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

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The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 24,074,580 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,880,655 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 4.12 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.9M (73.1% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Vietnam
2100 50,396,049 92,225,380
2099 50,371,646 92,721,469
2098 50,340,708 93,212,742
2097 50,301,449 93,688,693
2096 50,254,384 94,163,950
2095 50,206,715 94,626,063
2094 50,149,903 95,083,879
2093 50,085,053 95,543,293
2092 50,008,681 96,000,019
2091 49,929,664 96,459,165
2090 49,837,226 96,922,871
2089 49,734,724 97,384,434
2088 49,620,919 97,843,001
2087 49,494,737 98,308,755
2086 49,362,187 98,773,008
2085 49,219,467 99,233,927
2084 49,066,778 99,695,401
2083 48,900,924 100,162,677
2082 48,726,216 100,634,653
2081 48,538,535 101,104,469
2080 48,338,979 101,568,526
2079 48,127,894 102,030,723
2078 47,903,951 102,480,219
2077 47,663,056 102,928,253
2076 47,409,997 103,358,352
2075 47,149,765 103,783,177
2074 46,875,743 104,197,814
2073 46,585,405 104,606,950
2072 46,285,042 105,005,673
2071 45,976,704 105,384,777
2070 45,658,250 105,757,144
2069 45,328,458 106,110,195
2068 44,989,376 106,454,379
2067 44,641,084 106,794,625
2066 44,284,227 107,126,965
2065 43,921,189 107,442,675
2064 43,544,203 107,744,261
2063 43,161,275 108,038,461
2062 42,771,313 108,322,712
2061 42,367,805 108,590,617
2060 41,959,718 108,842,045
2059 41,546,100 109,087,333
2058 41,122,194 109,320,301
2057 40,690,044 109,529,799
2056 40,253,866 109,715,196
2055 39,809,697 109,886,647
2054 39,359,338 110,035,740
2053 38,898,535 110,156,643
2052 38,431,175 110,253,026
2051 37,957,565 110,321,289
2050 37,475,049 110,344,733
2049 36,985,041 110,339,565
2048 36,490,848 110,296,602
2047 35,985,064 110,211,618
2046 35,474,395 110,090,837
2045 34,954,181 109,926,260
2044 34,427,047 109,731,512
2043 33,896,351 109,497,595
2042 33,360,095 109,225,525
2041 32,820,380 108,919,674
2040 32,277,889 108,594,542
2039 31,730,935 108,237,715
2038 31,181,218 107,861,117
2037 30,628,970 107,463,482
2036 30,073,757 107,058,359
2035 29,516,558 106,630,705
2034 28,955,953 106,189,495
2033 28,398,148 105,745,684
2032 27,846,475 105,283,013
2031 27,297,514 104,809,957
2030 26,753,459 104,314,150
2029 26,214,248 103,819,556
2028 25,676,364 103,300,347
2027 25,140,461 102,759,746
2026 24,606,254 102,197,177
2025 24,074,580 101,598,527
2024 23,548,781 100,987,686
2023 23,025,776 100,352,192
2022 22,509,038 99,680,655
2021 21,995,243 98,935,098
2020 21,478,690 98,079,191
2019 20,961,952 97,173,776
2018 20,438,288 96,237,319
2017 19,894,407 95,176,977
2016 19,334,856 94,000,117
2015 18,777,487 92,823,254
2014 18,229,461 91,679,578
2013 17,695,409 90,573,104
2012 17,172,287 89,510,356
2011 16,661,908 88,468,314
2010 16,176,498 87,455,152
2009 15,710,066 86,460,018
2008 15,258,093 85,175,788
2007 14,816,307 83,633,375
2006 14,373,707 82,167,897
2005 13,932,123 81,088,313
2004 13,500,533 80,338,971
2003 13,082,532 79,563,777
2002 12,680,897 78,772,224
2001 12,295,001 77,969,361
2000 11,925,546 77,154,011
1999 11,574,928 76,287,452
1998 11,240,664 75,299,660
1997 10,934,223 74,226,889
1996 10,655,942 73,156,447
1995 10,386,722 72,049,940
1994 10,123,798 70,854,391
1993 9,871,713 69,586,384
1992 9,629,275 68,260,337
1991 9,394,632 66,891,775
1990 9,159,356 65,504,552
1989 8,921,175 64,147,348
1988 8,687,435 62,843,228
1987 8,457,109 61,584,651
1986 8,228,847 60,347,048
1985 7,999,935 59,060,622
1984 7,772,256 57,706,067
1983 7,551,129 56,337,921
1982 7,340,197 55,011,289
