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

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The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 24,074,580 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,880,655 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 2 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.9M (73.1% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Tunisia
2100 50,396,049 10,720,705
2099 50,371,646 10,796,270
2098 50,340,708 10,870,365
2097 50,301,449 10,942,334
2096 50,254,384 11,015,071
2095 50,206,715 11,086,568
2094 50,149,903 11,157,542
2093 50,085,053 11,226,508
2092 50,008,681 11,294,195
2091 49,929,664 11,360,662
2090 49,837,226 11,425,878
2089 49,734,724 11,490,110
2088 49,620,919 11,552,154
2087 49,494,737 11,614,090
2086 49,362,187 11,675,384
2085 49,219,467 11,734,490
2084 49,066,778 11,792,840
2083 48,900,924 11,851,260
2082 48,726,216 11,908,828
2081 48,538,535 11,964,392
2080 48,338,979 12,021,096
2079 48,127,894 12,078,476
2078 47,903,951 12,136,099
2077 47,663,056 12,191,648
2076 47,409,997 12,245,010
2075 47,149,765 12,299,514
2074 46,875,743 12,353,013
2073 46,585,405 12,407,814
2072 46,285,042 12,461,090
2071 45,976,704 12,515,463
2070 45,658,250 12,569,058
2069 45,328,458 12,622,516
2068 44,989,376 12,674,867
2067 44,641,084 12,726,080
2066 44,284,227 12,775,620
2065 43,921,189 12,824,867
2064 43,544,203 12,870,728
2063 43,161,275 12,915,152
2062 42,771,313 12,957,498
2061 42,367,805 12,996,917
2060 41,959,718 13,034,579
2059 41,546,100 13,066,669
2058 41,122,194 13,095,856
2057 40,690,044 13,122,073
2056 40,253,866 13,144,442
2055 39,809,697 13,161,720
2054 39,359,338 13,174,836
2053 38,898,535 13,181,943
2052 38,431,175 13,185,429
2051 37,957,565 13,184,813
2050 37,475,049 13,179,371
2049 36,985,041 13,170,781
2048 36,490,848 13,158,351
2047 35,985,064 13,141,815
2046 35,474,395 13,123,298
2045 34,954,181 13,102,394
2044 34,427,047 13,079,200
2043 33,896,351 13,054,663
2042 33,360,095 13,028,925
2041 32,820,380 13,003,433
2040 32,277,889 12,977,122
2039 31,730,935 12,950,166
2038 31,181,218 12,922,736
2037 30,628,970 12,893,752
2036 30,073,757 12,863,431
2035 29,516,558 12,833,137
2034 28,955,953 12,800,738
2033 28,398,148 12,763,981
2032 27,846,475 12,725,768
2031 27,297,514 12,685,304
2030 26,753,459 12,641,975
2029 26,214,248 12,594,181
2028 25,676,364 12,540,258
2027 25,140,461 12,482,078
2026 24,606,254 12,417,997
2025 24,074,580 12,348,573
2024 23,548,781 12,277,109
2023 23,025,776 12,200,431
2022 22,509,038 12,119,334
2021 21,995,243 12,048,622
2020 21,478,690 11,974,057
2019 20,961,952 11,875,081
2018 20,438,288 11,765,514
2017 19,894,407 11,650,498
2016 19,334,856 11,528,674
2015 18,777,487 11,402,264
2014 18,229,461 11,274,288
2013 17,695,409 11,141,361
2012 17,172,287 11,009,647
2011 16,661,908 10,886,035
2010 16,176,498 10,765,980
2009 15,710,066 10,650,681
2008 15,258,093 10,542,635
2007 14,816,307 10,441,702
2006 14,373,707 10,346,410
2005 13,932,123 10,255,472
2004 13,500,533 10,166,163
2003 13,082,532 10,071,632
2002 12,680,897 9,971,515
2001 12,295,001 9,869,677
2000 11,925,546 9,764,935
1999 11,574,928 9,655,963
1998 11,240,664 9,541,667
