Population in Burkina Faso compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Burkina Faso and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Vatican	Burkina Faso	Vatican
1960	4,778,621	-	-	-
1961	4,848,224	-	1.46%	-
1962	4,919,672	-	1.47%	-
1963	4,993,623	-	1.5%	-
1964	5,071,034	-	1.55%	-
1965	5,152,833	-	1.61%	-
1966	5,237,933	-	1.65%	-
1967	5,326,348	-	1.69%	-
1968	5,418,644	-	1.73%	-
1969	5,513,177	-	1.74%	-
1970	5,610,304	-	1.76%	-
1971	5,707,999	-	1.74%	-
1972	5,807,234	-	1.74%	-
1973	5,911,927	-	1.8%	-
1974	6,024,904	-	1.91%	-
1975	6,147,569	-	2.04%	-
1976	6,280,635	-	2.16%	-
1977	6,428,734	-	2.36%	-
1978	6,590,984	-	2.52%	-
1979	6,763,903	-	2.62%	-
1980	6,947,900	-	2.72%	-
1981	7,140,271	-	2.77%	-
1982	7,340,197	-	2.8%	-
1983	7,551,129	-	2.87%	-
1984	7,772,256	-	2.93%	-
1985	7,999,935	-	2.93%	-
1986	8,228,847	-	2.86%	-
1987	8,457,109	-	2.77%	-
1988	8,687,435	-	2.72%	-
1989	8,921,175	-	2.69%	-
1990	9,159,356	-	2.67%	-
1991	9,394,632	-	2.57%	-
1992	9,629,275	-	2.5%	-
1993	9,871,713	-	2.52%	-
1994	10,123,798	-	2.55%	-
1995	10,386,722	-	2.6%	-
1996	10,655,942	-	2.59%	-
1997	10,934,223	-	2.61%	-
1998	11,240,664	-	2.8%	-
1999	11,574,928	-	2.97%	-
2000	11,925,546	880	3.03%	-
2001	12,295,001	890	3.1%	1.14%
2002	12,680,897	900	3.14%	1.12%
2003	13,082,532	911	3.17%	1.22%
2004	13,500,533	921	3.2%	1.1%
2005	13,932,123	921	3.2%	0%
2006	14,373,707	932	3.17%	1.19%
2007	14,816,307	821	3.08%	-11.9%
2008	15,258,093	824	2.98%	0.37%
2009	15,710,066	826	2.96%	0.24%
2010	16,176,498	829	2.97%	0.36%
2011	16,661,908	832	3%	0.36%
2012	17,172,287	836	3.06%	0.48%
2013	17,695,409	839	3.05%	0.36%
2014	18,229,461	842	3.02%	0.36%
2015	18,777,487	1,000	3.01%	18.8%
2016	19,334,856	-	2.97%	0%
2017	19,894,407	1,000	2.89%	0%
2018	20,438,288	-	2.73%	0%
2019	20,961,952	1,000	2.56%	0%
2020	21,478,690	987	2.47%	-1.29%
2021	21,995,243	970	2.4%	-1.68%
2022	22,509,038	944	2.34%	-2.66%
2023	23,025,776	922	2.3%	-2.34%
2024	23,548,781	933	2.27%	1.2%
2025	24,074,578	939	2.23%	0.59%
2026	24,601,695	952	2.19%	1.37%
2027	25,130,909	974	2.15%	2.32%
2028	25,661,935	985	2.11%	1.13%
2029	26,194,607	983	2.08%	-0.19%
2030	26,730,315	976	2.05%	-0.75%
2031	27,270,863	968	2.02%	-0.75%
2032	27,815,172	968	2%	0%
2033	28,363,848	988	1.97%	2.09%
2034	28,916,943	992	1.95%	0.37%
2035	29,469,748	1,000	1.91%	0.74%
2036	30,019,874	998	1.87%	-0.18%
2037	30,567,561	1,003	1.82%	0.55%
2038	31,112,525	1,022	1.78%	1.83%
2039	31,654,867	1,060	1.74%	3.78%
2040	32,193,641	1,095	1.7%	3.3%
2041	32,728,834	1,127	1.66%	2.86%
2042	33,260,944	1,149	1.63%	1.96%
2043	33,788,597	1,169	1.59%	1.76%
2044	34,311,733	1,186	1.55%	1.42%
2045	34,829,690	1,209	1.51%	2.02%
2046	35,339,501	1,224	1.46%	1.22%
2047	35,842,178	1,248	1.42%	1.95%
2048	36,336,700	1,272	1.38%	1.92%
2049	36,823,426	1,296	1.34%	1.88%
2050	37,304,383	1,325	1.31%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.