1981 7,140,271 53,738,141
1980 6,947,900 52,490,101
1979 6,763,903 51,378,211
1978 6,590,984 50,249,552
1977 6,428,734 48,954,872
1976 6,280,635 47,684,931
1975 6,147,569 46,482,903
1974 6,024,904 45,413,537
1973 5,911,927 44,409,861
1972 5,807,234 43,429,168
1971 5,707,999 42,449,276
1970 5,610,304 41,475,230
1969 5,513,177 40,582,096
1968 5,418,644 39,734,609
1967 5,326,348 38,895,080
1966 5,237,933 38,024,836
1965 5,152,833 37,129,656
1964 5,071,034 36,201,563
1963 4,993,623 35,249,101
1962 4,919,672 34,288,560
1961 4,848,224 33,409,059
1960 4,778,621 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Vietnam
2100 0.05% -0.54%
2099 0.06% -0.53%
2098 0.08% -0.51%
2097 0.09% -0.5%
2096 0.09% -0.49%
2095 0.11% -0.48%
2094 0.13% -0.48%
2093 0.15% -0.48%
2092 0.16% -0.48%
2091 0.19% -0.48%
2090 0.21% -0.47%
2089 0.23% -0.47%
2088 0.25% -0.47%
2087 0.27% -0.47%
2086 0.29% -0.46%
2085 0.31% -0.46%
2084 0.34% -0.47%
2083 0.36% -0.47%
2082 0.39% -0.46%
2081 0.41% -0.46%
2080 0.44% -0.45%
2079 0.47% -0.44%
2078 0.51% -0.44%
2077 0.53% -0.42%
2076 0.55% -0.41%
2075 0.58% -0.4%
2074 0.62% -0.39%
2073 0.65% -0.38%
2072 0.67% -0.36%
2071 0.7% -0.35%
2070 0.73% -0.33%
2069 0.75% -0.32%
2068 0.78% -0.32%
2067 0.81% -0.31%
2066 0.83% -0.29%
2065 0.87% -0.28%
2064 0.89% -0.27%
2063 0.91% -0.26%
2062 0.95% -0.25%
2061 0.97% -0.23%
2060 1% -0.22%
2059 1.03% -0.21%
2058 1.06% -0.19%
2057 1.08% -0.17%
2056 1.12% -0.16%
2055 1.14% -0.14%
2054 1.18% -0.11%
2053 1.22% -0.09%
2052 1.25% -0.06%
2051 1.29% -0.02%
2050 1.32% 0.005%
2049 1.35% 0.04%
2048 1.41% 0.08%
2047 1.44% 0.11%
2046 1.49% 0.15%
2045 1.53% 0.18%
2044 1.57% 0.21%
2043 1.61% 0.25%
2042 1.64% 0.28%
2041 1.68% 0.3%
2040 1.72% 0.33%
2039 1.76% 0.35%
2038 1.8% 0.37%
2037 1.85% 0.38%
2036 1.89% 0.4%
2035 1.94% 0.42%
2034 1.96% 0.42%
2033 1.98% 0.44%
2032 2.01% 0.45%
2031 2.03% 0.48%
2030 2.06% 0.48%
2029 2.09% 0.5%
2028 2.13% 0.53%
2027 2.17% 0.55%
2026 2.21% 0.59%
2025 2.23% 0.6%
2024 2.27% 0.63%
2023 2.3% 0.67%
2022 2.34% 0.75%
2021 2.4% 0.87%
2020 2.47% 0.93%
2019 2.56% 0.97%
2018 2.73% 1.11%
2017 2.89% 1.25%
2016 2.97% 1.27%
2015 3.01% 1.25%
2014 3.02% 1.22%
2013 3.05% 1.19%
2012 3.06% 1.18%
2011 3% 1.16%
2010 2.97% 1.15%
2009 2.96% 1.51%
2008 2.98% 1.84%
2007 3.08% 1.78%
2006 3.17% 1.33%
2005 3.2% 0.93%
2004 3.2% 0.97%
2003 3.17% 1%
2002 3.14% 1.03%
2001 3.1% 1.06%
2000 3.03% 1.14%
1999 2.97% 1.31%
1998 2.8% 1.45%
1997 2.61% 1.46%
1996 2.59% 1.54%
1995 2.6% 1.69%
1994 2.55% 1.82%
1993 2.52% 1.94%
1992 2.5% 2.05%
1991 2.57% 2.12%
1990 2.67% 2.12%
1989 2.69% 2.08%
1988 2.72% 2.04%
1987 2.77% 2.05%
1986 2.86% 2.18%
1985 2.93% 2.35%
1984 2.93% 2.43%
1983 2.87% 2.41%
1982 2.8% 2.37%
1981 2.77% 2.38%
1980 2.72% 2.16%
1979 2.62% 2.25%
1978 2.52% 2.64%
1977 2.36% 2.66%
1976 2.16% 2.59%
1975 2.04% 2.35%
1974 1.91% 2.26%
1973 1.8% 2.26%
1972 1.74% 2.31%
1971 1.74% 2.35%
1970 1.76% 2.2%
1969 1.74% 2.13%
1968 1.73% 2.16%
1967 1.69% 2.29%
1966 1.65% 2.41%
1965 1.61% 2.56%
1964 1.55% 2.7%
1963 1.5% 2.8%
1962 1.47% 2.63%
1961 1.46% 2.7%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.23%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Vietnam
Current population
24880655
102486146
Population rank 59/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 1.23%
One net population change
1 minute
51.8 seconds
One birth every
42.7 seconds
23.3 seconds
One death every
2.82 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,441 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +525,799 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 38/197 122/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -48,171
Net migration rank 158/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -48,171
