Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
21st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025

00000196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Burkina Faso 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960 to 2025.
Year 1000 No per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
1961 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -2.4%
1962 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1963 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1964 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1965 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1966 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1967 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1968 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1969 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1970 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +8.3%
1971 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1972 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -13.4%
1973 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -10.9%
1974 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -6.7%
1975 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -16.9%
1976 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1977 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.6%
1978 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -16.1%
1979 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -7.6%
1980 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -0.7%
1981 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +19.1%
1982 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +11.0%
1983 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +20.3%
1984 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +20.3%
1985 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1986 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -18.6%
1987 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -10.2%
1988 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.3%
1989 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1990 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -11.8%
1991 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1992 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -2.3%
1993 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +9.8%
1994 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +76.7%
1995 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -16.6%
1996 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1997 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +12.0%
1998 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -6.7%
1999 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2000 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +22.1%
2001 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2002 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.8%
2003 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -18.3%
2004 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2005 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2006 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +0.3%
2007 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2008 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2009 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +5.5%
2010 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2011 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -11.8%
2012 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2013 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2014 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2015 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +24.0%
2016 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2017 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2018 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2019 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2020 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2021 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2022 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2023 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2024 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2025 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 18 Cameroon 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 19 Lesotho 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 20 Malawi 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 22 Benin 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 23 Congo 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 24 Mauritania 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Burkina Faso rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit
1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.