Burkina Faso vs Madagascar

Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Population

Population in 2023: 23 million people in Burkina Faso and 31.2 million people in Madagascar, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 8.17 million people, or 1.35 times that in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 23 million people in Burkina Faso and 31.2 million people in Madagascar, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 8.17 million people, or 1.35 times that in Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoMadagascarEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher since 1955, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
  • In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 60 and Madagascar ranked 49 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 49.9 million people and Madagascar at 85.3 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBurkina FasoMadagascarWorld
202323 million31.2 million8.09 billion
202222.5 million30.4 million8.02 billion
202122 million29.7 million7.95 billion
202021.5 million29 million7.89 billion
201921 million28.2 million7.81 billion
201820.4 million27.5 million7.73 billion
201719.9 million26.8 million7.65 billion
201619.3 million26.1 million7.56 billion
201518.8 million25.4 million7.47 billion
201418.2 million24.8 million7.38 billion
201317.7 million24.1 million7.29 billion
201217.2 million23.5 million7.2 billion
201116.7 million22.8 million7.11 billion
201016.2 million22.2 million7.02 billion
200915.7 million21.6 million6.93 billion
200815.3 million20.9 million6.84 billion
200714.8 million20.3 million6.76 billion
200614.4 million19.7 million6.67 billion
200513.9 million19.2 million6.59 billion
200413.5 million18.6 million6.5 billion
200313.1 million18.1 million6.42 billion
200212.7 million17.6 million6.34 billion
200112.3 million17 million6.26 billion
200011.9 million16.5 million6.17 billion
199911.6 million16 million6.09 billion
199811.2 million15.5 million6.01 billion
199710.9 million15 million5.93 billion
199610.7 million14.5 million5.84 billion
199510.4 million14.1 million5.76 billion
199410.1 million13.6 million5.68 billion
19939.87 million13.2 million5.59 billion
19929.63 million12.8 million5.51 billion
19919.4 million12.4 million5.42 billion
19909.16 million12.1 million5.33 billion
19898.92 million11.7 million5.23 billion
19888.69 million11.4 million5.14 billion
19878.46 million11.1 million5.05 billion
19868.23 million10.7 million4.96 billion
19858 million10.4 million4.87 billion
19847.77 million10.1 million4.78 billion
19837.55 million9.84 million4.7 billion
19827.34 million9.56 million4.61 billion
19817.14 million9.28 million4.53 billion
19806.95 million9.01 million4.45 billion
19796.76 million8.74 million4.37 billion
19786.59 million8.48 million4.29 billion
19776.43 million8.22 million4.22 billion
19766.28 million7.98 million4.14 billion
19756.15 million7.74 million4.07 billion
19746.03 million7.51 million4 billion
19735.91 million7.29 million3.92 billion
19725.81 million7.07 million3.85 billion
19715.71 million6.87 million3.77 billion
19705.61 million6.67 million3.7 billion
19695.51 million6.49 million3.62 billion
19685.42 million6.31 million3.55 billion
19675.33 million6.14 million3.47 billion
19665.24 million5.97 million3.4 billion
19655.15 million5.82 million3.34 billion
19645.07 million5.67 million3.26 billion
19634.99 million5.53 million3.19 billion
19624.92 million5.38 million3.12 billion
19614.85 million5.25 million3.07 billion
19604.78 million5.11 million3.02 billion
19594.71 million4.98 million2.97 billion
19584.65 million4.85 million2.91 billion
19574.59 million4.73 million2.85 billion
19564.53 million4.61 million2.8 billion
19554.47 million4.49 million2.74 billion
19544.41 million4.38 million2.69 billion
19534.36 million4.27 million2.63 billion
19524.31 million4.16 million2.58 billion
19514.26 million4.06 million2.54 billion
19504.21 million3.96 million2.49 billion
19494.15 million3.87 million–
19484.09 million3.8 million–
19474.02 million3.73 million–
19463.96 million3.67 million–
19453.9 million3.6 million–
19443.84 million3.54 million–
19433.78 million3.48 million–
19423.72 million3.42 million–
19413.66 million3.36 million–
19403.61 million3.3 million–