2024 551,536 -25,807 684,393 -59,645
2023 545,227 -24,957 727,955 -81,789
2022 538,146 -24,960 775,914 -78,977
2021 527,468 -13,079 799,593 -5,418
2020 524,359 -5,661 924,004 -6,457
2019 540,001 -25,240 895,262 -2,051
2018 556,493 -23,938 882,977 96,650
2017 569,975 -14,780 1,001,833 139,245
2016 571,519 -7,598 1,045,094 167,652
2015 570,554 -19,726 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 563,218 -17,984 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 556,096 -33,212 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 544,293 -20,930 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 530,765 -33,391 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 515,480 -42,055 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 499,596 -40,148 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 485,223 -40,725 1,008,141 571,113
2007 467,277 -28,202 981,689 523,784
2006 450,357 -4,218 943,041 482,399
2005 427,243 9,795 942,084 -208,337
2004 408,567 17,570 985,438 -220,458
2003 394,516 15,359 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 377,333 16,076 991,427 -193,766
2001 367,731 10,654 985,610 -177,586
2000 356,657 3,877 966,894 -144,298
1999 342,630 -1,922 925,519 -15,010
1998 333,196 -5,367 959,016 106,091
1997 322,253 -37,200 1,028,116 52,382
1996 315,820 -44,314 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 305,878 -38,943 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 296,465 -37,554 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 289,044 -43,784 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 284,622 -45,003 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 280,111 -50,451 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 273,846 -32,970 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 267,314 -31,843 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 262,065 -30,068 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 257,730 -29,081 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 252,922 -25,051 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 246,574 -16,623 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 237,838 -12,445 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 228,467 -11,618 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 220,896 -15,879 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 212,623 -17,797 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 205,248 -15,345 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 196,647 -18,559 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 187,019 -19,274 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 175,672 -18,914 1,259,315 49,655
1976 165,224 -25,786 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 157,174 -30,484 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 149,231 -30,599 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 141,751 -34,452 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 135,756 -33,679 921,524 -1,920
1971 130,924 -34,524 963,259 76,961
1970 127,814 -28,832 905,902 1,997
1969 123,666 -28,406 878,359 0
1968 121,264 -27,461 815,116 1,489
1967 117,223 -26,444 862,071 394
1966 113,344 -27,301 876,283 1,769
1965 109,544 -25,398 913,761 -1,438
1964 105,741 -26,307 950,219 -6,328
1963 101,760 -26,382 961,067 0
1962 98,561 -26,040 960,046 0
1961 95,059 -24,687 798,978 0
1960 92,055 -23,220 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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)
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  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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