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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 7.32 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Uruguay
2100 50,408,328 2,256,741
2099 50,383,919 2,279,899
2098 50,352,973 2,303,351
2097 50,313,705 2,326,987
2096 50,266,628 2,350,799
2095 50,218,948 2,374,835
2094 50,162,122 2,398,960
2093 50,097,256 2,423,269
2092 50,020,865 2,447,646
2091 49,941,829 2,472,126
2090 49,849,369 2,496,514
2089 49,746,842 2,520,852
2088 49,633,009 2,545,052
2087 49,506,797 2,569,100
2086 49,374,214 2,592,974
2085 49,231,459 2,616,629
2084 49,078,733 2,640,001
2083 48,912,839 2,663,150
2082 48,738,088 2,686,021
2081 48,550,361 2,708,594
2080 48,350,756 2,730,883
2079 48,139,621 2,752,831
2078 47,915,623 2,774,432
2077 47,674,670 2,795,709
2076 47,421,548 2,816,677
2075 47,161,253 2,837,308
2074 46,887,164 2,857,709
2073 46,596,755 2,877,721
2072 46,296,320 2,897,543
2071 45,987,906 2,917,097
2070 45,669,374 2,936,478
2069 45,339,502 2,955,616
2068 45,000,338 2,974,445
2067 44,651,960 2,992,987
2066 44,295,017 3,011,309
2065 43,931,890 3,029,441
2064 43,554,812 3,047,343
2063 43,171,791 3,065,064
2062 42,781,734 3,082,642
2061 42,378,127 3,100,006
2060 41,969,941 3,117,149
2059 41,556,223 3,133,952
2058 41,132,214 3,150,250
2057 40,699,958 3,166,055
2056 40,263,674 3,181,373
2055 39,819,396 3,196,072
2054 39,368,928 3,210,110
2053 38,908,013 3,223,395
2052 38,440,539 3,235,973
2051 37,966,813 3,247,888
2050 37,484,179 3,259,108
2049 36,994,052 3,269,675
2048 36,499,739 3,279,610
2047 35,993,831 3,288,969
2046 35,483,039 3,297,696
2045 34,962,697 3,305,917
2044 34,435,436 3,313,556
2043 33,904,610 3,320,565
2042 33,368,223 3,326,955
2041 32,828,377 3,332,884
2040 32,285,754 3,338,277
2039 31,738,667 3,343,295
2038 31,188,815 3,347,790
2037 30,636,433 3,351,911
2036 30,081,085 3,355,671
2035 29,523,750 3,359,126
2034 28,963,008 3,362,276
2033 28,405,067 3,365,250
2032 27,853,260 3,368,057
2031 27,304,165 3,370,727
2030 26,759,978 3,373,273
2029 26,220,635 3,375,805
2028 25,682,620 3,378,198
2027 25,146,586 3,380,504
2026 24,612,250 3,382,789
2025 24,080,445 3,384,805
2024 23,548,781 3,386,588
2023 23,025,776 3,388,081
2022 22,509,038 3,390,913
2021 21,995,243 3,396,695
2020 21,478,690 3,398,968
2019 20,961,952 3,397,206
2018 20,438,288 3,394,534
2017 19,894,407 3,388,438
2016 19,334,856 3,379,283
2015 18,777,487 3,368,017
2014 18,229,461 3,356,334
2013 17,695,409 3,345,337
2012 17,172,287 3,335,401
2011 16,661,908 3,326,825
2010 16,176,498 3,318,580
2009 15,710,066 3,310,091
2008 15,258,093 3,302,177
2007 14,816,307 3,295,153
2006 14,373,707 3,289,506
2005 13,932,123 3,285,771
2004 13,500,533 3,283,148
2003 13,082,532 3,281,186
2002 12,680,897 3,278,867
2001 12,295,001 3,274,251
2000 11,925,546 3,266,206
1999 11,574,928 3,254,015
1998 11,240,664 3,239,280
1997 10,934,223 3,223,345
1996 10,655,942 3,206,324
1995 10,386,722 3,189,440
1994 10,123,798 3,172,834
1993 9,871,713 3,156,345
1992 9,629,275 3,139,702
1991 9,394,632 3,122,354
1990 9,159,356 3,104,403
1989 8,921,175 3,086,255
1988 8,687,435 3,067,961
1987 8,457,109 3,049,896
1986 8,228,847 3,032,845
1985 7,999,935 3,017,037
