Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Burkina Faso

Rural population share in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 71.1%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 23.9 pp.

2025 71.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 217
Period maximum 95%1960
Period minimum 71.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Burkina Faso, 1960–202570809010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 95%1962: 94.8%1964: 94.6%1966: 94.5%1968: 94.3%1970: 94.1%1972: 93.9%1974: 93.7%1976: 93.5%1978: 92.7%1980: 91.6%1982: 90.3%1984: 89.1%1986: 88.1%1988: 87.4%1990: 86.8%1992: 86.2%1994: 85.5%1996: 84.7%1998: 83.6%2000: 82%2002: 80.3%2004: 78.7%2006: 77.4%2008: 76.6%2010: 75.9%2012: 75.2%2014: 74.6%2016: 74.2%2018: 73.9%2020: 73.6%2022: 72.7%2024: 71.7%2025: 71.1%
Change over the period: −23.9 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burkina Faso 71.1%
World 42.2%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 71.1 −0.6 pp
2024 71.7 −0.5 pp
2023 72.2 −0.5 pp
2022 72.7 −0.5 pp
2021 73.2 −0.5 pp
2020 73.6 −0.2 pp
2019 73.9 −0 pp
2018 73.9 −0.1 pp
2017 74 −0.2 pp
2016 74.2 −0.2 pp
2015 74.4 −0.2 pp
2014 74.6 −0.3 pp
2013 74.9 −0.3 pp
2012 75.2 −0.3 pp
2011 75.5 −0.4 pp
2010 75.9 −0.4 pp
2009 76.3 −0.4 pp
2008 76.6 −0.4 pp
2007 77 −0.4 pp
2006 77.4 −0.5 pp
2005 78 −0.7 pp
2004 78.7 −0.8 pp
2003 79.4 −0.8 pp
2002 80.3 −0.9 pp
2001 81.1 −0.9 pp
2000 82 −0.8 pp
1999 82.8 −0.7 pp
1998 83.6 −0.6 pp
1997 84.2 −0.5 pp
1996 84.7 −0.4 pp
1995 85.1 −0.4 pp
1994 85.5 −0.3 pp
1993 85.8 −0.3 pp
1992 86.2 −0.3 pp
1991 86.5 −0.3 pp
1990 86.8 −0.3 pp
1989 87.1 −0.3 pp
1988 87.4 −0.3 pp
1987 87.7 −0.4 pp
1986 88.1 −0.4 pp
1985 88.5 −0.5 pp
1984 89.1 −0.6 pp
1983 89.6 −0.6 pp
1982 90.3 −0.7 pp
1981 90.9 −0.6 pp
1980 91.6 −0.6 pp
1979 92.2 −0.5 pp
1978 92.7 −0.4 pp
1977 93.2 −0.3 pp
1976 93.5 −0.2 pp
1975 93.6 −0.1 pp
1974 93.7 −0.1 pp
1973 93.8 −0.1 pp
1972 93.9 −0.1 pp
1971 94 −0.1 pp
1970 94.1 −0.1 pp
1969 94.2 −0.1 pp
1968 94.3 −0.1 pp
1967 94.4 −0.1 pp
1966 94.5 −0.1 pp
1965 94.5 −0.1 pp
1964 94.6 −0.1 pp
1963 94.7 −0.1 pp
1962 94.8 −0.1 pp
1961 94.9 −0.1 pp
1960 95

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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