19393.56 million3.25 million–
19383.52 million3.21 million–
19373.47 million3.16 million–
19363.43 million3.12 million–
19353.39 million3.07 million–
19343.35 million3.03 million–
19333.31 million2.99 million–
19323.27 million2.95 million–
19313.23 million2.91 million–
19303.19 million2.87 million–
19293.15 million2.83 million–
19283.11 million2.78 million–
19273.07 million2.74 million–
19263.03 million2.7 million–
19253 million2.66 million–
19242.96 million2.62 million–
19232.92 million2.58 million–
19222.88 million2.55 million–
19212.85 million2.52 million–
19202.82 million2.5 million–
19192.79 million2.48 million–
19182.76 million2.48 million–
19172.74 million2.49 million–
19162.72 million2.49 million–
19152.69 million2.5 million–
19142.67 million2.51 million–
19132.65 million2.52 million–
19122.62 million2.52 million–
19112.6 million2.53 million–
19102.57 million2.54 million–
19092.55 million2.55 million–
19082.52 million2.57 million–
19072.49 million2.58 million–
19062.46 million2.59 million–
19052.43 million2.61 million–
19042.4 million2.62 million–
19032.37 million2.63 million–
19022.35 million2.65 million–
19012.32 million2.66 million–
19002.3 million2.68 million–
18992.28 million2.7 million–
18982.26 million2.72 million–
18972.25 million2.74 million–
18962.24 million2.76 million–
18952.23 million2.78 million–
18942.21 million2.81 million–
18932.2 million2.83 million–
18922.19 million2.85 million–
18912.17 million2.87 million–
18902.16 million2.88 million–
18892.15 million2.89 million–
18882.14 million2.88 million–
18872.13 million2.87 million–
18862.12 million2.87 million–
18852.11 million2.86 million–
18842.1 million2.85 million–
18832.09 million2.84 million–
18822.08 million2.83 million–
18812.07 million2.83 million–
18802.06 million2.82 million–
18792.05 million2.81 million–
18782.04 million2.8 million–
18772.03 million2.79 million–
18762.02 million2.78 million–
18752.01 million2.78 million–
18742 million2.77 million–
18731.99 million2.76 million–
18721.98 million2.75 million–
18711.97 million2.74 million–
18701.96 million2.74 million–
18691.96 million2.73 million–
18681.95 million2.73 million–
18671.94 million2.72 million–
18661.94 million2.71 million–
18651.93 million2.71 million–
18641.93 million2.7 million–
18631.92 million2.7 million–
18621.92 million2.69 million–
18611.91 million2.69 million–
18601.91 million2.68 million–
18591.9 million2.68 million–
18581.9 million2.67 million–
18571.89 million2.67 million–
18561.88 million2.66 million–
18551.88 million2.66 million–
18541.87 million2.65 million–
18531.87 million2.65 million–
18521.86 million2.64 million–
18511.86 million2.63 million–
18501.85 million2.61 million–
18491.85 million2.59 million–
18481.84 million2.56 million–
18471.83 million2.52 million–
18461.83 million2.48 million–
18451.82 million2.44 million–
18441.81 million2.41 million–
18431.81 million2.37 million–
18421.8 million2.34 million–
18411.79 million2.3 million–
18401.79 million2.27 million–
18391.78 million2.23 million–
18381.78 million2.2 million–
18371.77 million2.17 million–
18361.76 million2.14 million–
18351.76 million2.11 million–
18341.75 million2.07 million–
18331.74 million2.04 million–
18321.74 million2.01 million–
18311.73 million1.98 million–
18301.73 million1.95 million–
18291.72 million1.93 million–
18281.71 million1.9 million–
18271.71 million1.87 million–
18261.7 million1.84 million–
18251.7 million1.81 million–
18241.69 million1.79 million–
18231.68 million1.76 million–
18221.68 million1.73 million–
18211.67 million1.71 million–
18201.67 million1.69 million–
18191.67 million1.68 million–
18181.67 million1.66 million–
18171.67 million1.65 million–
18161.67 million1.65 million–
18151.67 million1.64 million–
18141.67 million1.63 million–
18131.67 million1.62 million–
18121.67 million1.61 million–
18111.67 million1.6 million–
18101.67 million1.59 million–
18091.67 million1.58 million–
18081.67 million1.57 million–
18071.67 million1.56 million–
18061.67 million1.55 million–
18051.67 million1.54 million–
18041.67 million1.54 million–
18031.67 million1.53 million–
18021.67 million1.52 million–
18011.67 million1.51 million–
18001.67 million1.5 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBurkina FasoMadagascarWorld