1997 10,934,223 9,421,270
1996 10,655,942 9,294,432
1995 10,386,722 9,161,258
1994 10,123,798 9,018,448
1993 9,871,713 8,857,910
1992 9,629,275 8,682,512
1991 9,394,632 8,501,827
1990 9,159,356 8,324,509
1989 8,921,175 8,151,660
1988 8,687,435 7,974,440
1987 8,457,109 7,789,987
1986 8,228,847 7,600,301
1985 7,999,935 7,409,903
1984 7,772,256 7,220,044
1983 7,551,129 7,053,800
1982 7,340,197 6,908,642
1981 7,140,271 6,758,284
1980 6,947,900 6,606,195
1979 6,763,903 6,456,419
1978 6,590,984 6,309,390
1977 6,428,734 6,155,931
1976 6,280,635 5,996,994
1975 6,147,569 5,839,262
1974 6,024,904 5,684,674
1973 5,911,927 5,537,242
1972 5,807,234 5,396,557
1971 5,707,999 5,261,658
1970 5,610,304 5,131,396
1969 5,513,177 5,004,697
1968 5,418,644 4,879,899
1967 5,326,348 4,760,970
1966 5,237,933 4,652,287
1965 5,152,833 4,561,385
1964 5,071,034 4,489,869
1963 4,993,623 4,427,131
1962 4,919,672 4,369,136
1961 4,848,224 4,316,278
1960 4,778,621 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Tunisia
2100 0.05% -0.7%
2099 0.06% -0.68%
2098 0.08% -0.66%
2097 0.09% -0.66%
2096 0.09% -0.64%
2095 0.11% -0.64%
2094 0.13% -0.61%
2093 0.15% -0.6%
2092 0.16% -0.59%
2091 0.19% -0.57%
2090 0.21% -0.56%
2089 0.23% -0.54%
2088 0.25% -0.53%
2087 0.27% -0.52%
2086 0.29% -0.5%
2085 0.31% -0.49%
2084 0.34% -0.49%
2083 0.36% -0.48%
2082 0.39% -0.46%
2081 0.41% -0.47%
2080 0.44% -0.48%
2079 0.47% -0.47%
2078 0.51% -0.46%
2077 0.53% -0.44%
2076 0.55% -0.44%
2075 0.58% -0.43%
2074 0.62% -0.44%
2073 0.65% -0.43%
2072 0.67% -0.43%
2071 0.7% -0.43%
2070 0.73% -0.42%
2069 0.75% -0.41%
2068 0.78% -0.4%
2067 0.81% -0.39%
2066 0.83% -0.38%
2065 0.87% -0.36%
2064 0.89% -0.34%
2063 0.91% -0.33%
2062 0.95% -0.3%
2061 0.97% -0.29%
2060 1% -0.25%
2059 1.03% -0.22%
2058 1.06% -0.2%
2057 1.08% -0.17%
2056 1.12% -0.13%
2055 1.14% -0.1%
2054 1.18% -0.05%
2053 1.22% -0.03%
2052 1.25% 0.005%
2051 1.29% 0.04%
2050 1.32% 0.07%
2049 1.35% 0.09%
2048 1.41% 0.13%
2047 1.44% 0.14%
2046 1.49% 0.16%
2045 1.53% 0.18%
2044 1.57% 0.19%
2043 1.61% 0.2%
2042 1.64% 0.2%
2041 1.68% 0.2%
2040 1.72% 0.21%
2039 1.76% 0.21%
2038 1.8% 0.22%
2037 1.85% 0.24%
2036 1.89% 0.24%
2035 1.94% 0.25%
2034 1.96% 0.29%
2033 1.98% 0.3%
2032 2.01% 0.32%
2031 2.03% 0.34%
2030 2.06% 0.38%
2029 2.09% 0.43%
2028 2.13% 0.47%
2027 2.17% 0.52%
2026 2.21% 0.56%
2025 2.23% 0.58%
2024 2.27% 0.63%
2023 2.3% 0.67%
2022 2.34% 0.59%
2021 2.4% 0.62%
2020 2.47% 0.83%
2019 2.56% 0.93%
2018 2.73% 0.99%
2017 2.89% 1.06%
2016 2.97% 1.11%
2015 3.01% 1.14%
2014 3.02% 1.19%
2013 3.05% 1.2%
2012 3.06% 1.14%
2011 3% 1.12%
2010 2.97% 1.08%
2009 2.96% 1.02%
2008 2.98% 0.97%
2007 3.08% 0.92%
2006 3.17% 0.89%
2005 3.2% 0.88%
2004 3.2% 0.94%
2003 3.17% 1%
2002 3.14% 1.03%
2001 3.1% 1.07%
2000 3.03% 1.13%
1999 2.97% 1.2%
1998 2.8% 1.28%
1997 2.61% 1.36%
1996 2.59% 1.45%
1995 2.6% 1.58%
1994 2.55% 1.81%
1993 2.52% 2.02%
1992 2.5% 2.13%
1991 2.57% 2.13%
1990 2.67% 2.12%
1989 2.69% 2.22%
1988 2.72% 2.37%
1987 2.77% 2.5%
1986 2.86% 2.57%
1985 2.93% 2.63%
1984 2.93% 2.36%
1983 2.87% 2.1%
1982 2.8% 2.22%
1981 2.77% 2.3%
1980 2.72% 2.32%
1979 2.62% 2.33%
1978 2.52% 2.49%
1977 2.36% 2.65%
1976 2.16% 2.7%
1975 2.04% 2.72%
1974 1.91% 2.66%
1973 1.8% 2.61%
