Burkina Faso — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Burkina Faso, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Burkina Faso was 2.21% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.15% in 2005. The lowest was 1.45% in 1961 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.66% per year.
Burkina Faso ranks 38 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Burkina Faso sits below it. It peaked in 2005 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 25%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 26 of 48 economies; Togo (2.18%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 1977. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 105 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 160th of 216 in 1961 → 136th of 216 in 1970 → 67th of 216 in 1980 → 65th of 216 in 1990 → 26th of 217 in 2000 → 25th of 217 in 2010 → 33rd of 217 in 2020 → 38th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 2.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 2.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 2.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 2.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 2.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.45% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burkina Faso’s Population growth in 1962?
1.46% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burkina Faso’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +52.7% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.21%; 2024: 2.25%; 2023: 2.27%; 2022: 2.31%; 2021: 2.38%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.