.2% 2.75%
2003 3.17% 2.68%
2002 3.14% 2.62%
2001 3.1% 2.74%
2000 3.03% 2.88%
1999 2.97% 2.71%
1998 2.8% 2.67%
1997 2.61% 2.04%
1996 2.59% 1.85%
1995 2.6% 3.2%
1994 2.55% 3.92%
1993 2.52% 3.19%
1992 2.5% 2.53%
1991 2.57% 2.57%
1990 2.67% 2.64%
1989 2.69% 2.7%
1988 2.72% 3.08%
1987 2.77% 3.32%
1986 2.86% 3.37%
1985 2.93% 3.32%
1984 2.93% 3.32%
1983 2.87% 3.34%
1982 2.8% 3.1%
1981 2.77% 3.1%
1980 2.72% 3.21%
1979 2.62% 3.42%
1978 2.52% 3.59%
1977 2.36% 3.68%
1976 2.16% 3.7%
1975 2.04% 3.71%
1974 1.91% 3.67%
1973 1.8% 3.67%
1972 1.74% 3.63%
1971 1.74% 3.55%
1970 1.76% 3.5%
1969 1.74% 3.45%
1968 1.73% 3.29%
1967 1.69% 3.15%
1966 1.65% 3.11%
1965 1.61% 3.08%
1964 1.55% 3.04%
1963 1.5% 2.97%
1962 1.47% 2.94%
1961 1.46% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.23%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Tanzania
Current population
24880655
73639263
Population rank 59/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.89%
One net population change
1 minute
15.9 seconds
One birth every
42.7 seconds
13.2 seconds
One death every
2.82 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,441 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +525,799 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 38/197 16/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -12,730
Net migration rank 158/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -12,730
2024 551,536 -25,807 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 545,227 -24,957 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 538,146 -24,960 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 527,468 -13,079 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 524,359 -5,661 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 540,001 -25,240 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 556,493 -23,938 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 569,975 -14,780 1,726,909 119,142
2016 571,519 -7,598 1,659,502 152,194
2015 570,554 -19,726 1,592,882 201,495
2014 563,218 -17,984 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 556,096 -33,212 1,509,008 1,241
2012 544,293 -20,930 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 530,765 -33,391 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 515,480 -42,055 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 499,596 -40,148 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 485,223 -40,725 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 467,277 -28,202 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 450,357 -4,218 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 427,243 9,795 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 408,567 17,570 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 394,516 15,359 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 377,333 16,076 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 367,731 10,654 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 356,657 3,877 985,185 -9,701
1999 342,630 -1,922 948,659 -4,489
1998 333,196 -5,367 920,806 -105,184
1997 322,253 -37,200 882,544 -13,400
1996 315,820 -44,314 868,524 -473,007
1995 305,878 -38,943 838,980 -109,971
1994 296,465 -37,554 803,953 349,348
1993 289,044 -43,784 778,044 288,004
1992 284,622 -45,003 767,961 -83,825
1991 280,111 -50,451 762,011 -91,851
1990 273,846 -32,970 750,825 -80,529
1989 267,314 -31,843 743,854 -71,268
1988 262,065 -30,068 736,551 -71,012
1987 257,730 -29,081 718,580 94,498
1986 252,922 -25,051 705,677 24,101
1985 246,574 -16,623 697,867 86,864
1984 237,838 -12,445 687,435 -26,938
1983 228,467 -11,618 679,720 58,161
1982 220,896 -15,879 662,627 -37,883
1981 212,623 -17,797 645,496 -42,485
1980 205,248 -15,345 629,444 -42,588
1979 196,647 -18,559 613,388 -4,792
1978 187,019 -19,274 595,024 27,307
1977 175,672 -18,914 574,938 49,997
1976 165,224 -25,786 553,617 54,875
1975 157,174 -30,484 533,906 53,290
1974 149,231 -30,599 515,152 51,127
1973 141,751 -34,452 488,429 48,363
1972 135,756 -33,679 467,305 57,489
1971 130,924 -34,524 449,014 41,900
1970 127,814 -28,832 427,988 38,635
1969 123,666 -28,406 408,322 37,006
1968 121,264 -27,461 389,467 34,455
1967 117,223 -26,444 374,763 5,265
1966 113,344 -27,301 360,229 5,049
1965 109,544 -25,398 343,456 4,742
1964 105,741 -26,307 328,527 9,090
1963 101,760 -26,382 314,644 4,333
1962 98,561 -26,040 300,663 3,916
1961 95,059 -24,687 286,839 8,338
1960 92,055 -23,220 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.7% of the population change in Burkina Faso is from natural causes (a gain of 5,495,278 people) and 3.27% is from migration (a loss of 185,746 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Burkina Faso
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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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