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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Tonga	Burkina Faso	Tonga
1960	4,778,621	66,170	-	-
1961	4,848,224	68,037	1.46%	2.82%
1962	4,919,672	69,940	1.47%	2.8%
1963	4,993,623	71,885	1.5%	2.78%
1964	5,071,034	73,879	1.55%	2.77%
1965	5,152,833	75,924	1.61%	2.77%
1966	5,237,933	78,002	1.65%	2.74%
1967	5,326,348	79,814	1.69%	2.32%
1968	5,418,644	81,353	1.73%	1.93%
1969	5,513,177	82,885	1.74%	1.88%
1970	5,610,304	84,401	1.76%	1.83%
1971	5,707,999	85,896	1.74%	1.77%
1972	5,807,234	87,356	1.74%	1.7%
1973	5,911,927	88,805	1.8%	1.66%
1974	6,024,904	90,683	1.91%	2.11%
1975	6,147,569	93,017	2.04%	2.57%
1976	6,280,635	95,325	2.16%	2.48%
1977	6,428,734	96,725	2.36%	1.47%
1978	6,590,984	97,204	2.52%	0.5%
1979	6,763,903	97,544	2.62%	0.35%
1980	6,947,900	97,769	2.72%	0.23%
1981	7,140,271	97,909	2.77%	0.14%
1982	7,340,197	97,980	2.8%	0.07%
1983	7,551,129	97,998	2.87%	0.02%
1984	7,772,256	97,990	2.93%	-0.008%
1985	7,999,935	97,984	2.93%	-0.006%
1986	8,228,847	98,010	2.86%	0.03%
1987	8,457,109	98,376	2.77%	0.37%
1988	8,687,435	98,969	2.72%	0.6%
1989	8,921,175	99,403	2.69%	0.44%
1990	9,159,356	99,700	2.67%	0.3%
1991	9,394,632	99,895	2.57%	0.2%
1992	9,629,275	100,022	2.5%	0.13%
1993	9,871,713	100,103	2.52%	0.08%
1994	10,123,798	100,166	2.55%	0.06%
1995	10,386,722	100,225	2.6%	0.06%
1996	10,655,942	100,275	2.59%	0.05%
1997	10,934,223	100,674	2.61%	0.4%
1998	11,240,664	101,388	2.8%	0.71%
1999	11,574,928	102,046	2.97%	0.65%
2000	11,925,546	102,677	3.03%	0.62%
2001	12,295,001	103,288	3.1%	0.6%
2002	12,680,897	103,874	3.14%	0.57%
2003	13,082,532	104,464	3.17%	0.57%
2004	13,500,533	105,071	3.2%	0.58%
2005	13,932,123	105,671	3.2%	0.57%
2006	14,373,707	106,253	3.17%	0.55%
2007	14,816,307	106,726	3.08%	0.45%
2008	15,258,093	107,020	2.98%	0.28%
2009	15,710,066	107,203	2.96%	0.17%
2010	16,176,498	107,400	2.97%	0.18%
2011	16,661,908	107,570	3%	0.16%
2012	17,172,287	107,460	3.06%	-0.1%
2013	17,695,409	107,078	3.05%	-0.36%
2014	18,229,461	106,609	3.02%	-0.44%
2015	18,777,487	106,095	3.01%	-0.48%
2016	19,334,856	105,524	2.97%	-0.54%
2017	19,894,407	105,356	2.89%	-0.16%
2018	20,438,288	105,567	2.73%	0.2%
2019	20,961,952	105,669	2.56%	0.1%
2020	21,478,690	105,704	2.47%	0.03%
2021	21,995,243	105,490	2.4%	-0.2%
2022	22,509,038	105,042	2.34%	-0.42%
2023	23,025,776	104,597	2.3%	-0.42%
2024	23,548,781	104,175	2.27%	-0.4%
2025	24,074,578	103,744	2.23%	-0.41%
2026	24,601,695	103,290	2.19%	-0.44%
2027	25,130,909	102,899	2.15%	-0.38%
2028	25,661,935	102,568	2.11%	-0.32%
2029	26,194,607	102,280	2.08%	-0.28%
2030	26,730,315	102,069	2.05%	-0.21%
2031	27,270,863	101,927	2.02%	-0.14%
2032	27,815,172	101,837	2%	-0.09%
2033	28,363,848	101,807	1.97%	-0.03%
2034	28,916,943	101,806	1.95%	-0.001%
2035	29,469,748	101,833	1.91%	0.03%
2036	30,019,874	101,895	1.87%	0.06%
2037	30,567,561	101,993	1.82%	0.1%
2038	31,112,525	102,173	1.78%	0.18%
2039	31,654,867	102,367	1.74%	0.19%
2040	32,193,641	102,568	1.7%	0.2%
2041	32,728,834	102,805	1.66%	0.23%
2042	33,260,944	103,038	1.63%	0.23%
2043	33,788,597	103,306	1.59%	0.26%
2044	34,311,733	103,612	1.55%	0.3%
2045	34,829,690	103,928	1.51%	0.3%
2046	35,339,501	104,232	1.46%	0.29%
2047	35,842,178	104,502	1.42%	0.26%
2048	36,336,700	104,744	1.38%	0.23%
2049	36,823,426	104,975	1.34%	0.22%
2050	37,304,383	105,193	1.31%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 51.6% to 37,304,383 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.