Urban population in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 6,963,003 people. Ranked 83 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,793.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.96M | +290,397 | +4.35% |
| 2024 | 6.67M | +274,377 | +4.29% |
| 2023 | 6.4M | +257,958 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.14M | +243,032 | +4.12% |
| 2021 | 5.9M | +235,921 | +4.17% |
| 2020 | 5.66M | +186,323 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.47M | +144,031 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.33M | +162,996 | +3.15% |
| 2017 | 5.17M | +175,416 | +3.51% |
| 2016 | 4.99M | +181,491 | +3.77% |
| 2015 | 4.81M | +184,166 | +3.98% |
| 2014 | 4.63M | +184,265 | +4.15% |
| 2013 | 4.44M | +183,870 | +4.32% |
| 2012 | 4.26M | +181,875 | +4.46% |
| 2011 | 4.08M | +175,908 | +4.51% |
| 2010 | 3.9M | +170,585 | +4.57% |
| 2009 | 3.73M | +165,587 | +4.65% |
| 2008 | 3.56M | +160,881 | +4.73% |
| 2007 | 3.4M | +162,246 | +5.01% |
| 2006 | 3.24M | +174,106 | +5.68% |
| 2005 | 3.07M | +186,664 | +6.48% |
| 2004 | 2.88M | +190,704 | +7.09% |
| 2003 | 2.69M | +188,890 | +7.55% |
| 2002 | 2.5M | +182,582 | +7.87% |
| 2001 | 2.32M | +172,092 | +8.02% |
| 2000 | 2.15M | +157,672 | +7.93% |
| 1999 | 1.99M | +140,655 | +7.61% |
| 1998 | 1.85M | +119,161 | +6.89% |
| 1997 | 1.73M | +96,753 | +5.93% |
| 1996 | 1.63M | +85,343 | +5.52% |
| 1995 | 1.55M | +77,774 | +5.29% |
| 1994 | 1.47M | +70,848 | +5.07% |
| 1993 | 1.4M | +65,385 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.33M | +61,351 | +4.82% |
| 1991 | 1.27M | +59,493 | +4.91% |
| 1990 | 1.21M | +58,821 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.15M | +58,002 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1M | +58,068 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.04M | +58,961 | +6.03% |
| 1986 | 978,353 | +61,709 | +6.73% |
| 1985 | 916,644 | +65,840 | +7.74% |
| 1984 | 850,804 | +68,934 | +8.82% |
| 1983 | 781,870 | +68,695 | +9.63% |
| 1982 | 713,175 | +66,224 | +10.24% |
| 1981 | 646,951 | +62,145 | +10.63% |
| 1980 | 584,806 | +56,262 | +10.64% |
| 1979 | 528,544 | +48,653 | +10.14% |
| 1978 | 479,891 | +39,750 | +9.03% |
| 1977 | 440,141 | +29,425 | +7.16% |
| 1976 | 410,716 | +18,295 | +4.66% |
| 1975 | 392,421 | +13,162 | +3.47% |
| 1974 | 379,259 | +12,996 | +3.55% |
| 1973 | 366,263 | +12,177 | +3.44% |
| 1972 | 354,086 | +11,554 | +3.37% |
| 1971 | 342,532 | +11,187 | +3.38% |
| 1970 | 331,345 | +10,885 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 320,460 | +10,477 | +3.38% |
| 1968 | 309,983 | +10,099 | +3.37% |
| 1967 | 299,884 | +9,641 | +3.32% |
| 1966 | 290,243 | +9,231 | +3.28% |
| 1965 | 281,012 | +8,836 | +3.25% |
| 1964 | 272,176 | +8,393 | +3.18% |
| 1963 | 263,783 | +8,016 | +3.13% |
| 1962 | 255,767 | +7,701 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 248,066 | +7,428 | +3.09% |
| 1960 | 240,638 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
