🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Burkina Faso is 24,601,700, ranking #59 in the world (0.30% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.15% per year. The biggest city is Ouagadougou with 2,415,266 inhabitants.

Live estimate

24,610,903

Growth rate

2.15%

Density

people / km² (233 / mi²)

Median age

18.0

Fertility rate

3.91

births per woman

Life expectancy

61.6

years

Burkina Faso population 1950–2100

Population of Burkina Faso, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Burkina Faso is projected to reach 37,304,383, and 49,854,228 by 2100.

Burkina Faso population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	24,601,700	2.15%	89.9	18.0
2025	24,074,580	2.18%	88.0	17.7
2024	23,548,781	2.23%	86.1	17.5
2023	23,025,776	2.26%	84.2	17.3
2022	22,509,038	2.28%	82.3	17.0
2021	21,995,243	2.34%	80.4	16.8
2020	21,478,690	2.42%	78.5	16.6
2019	20,961,952	2.46%	76.6	16.4
2018	20,438,288	2.61%	74.7	16.3
2017	19,894,407	2.79%	72.7	16.2
2016	19,334,856	2.92%	70.7	16.1
2015	18,777,487	2.93%	68.6	16.0
2014	18,229,461	2.99%	66.6	16.0
2013	17,695,409	2.96%	64.7	16.0
2012	17,172,287	3.05%	62.8	16.0
2011	16,661,908	2.98%	60.9	16.0
2010	16,176,498	2.93%	59.1	16.0
2009	15,710,066	2.92%	57.4	16.0
2008	15,258,093	2.91%	55.8	16.0
2007	14,816,306	2.96%	54.2	16.0
2006	14,373,707	3.10%	52.5	16.0
2005	13,932,124	3.14%	50.9	16.0
2004	13,500,534	3.16%	49.3	15.9
2003	13,082,532	3.13%	47.8	15.8
2002	12,680,896	3.10%	46.3	15.7
2001	12,295,001	3.08%	44.9	15.5
2000	11,925,546	3.02%	43.6	15.4
1999	11,574,928	2.94%	42.3	15.3
1998	11,240,664	2.92%	41.1	15.2
1997	10,934,223	2.61%	40.0	15.2
1996	10,655,942	2.55%	38.9	15.2
1995	10,386,722	2.57%	38.0	15.2
1994	10,123,798	2.56%	37.0	15.1
1993	9,871,713	2.48%	36.1	15.2
1992	9,629,276	2.49%	35.2	15.2
1991	9,394,632	2.44%	34.3	15.3
1990	9,159,356	2.63%	33.5	15.4
1989	8,921,175	2.64%	32.6	15.5
1988	8,687,436	2.67%	31.8	15.6
1987	8,457,109	2.70%	30.9	15.7
1986	8,228,847	2.77%	30.1	15.9
1985	7,999,934	2.88%	29.2	16.0
1984	7,772,256	2.90%	28.4	16.1
1983	7,551,129	2.87%	27.6	16.2
1982	7,340,197	2.79%	26.8	16.3
1981	7,140,271	2.73%	26.1	16.4
1980	6,947,900	2.73%	25.4	16.5
1979	6,763,902	2.63%	24.7	16.6
1978	6,590,984	2.54%	24.1	16.7
1977	6,428,734	2.44%	23.5	16.8
1976	6,280,635	2.22%	23.0	16.9
1975	6,147,569	2.06%	22.5	17.1
1974	6,024,904	1.97%	22.0	17.2
1973	5,911,927	1.81%	21.6	17.4
1972	5,807,234	1.76%	21.2	17.5
1971	5,707,999	1.69%	20.9	17.7
1970	5,610,304	1.76%	20.5	17.9
1969	5,513,177	1.73%	20.2	18.0
1968	5,418,644	1.73%	19.8	18.3
1967	5,326,348	1.71%	19.5	18.5
1966	5,237,933	1.64%	19.1	18.6
1965	5,152,833	1.63%	18.8	18.6
1964	5,071,034	1.57%	18.5	18.6
1963	4,993,624	1.51%	18.3	18.7
1962	4,919,672	1.47%	18.0	18.7
1961	4,848,224	1.45%	17.7	18.7
1960	4,778,621	1.44%	17.5	18.7
1959	4,710,845	1.42%	17.2	18.8
1958	4,647,280	1.30%	17.0	18.8
1957	4,586,572	1.33%	16.8	18.8
1956	4,526,654	1.30%	16.5	18.8
1955	4,469,053	1.26%	16.3	18.8
1954	4,413,876	1.22%	16.1	18.8
1953	4,361,317	1.17%	15.9	18.7
1952	4,310,351	1.18%	15.8	18.7
1951	4,260,384	1.15%	15.6	18.6
1950	4,213,152	1.08%	15.4	18.6

