Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate was 3.33 % change on previous year in 2050. ▼ Falling
Latest (2050)
3.33 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
10th
of 225 countries
All-time high
9.71 % change on previous year
in 1983
All-time low
3.01 % change on previous year
in 1951
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso is 3.33 % change on previous year, measured in 2050.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.71 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.01 % change on previous year, in 1951.
That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 225 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 100 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 3.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 3.71 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.85 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 7.09 % change on previous year | +80.0% |
| 1977 | 9.39 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 1978 | 9.43 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 9.57 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 9.62 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 9.69 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.71 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 9.7 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.64 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.77 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1988 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.58 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.6 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.61 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 6.96 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.91 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2029 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2030 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2031 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2032 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2033 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2034 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2035 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2036 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2037 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2038 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2039 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2040 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2041 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2042 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2043 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2044 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2045 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2046 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2047 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2048 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2049 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2050 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 3.56 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.85 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 9.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.84 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 9.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 6.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 5.46 % change on previous year | 6.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year | 5.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.79 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 4.23 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | 3.61 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 Chad 3.72 % change on previous year compare
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- 8 South Sudan 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.48 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 3.49 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Rwanda 3.32 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Zambia 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Mozambique 3.23 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Polynesia 0.7979 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0657 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6828 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,677 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,433 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was 3.33 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.71 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 % change on previous year in 1951.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 225 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.