Population in Burkina Faso
The population of Burkina Faso was 24,074,580 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Burkina Faso, 2025
24,074,580
Change from 2024
+2.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
59th of 217
Population in Burkina Faso over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24,074,580 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 23,548,781 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18,777,487 people, the figure has changed by +28.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Burkina Faso has the 59th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Burkina Faso
All statistics for Burkina Faso
Population growth
2.21%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
23,025,776 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.19 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.26%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
2.7%
2025 · World Bank