Rural population in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 17,111,577 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 277.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.11M | +235,402 | +1.39% |
| 2024 | 16.88M | +248,628 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.63M | +258,780 | +1.58% |
| 2022 | 16.37M | +270,763 | +1.68% |
| 2021 | 16.1M | +280,632 | +1.77% |
| 2020 | 15.82M | +330,415 | +2.13% |
| 2019 | 15.49M | +379,633 | +2.51% |
| 2018 | 15.11M | +380,885 | +2.59% |
| 2017 | 14.73M | +384,135 | +2.68% |
| 2016 | 14.34M | +375,878 | +2.69% |
| 2015 | 13.97M | +363,860 | +2.67% |
| 2014 | 13.6M | +349,787 | +2.64% |
| 2013 | 13.25M | +339,252 | +2.63% |
| 2012 | 12.91M | +328,504 | +2.61% |
| 2011 | 12.59M | +309,502 | +2.52% |
| 2010 | 12.28M | +295,847 | +2.47% |
| 2009 | 11.98M | +286,386 | +2.45% |
| 2008 | 11.69M | +280,905 | +2.46% |
| 2007 | 11.41M | +280,354 | +2.52% |
| 2006 | 11.13M | +267,478 | +2.46% |
| 2005 | 10.86M | +244,926 | +2.31% |
| 2004 | 10.62M | +227,297 | +2.19% |
| 2003 | 10.39M | +212,745 | +2.09% |
| 2002 | 10.18M | +203,314 | +2.04% |
| 2001 | 9.98M | +197,363 | +2.02% |
| 2000 | 9.78M | +192,946 | +2.01% |
| 1999 | 9.59M | +193,609 | +2.06% |
| 1998 | 9.39M | +187,280 | +2.03% |
| 1997 | 9.21M | +181,528 | +2.01% |
| 1996 | 9.02M | +183,877 | +2.08% |
| 1995 | 8.84M | +185,150 | +2.14% |
| 1994 | 8.65M | +181,237 | +2.14% |
| 1993 | 8.47M | +177,053 | +2.13% |
| 1992 | 8.3M | +173,292 | +2.13% |
| 1991 | 8.12M | +175,783 | +2.21% |
| 1990 | 7.95M | +179,360 | +2.31% |
| 1989 | 7.77M | +175,738 | +2.31% |
| 1988 | 7.59M | +172,258 | +2.32% |
| 1987 | 7.42M | +169,301 | +2.34% |
| 1986 | 7.25M | +167,203 | +2.36% |
| 1985 | 7.08M | +161,839 | +2.34% |
| 1984 | 6.92M | +152,193 | +2.25% |
| 1983 | 6.77M | +142,237 | +2.15% |
| 1982 | 6.63M | +133,702 | +2.06% |
| 1981 | 6.49M | +130,226 | +2.05% |
| 1980 | 6.36M | +127,735 | +2.05% |
| 1979 | 6.24M | +124,266 | +2.03% |
| 1978 | 6.11M | +122,500 | +2.05% |
| 1977 | 5.99M | +118,674 | +2.02% |
| 1976 | 5.87M | +114,771 | +1.99% |
| 1975 | 5.76M | +109,503 | +1.94% |
| 1974 | 5.65M | +99,981 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 5.55M | +92,516 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.45M | +87,681 | +1.63% |
| 1971 | 5.37M | +86,508 | +1.64% |
| 1970 | 5.28M | +86,242 | +1.66% |
| 1969 | 5.19M | +84,056 | +1.65% |
| 1968 | 5.11M | +82,197 | +1.64% |
| 1967 | 5.03M | +78,774 | +1.59% |
| 1966 | 4.95M | +75,869 | +1.56% |
| 1965 | 4.87M | +72,963 | +1.52% |
| 1964 | 4.8M | +69,018 | +1.46% |
| 1963 | 4.73M | +65,935 | +1.41% |
| 1962 | 4.66M | +63,747 | +1.39% |
| 1961 | 4.6M | +62,175 | +1.37% |
| 1960 | 4.54M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