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	25,130,911	2.11%	91.9	18.3
2028	25,661,941	2.07%	93.8	18.6
2029	26,194,607	2.04%	95.7	18.9
2030	26,730,324	2.01%	97.7	19.1
2031	27,270,863	1.99%	99.7	19.4
2032	27,815,170	1.96%	101.7	19.7
2033	28,363,851	1.95%	103.7	20.0
2034	28,916,948	1.92%	105.7	20.4
2035	29,469,746	1.87%	107.7	20.7
2036	30,019,877	1.83%	109.7	21.0
2037	30,567,560	1.79%	111.7	21.3
2038	31,112,525	1.75%	113.7	21.6
2039	31,654,872	1.71%	115.7	21.9
2040	32,193,645	1.67%	117.7	22.2
2041	32,728,838	1.63%	119.6	22.5
2042	33,260,948	1.59%	121.6	22.8
2043	33,788,598	1.55%	123.5	23.1
2044	34,311,736	1.52%	125.4	23.3
2045	34,829,690	1.48%	127.3	23.6
2046	35,339,503	1.43%	129.2	23.8
2047	35,842,178	1.40%	131.0	24.1
2048	36,336,706	1.34%	132.8	24.3
2049	36,823,432	1.32%	134.6	24.6
2050	37,304,383	1.28%	136.3	24.8
2051	37,777,225	1.24%	138.1	25.1
2052	38,242,572	1.21%	139.8	25.3
2053	38,701,585	1.18%	141.5	25.6
2054	39,152,190	1.14%	143.1	25.9
2055	39,594,569	1.11%	144.7	26.1
2056	40,029,935	1.08%	146.3	26.4
2057	40,459,357	1.06%	147.9	26.6
2058	40,882,711	1.03%	149.4	26.9
2059	41,296,899	0.99%	150.9	27.2
2060	41,703,264	0.97%	152.4	27.4
2061	42,104,630	0.95%	153.9	27.7
2062	42,497,031	0.91%	155.3	28.0
2063	42,879,256	0.88%	156.7	28.2
2064	43,255,063	0.86%	158.1	28.5
2065	43,621,034	0.82%	159.4	28.8
2066	43,977,050	0.80%	160.7	29.0
2067	44,325,774	0.78%	162.0	29.3
2068	44,665,708	0.75%	163.3	29.5
2069	44,996,492	0.72%	164.5	29.8
2070	45,317,075	0.69%	165.6	30.1
2071	45,627,048	0.67%	166.8	30.3
2072	45,928,075	0.65%	167.9	30.6
2073	46,220,200	0.62%	168.9	30.8
2074	46,499,298	0.58%	170.0	31.0
2075	46,763,508	0.55%	170.9	31.3
2076	47,017,350	0.53%	171.8	31.5
2077	47,261,630	0.50%	172.7	31.7
2078	47,491,510	0.47%	173.6	32.0
2079	47,706,649	0.44%	174.4	32.2
2080	47,909,726	0.41%	175.1	32.4
2081	48,101,230	0.39%	175.8	32.6
2082	48,280,446	0.36%	176.5	32.8
2083	48,448,868	0.34%	177.1	33.0
2084	48,606,400	0.31%	177.7	33.2
2085	48,752,490	0.29%	178.2	33.4
2086	48,888,622	0.27%	178.7	33.6
2087	49,016,576	0.26%	179.2	33.8
2088	49,135,259	0.23%	179.6	34.0
2089	49,242,231	0.21%	180.0	34.2
2090	49,338,636	0.18%	180.3	34.3
2091	49,423,427	0.16%	180.6	34.5
2092	49,500,273	0.15%	180.9	34.7
2093	49,570,113	0.13%	181.2	34.8
2094	49,630,280	0.11%	181.4	35.0
2095	49,681,950	0.10%	181.6	35.1
2096	49,728,800	0.09%	181.8	35.3
2097	49,771,490	0.08%	181.9	35.4
2098	49,806,205	0.06%	182.0	35.6
2099	49,833,574	0.05%	182.1	35.7
2100	49,854,228	0.03%	182.2	35.9