1984 7,772,256 3,002,488
1983 7,551,129 2,988,778
1982 7,340,197 2,975,492
1981 7,140,271 2,963,246
1980 6,947,900 2,951,953
1979 6,763,903 2,939,903
1978 6,590,984 2,925,715
1977 6,428,734 2,909,461
1976 6,280,635 2,891,392
1975 6,147,569 2,872,320
1974 6,024,904 2,853,944
1973 5,911,927 2,837,133
1972 5,807,234 2,821,644
1971 5,707,999 2,806,462
1970 5,610,304 2,790,807
1969 5,513,177 2,773,974
1968 5,418,644 2,754,606
1967 5,326,348 2,732,277
1966 5,237,933 2,707,646
1965 5,152,833 2,681,169
1964 5,071,034 2,653,180
1963 4,993,623 2,623,766
1962 4,919,672 2,593,298
1961 4,848,224 2,562,044
1960 4,778,621 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 51.4% to 37,484,179 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Uruguay
2100 0.05% -1.02%
2099 0.06% -1.02%
2098 0.08% -1.02%
2097 0.09% -1.01%
2096 0.09% -1.01%
2095 0.11% -1.01%
2094 0.13% -1%
2093 0.15% -1%
2092 0.16% -0.99%
2091 0.19% -0.98%
2090 0.21% -0.97%
2089 0.23% -0.95%
2088 0.25% -0.94%
2087 0.27% -0.92%
2086 0.29% -0.9%
2085 0.31% -0.89%
2084 0.34% -0.87%
2083 0.36% -0.85%
2082 0.39% -0.83%
2081 0.41% -0.82%
2080 0.44% -0.8%
2079 0.47% -0.78%
2078 0.51% -0.76%
2077 0.53% -0.74%
2076 0.55% -0.73%
2075 0.58% -0.71%
2074 0.62% -0.7%
2073 0.65% -0.68%
2072 0.67% -0.67%
2071 0.7% -0.66%
2070 0.73% -0.65%
2069 0.75% -0.63%
2068 0.78% -0.62%
2067 0.81% -0.61%
2066 0.83% -0.6%
2065 0.87% -0.59%
2064 0.89% -0.58%
2063 0.91% -0.57%
2062 0.95% -0.56%
2061 0.97% -0.55%
2060 1% -0.54%
2059 1.03% -0.52%
2058 1.06% -0.5%
2057 1.08% -0.48%
2056 1.12% -0.46%
2055 1.14% -0.44%
2054 1.18% -0.41%
2053 1.22% -0.39%
2052 1.25% -0.37%
2051 1.29% -0.34%
2050 1.32% -0.32%
2049 1.35% -0.3%
2048 1.41% -0.28%
2047 1.44% -0.26%
2046 1.49% -0.25%
2045 1.53% -0.23%
2044 1.57% -0.21%
2043 1.61% -0.19%
2042 1.64% -0.18%
2041 1.68% -0.16%
2040 1.72% -0.15%
2039 1.76% -0.13%
2038 1.8% -0.12%
2037 1.85% -0.11%
2036 1.89% -0.1%
2035 1.94% -0.09%
2034 1.96% -0.09%
2033 1.98% -0.08%
2032 2.01% -0.08%
2031 2.03% -0.08%
2030 2.06% -0.08%
2029 2.09% -0.07%
2028 2.13% -0.07%
2027 2.17% -0.07%
2026 2.21% -0.06%
2025 2.26% -0.05%
2024 2.27% -0.04%
2023 2.3% -0.08%
2022 2.34% -0.17%
2021 2.4% -0.07%
2020 2.47% 0.05%
2019 2.56% 0.08%
2018 2.73% 0.18%
2017 2.89% 0.27%
2016 2.97% 0.33%
2015 3.01% 0.35%
2014 3.02% 0.33%
2013 3.05% 0.3%
2012 3.06% 0.26%
2011 3% 0.25%
2010 2.97% 0.26%
2009 2.96% 0.24%
2008 2.98% 0.21%
2007 3.08% 0.17%
2006 3.17% 0.11%
2005 3.2% 0.08%
2004 3.2% 0.06%
2003 3.17% 0.07%
2002 3.14% 0.14%
2001 3.1% 0.25%
2000 3.03% 0.37%
1999 2.97% 0.45%
1998 2.8% 0.49%
1997 2.61% 0.53%
1996 2.59% 0.53%
1995 2.6% 0.52%
1994 2.55% 0.52%
1993 2.52% 0.53%
1992 2.5% 0.56%
1991 2.57% 0.58%
1990 2.67% 0.59%
1989 2.69% 0.6%
1988 2.72% 0.59%
1987 2.77% 0.56%
1986 2.86% 0.52%
1985 2.93% 0.48%
1984 2.93% 0.46%
1983 2.87% 0.45%
1982 2.8% 0.41%
1981 2.77% 0.38%
1980 2.72% 0.41%
1979 2.62% 0.48%
1978 2.52% 0.56%
1977 2.36% 0.62%
1976 2.16% 0.66%
1975 2.04% 0.64%
1974 1.91% 0.59%
1973 1.8% 0.55%
1972 1.74% 0.54%
1971 1.74% 0.56%
1970 1.76% 0.61%
1969 1.74% 0.7%
1968 1.73% 0.82%
1967 1.69% 0.91%
1966 1.65% 0.99%
1965 1.61% 1.05%
1964 1.55% 1.12%
1963 1.5% 1.17%
1962 1.47% 1.22%
