Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Burkina Faso

Population growth in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 2.21%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.76 pp.

2025 2.21% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 3.15%2005
Period minimum 1.45%1961

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Burkina Faso, 1961–202511.522.533.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.45%1963: 1.49%1965: 1.6%1967: 1.67%1969: 1.73%1971: 1.73%1973: 1.79%1975: 2.02%1977: 2.33%1979: 2.59%1981: 2.73%1983: 2.83%1985: 2.89%1987: 2.74%1989: 2.65%1991: 2.54%1993: 2.49%1995: 2.56%1997: 2.58%1999: 2.93%2001: 3.05%2003: 3.12%2005: 3.15%2007: 3.03%2009: 2.92%2011: 2.96%2013: 3%2015: 2.96%2017: 2.85%2019: 2.53%2021: 2.38%2023: 2.27%2025: 2.21%
Change over the period: +0.76 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 2.21%
World 0.91%
Western Africa computed 2.23%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.21 −0.04 pp
2024 2.25 −0.02 pp
2023 2.27 −0.04 pp
2022 2.31 −0.07 pp
2021 2.38 −0.06 pp
2020 2.44 −0.09 pp
2019 2.53 −0.17 pp
2018 2.7 −0.16 pp
2017 2.85 −0.07 pp
2016 2.93 −0.04 pp
2015 2.96 −0.01 pp
2014 2.97 −0.03 pp
2013 3 −0.02 pp
2012 3.02 +0.06 pp
2011 2.96 +0.03 pp
2010 2.93 +0.01 pp
2009 2.92 −0.02 pp
2008 2.94 −0.09 pp
2007 3.03 −0.09 pp
2006 3.12 −0.03 pp
2005 3.15 +0 pp
2004 3.15 +0.03 pp
2003 3.12 +0.03 pp
2002 3.09 +0.04 pp
2001 3.05 +0.07 pp
2000 2.98 +0.05 pp
1999 2.93 +0.17 pp
1998 2.76 +0.19 pp
1997 2.58 +0.02 pp
1996 2.56 −0 pp
1995 2.56 +0.04 pp
1994 2.52 +0.04 pp
1993 2.49 +0.02 pp
1992 2.47 −0.07 pp
1991 2.54 −0.1 pp
1990 2.63 −0.02 pp
1989 2.65 −0.03 pp
1988 2.69 −0.05 pp
1987 2.74 −0.09 pp
1986 2.82 −0.07 pp
1985 2.89 +0 pp
1984 2.89 +0.05 pp
1983 2.83 +0.07 pp
1982 2.76 +0.03 pp
1981 2.73 +0.05 pp
1980 2.68 +0.09 pp
1979 2.59 +0.1 pp
1978 2.49 +0.16 pp
1977 2.33 +0.19 pp
1976 2.14 +0.13 pp
1975 2.02 +0.12 pp
1974 1.89 +0.11 pp
1973 1.79 +0.06 pp
1972 1.72 −0 pp
1971 1.73 −0.02 pp
1970 1.75 +0.02 pp
1969 1.73 +0.01 pp
1968 1.72 +0.04 pp
1967 1.67 +0.04 pp
1966 1.64 +0.04 pp
1965 1.6 +0.06 pp
1964 1.54 +0.05 pp
1963 1.49 +0.03 pp
1962 1.46 +0.02 pp
1961 1.45

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.