1972 1.74% 2.56%
1971 1.74% 2.54%
1970 1.76% 2.53%
1969 1.74% 2.56%
1968 1.73% 2.5%
1967 1.69% 2.34%
1966 1.65% 1.99%
1965 1.61% 1.59%
1964 1.55% 1.42%
1963 1.5% 1.33%
1962 1.47% 1.22%
1961 1.46% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Tunisia
Current population
24880655
12450912
Population rank 59/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.15%
One net population change
1 minute
7.37 minutes
One birth every
42.7 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,441 +196
Annual growth/decline +525,799 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 38/197 125/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -14,523
Net migration rank 158/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -14,523
2024 551,536 -25,807 88,910 -15,221
2023 545,227 -24,957 93,663 -14,001
2022 538,146 -24,960 96,531 -14,001
2021 527,468 -13,079 68,087 -9,190
2020 524,359 -5,661 109,431 -19,188
2019 540,001 -25,240 127,312 -19,612
2018 556,493 -23,938 132,445 -21,012
2017 569,975 -14,780 140,971 -22,365
2016 571,519 -7,598 148,870 -23,827
2015 570,554 -19,726 153,007 -25,229
2014 563,218 -17,984 154,762 -26,586
2013 556,096 -33,212 154,687 -17,020
2012 544,293 -20,930 151,812 -26,059
2011 530,765 -33,391 143,401 -21,935
2010 515,480 -42,055 132,809 -14,168
2009 499,596 -40,148 125,465 -13,512
2008 485,223 -40,725 121,873 -17,742
2007 467,277 -28,202 118,920 -21,190
2006 450,357 -4,218 116,945 -24,098
2005 427,243 9,795 115,374 -26,361
2004 408,567 17,570 113,322 -23,735
2003 394,516 15,359 111,926 -12,459
2002 377,333 16,076 109,099 -8,334
2001 367,731 10,654 110,146 -7,235
2000 356,657 3,877 112,501 -5,937
1999 342,630 -1,922 114,829 -3,452
1998 333,196 -5,367 121,332 -4,111
1997 322,253 -37,200 128,327 -4,756
1996 315,820 -44,314 135,615 -5,506
1995 305,878 -38,943 144,345 -8,095
1994 296,465 -37,554 153,647 -4,271
1993 289,044 -43,784 160,922 10,771
1992 284,622 -45,003 163,978 15,124
1991 280,111 -50,451 166,245 16,021
1990 273,846 -32,970 168,180 4,183
1989 267,314 -31,843 169,221 4,100
1988 262,065 -30,068 177,176 3,934
1987 257,730 -29,081 184,101 3,711
1986 252,922 -25,051 188,107 3,464
1985 246,574 -16,623 186,344 2,887
1984 237,838 -12,445 182,386 8,109
1983 228,467 -11,618 179,878 -37,895
1982 220,896 -15,879 177,898 -29,559
1981 212,623 -17,797 176,628 -24,242
1980 205,248 -15,345 171,094 -19,321
1979 196,647 -18,559 171,463 -23,688
1978 187,019 -19,274 173,255 -26,968
1977 175,672 -18,914 174,539 -13,910
1976 165,224 -25,786 172,744 -15,499
1975 157,174 -30,484 166,991 -8,765
1974 149,231 -30,599 160,200 -9,254
1973 141,751 -34,452 153,525 -9,606
1972 135,756 -33,679 147,239 -9,790
1971 130,924 -34,524 142,296 -9,949
1970 127,814 -28,832 138,235 -10,054
1969 123,666 -28,406 135,257 -10,049
1968 121,264 -27,461 134,246 -9,848
1967 117,223 -26,444 132,626 -19,155
1966 113,344 -27,301 131,274 -27,393
1965 109,544 -25,398 127,673 -49,751
1964 105,741 -26,307 124,711 -59,602
1963 101,760 -26,382 120,865 -60,505
1962 98,561 -26,040 116,887 -61,260
1961 95,059 -24,687 111,459 -61,369
1960 92,055 -23,220 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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