States & provinces of Burkina Faso by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Houet	1,509,377	6.1%
2	Kadiogo	1,365,958	5.6%
3	Sanmatenga	885,642	3.6%
4	Yatenga	824,994	3.4%
5	Boulgou	736,559	3.0%
6	Boulkiemdé	689,184	2.8%
7	Gnagna	675,897	2.7%
8	Komoé	632,695	2.6%
9	Tapoa	605,110	2.5%
10	Namentenga	512,529	2.1%
11	Ganzourgou	481,794	2.0%
12	Kouritenga	479,930	2.0%
13	Bam	473,955	1.9%
14	Passoré	457,781	1.9%
15	Gourma	437,242	1.8%
16	Séno	404,104	1.6%
17	Kénédougou	399,836	1.6%
18	Sanguié	391,520	1.6%
19	Mou Houn	391,325	1.6%
20	Soum	363,633	1.5%
21	Koulpélogo	361,586	1.5%
22	Poni	355,665	1.4%
23	Kossi	355,655	1.4%
24	Banwa	345,749	1.4%
25	Sissili	336,972	1.4%
26	Tuy	329,162	1.3%
27	Oubritenga	314,514	1.3%
28	Zoundwéogo	311,940	1.3%
29	Balé	297,367	1.2%
30	Sourou	284,947	1.2%
31	Bazéga	280,793	1.1%
32	Ioba	265,876	1.1%
33	Ziro	241,663	1.0%
34	Zondoma	239,955	1.0%
35	Nayala	223,090	0.9%
36	Loroum	198,178	0.8%
37	Nahouri	195,608	0.8%
38	Kourwéogo	181,202	0.7%
39	Léraba	179,367	0.7%
40	Yagha	169,024	0.7%
41	Oudalan	158,146	0.6%
42	Bougouriba	153,606	0.6%
43	Kompienga	117,672	0.5%
44	Komondjari	105,584	0.4%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Burkina Faso

#	City	Region	Population
1	Ouagadougou capital	Centre	2,415,266
2	Bobo-Dioulasso	Hauts-Bassins	904,920
3	Koudougou	Centre-Ouest	160,239
4	Saaba	Centre	136,011
5	Ouahigouya	Nord	124,587
6	Kaya	Centre-Nord	121,970
7	Banfora	Cascades Region	117,452
8	Pouytenga	Centre-Est	96,469
9	Houndé	Hauts-Bassins	87,151
10	Fada N'gourma	Est	73,200
11	Nioko I	Centre	65,263
12	Dédougou	Boucle du Mouhoun	63,617
13	Tenkodogo	Centre-Est	61,936
14	Djibo	Sahel	61,462
15	Kongoussi	Centre-Nord	53,627

FAQ

What is the population of Burkina Faso in 2026?

The population of Burkina Faso is 24,601,700 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Burkina Faso?

Ouagadougou is the biggest city in Burkina Faso with 2,415,266 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Burkina Faso growing or shrinking?

The population of Burkina Faso is growing at 2.15% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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