Total population in Burkina Faso

In 2025, the total population (number of people) in Burkina Faso was 24,074,580 people, up from 23,548,781 people in 2024. Explore the historical series and compare Burkina Faso with other economies below.
Total population
Number of people
Burkina Faso
YearPeople
202524 074 580
202423 548 781
202323 025 776
202222 509 038
202121 995 243
202021 478 690
201920 961 952
201820 438 288
201719 894 407
201619 334 856
201518 777 487
201418 229 461
201317 695 409
201217 172 287
201116 661 908
201016 176 498
200915 710 066
200815 258 093
200714 816 306
200614 373 707
200513 932 124
200413 500 534
200313 082 532
200212 680 896
200112 295 001
200011 925 546
How Burkina Faso compares
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Total population
About this indicator
Total population refers to all residents of a country or territory, regardless of legal status or citizenship. It reflects demographic dynamics driven by births, deaths, and migration.
Population data are essential for calculating per capita indicators and for understanding the scale of an economy, its labor force, and its social services demand. Changes in population size have direct implications for economic growth potential, fiscal sustainability, and resource allocation.
This indicator is measured at mid-year (July 1) and expressed in number of people.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects database.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.