1961 1.46% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.27%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Uruguay
Current population
24756783
3382789
Population rank 59/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.04%
One net population change
1 minute
5.87 hours
One birth every
43.3 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.87 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,433 -4
Annual growth/decline +523,005 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 167/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -27,130 -1,338
Net migration rank 158/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -1,338
2024 - -25,807 - -1,348
2023 545,227 -24,957 298 -1,501
2022 538,146 -24,960 -2,964 -1,501
2021 527,468 -13,079 -5,621 -1,482
2020 524,359 -5,661 4,048 -1,482
2019 540,001 -25,240 3,873 -2,899
2018 556,493 -23,938 7,322 -2,963
2017 569,975 -14,780 10,907 -3,091
2016 571,519 -7,598 14,008 -3,506
2015 570,554 -19,726 16,194 -4,157
2014 563,218 -17,984 16,238 -4,919
2013 556,096 -33,212 16,318 -5,647
2012 544,293 -20,930 15,520 -6,317
2011 530,765 -33,391 14,934 -6,982
2010 515,480 -42,055 16,231 -7,696
2009 499,596 -40,148 16,947 -8,510
2008 485,223 -40,725 16,838 -9,458
2007 467,277 -28,202 17,422 -10,750
2006 450,357 -4,218 17,783 -13,161
2005 427,243 9,795 18,926 -16,086
2004 408,567 17,570 18,067 -15,668
2003 394,516 15,359 18,628 -17,105
2002 377,333 16,076 20,073 -16,957
2001 367,731 10,654 20,729 -14,620
2000 356,657 3,877 21,060 -11,076
1999 342,630 -1,922 21,844 -7,441
1998 333,196 -5,367 22,114 -7,048
1997 322,253 -37,200 23,737 -6,938
1996 315,820 -44,314 24,635 -7,397
1995 305,878 -38,943 24,872 -8,339
1994 296,465 -37,554 24,637 -7,955
1993 289,044 -43,784 24,212 -7,922
1992 284,622 -45,003 24,847 -7,850
1991 280,111 -50,451 25,422 -7,714
1990 273,846 -32,970 25,699 -7,499
1989 267,314 -31,843 25,322 -7,229
1988 262,065 -30,068 25,071 -6,582
1987 257,730 -29,081 24,469 -6,833
1986 252,922 -25,051 24,505 -8,046
1985 246,574 -16,623 23,988 -8,832
1984 237,838 -12,445 23,684 -9,730
1983 228,467 -11,618 24,146 -10,671
1982 220,896 -15,879 25,224 -12,131
1981 212,623 -17,797 24,968 -13,577
1980 205,248 -15,345 25,451 -14,252
1979 196,647 -18,559 27,456 -14,552
1978 187,019 -19,274 30,076 -14,611
1977 175,672 -18,914 31,321 -14,280
1976 165,224 -25,786 33,199 -14,096
1975 157,174 -30,484 33,393 -14,350
1974 149,231 -30,599 32,221 -14,512
1973 141,751 -34,452 30,213 -14,312
1972 135,756 -33,679 28,896 -13,817
1971 130,924 -34,524 28,584 -13,288
1970 127,814 -28,832 28,737 -12,727
1969 123,666 -28,406 28,805 -11,149
1968 121,264 -27,461 29,103 -8,028
1967 117,223 -26,444 29,514 -5,938
1966 113,344 -27,301 30,293 -4,599
1965 109,544 -25,398 30,807 -3,542
1964 105,741 -26,307 31,340 -2,623
1963 101,760 -26,382 31,824 -1,707
1962 98,561 -26,040 31,441 -623
1961 95,059 -24,687 30,975 703
1960 92,055 -23,220 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.9% of the population change in Burkina Faso is from natural causes (a gain of 5,506,960 people) and 3.13% is from migration (a loss of 177,923 people). In Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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