Burkina Faso's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 23.3 million in 2021.
The population of Burkina Faso grew at 2.8% in the last year and is ranked the 20th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Malawi.
Burkina Faso last conducted a national census in 2018 and 76.9% of births in Burkina Faso are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Burkina Faso compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Burkina Faso's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London