202423.6 million23.5 million–23.6 million32 million31.9 million–32.1 million8.16 billion
202524.1 million23.8 million–24.3 million32.7 million32.5 million–33 million8.23 billion
202624.6 million24.2 million–25 million33.5 million33 million–34 million8.3 billion
202725.1 million24.5 million–25.7 million34.3 million33.6 million–35.1 million8.37 billion
202825.7 million24.8 million–26.4 million35.1 million34.1 million–36.1 million8.44 billion
202926.2 million25.1 million–27.1 million35.9 million34.7 million–37.2 million8.5 billion
203026.7 million25.4 million–27.9 million36.7 million35.2 million–38.2 million8.57 billion
203127.3 million25.7 million–28.7 million37.5 million35.7 million–39.3 million8.63 billion
203227.8 million26 million–29.5 million38.3 million36.2 million–40.4 million8.7 billion
203328.4 million26.2 million–30.3 million39.1 million36.7 million–41.6 million8.76 billion
203428.9 million26.5 million–31.1 million39.9 million37.2 million–42.7 million8.82 billion
203529.5 million26.7 million–32 million40.7 million37.7 million–43.9 million8.89 billion
203630 million26.9 million–32.9 million41.6 million38.1 million–45.1 million8.95 billion
203730.6 million27.2 million–33.8 million42.4 million38.6 million–46.3 million9.01 billion
203831.1 million27.4 million–34.7 million43.2 million39.1 million–47.5 million9.06 billion
203931.7 million27.6 million–35.7 million44 million39.5 million–48.8 million9.12 billion
204032.2 million27.8 million–36.6 million44.9 million39.9 million–50 million9.18 billion
204132.7 million28 million–37.6 million45.7 million40.3 million–51.3 million9.23 billion
204233.3 million28.2 million–38.5 million46.5 million40.8 million–52.6 million9.29 billion
204333.8 million28.4 million–39.5 million47.3 million41.2 million–53.9 million9.34 billion
204434.3 million28.5 million–40.4 million48.2 million41.7 million–55.3 million9.39 billion
204534.8 million28.7 million–41.4 million49 million42.1 million–56.8 million9.44 billion
204635.3 million28.9 million–42.4 million49.9 million42.6 million–58.3 million9.49 billion
204735.8 million29.1 million–43.3 million50.7 million42.9 million–59.7 million9.54 billion
204836.3 million29.3 million–44.3 million51.5 million43.3 million–61.2 million9.58 billion
204936.8 million29.5 million–45.3 million52.4 million43.6 million–62.8 million9.62 billion
205037.3 million29.6 million–46.5 million53.2 million43.9 million–64.3 million9.66 billion
205137.8 million29.7 million–47.6 million54 million44.2 million–65.9 million9.7 billion
205238.2 million29.8 million–48.6 million54.9 million44.5 million–67.5 million9.74 billion
205338.7 million29.8 million–49.7 million55.7 million44.8 million–69.2 million9.78 billion
205439.2 million29.8 million–50.8 million56.5 million45.1 million–70.9 million9.81 billion
205539.6 million29.8 million–51.9 million57.3 million45.4 million–72.7 million9.85 billion
205640 million29.8 million–53 million58.1 million45.6 million–74.5 million9.88 billion
205740.5 million29.9 million–54 million58.9 million45.8 million–76.4 million9.91 billion
205840.9 million29.8 million–55.2 million59.8 million46.1 million–78.2 million9.94 billion
205941.3 million29.9 million–56.5 million60.6 million46.2 million–79.9 million9.96 billion
206041.7 million30 million–57.9 million61.4 million46.4 million–81.8 million9.99 billion
206142.1 million30 million–59.3 million62.2 million46.6 million–83.9 million10 billion
206242.5 million30 million–60.5 million62.9 million46.8 million–86 million10 billion
206342.9 million29.9 million–61.7 million63.7 million47 million–88.1 million10.1 billion
206443.3 million29.8 million–62.9 million64.5 million47.2 million–90.2 million10.1 billion
206543.6 million29.8 million–64.2 million65.2 million47.4 million–92.5 million10.1 billion
206644 million29.7 million–65.4 million66 million47.6 million–94.6 million10.1 billion
206744.3 million29.6 million–66.5 million66.7 million47.7 million–96.8 million10.1 billion
206844.7 million29.5 million–67.7 million67.5 million47.8 million–98.9 million10.2 billion
206945 million29.5 million–69 million68.2 million47.9 million–101 million10.2 billion
207045.3 million29.3 million–70.3 million68.9 million48.1 million–103 million10.2 billion
207145.6 million29.2 million–71.8 million69.6 million48.2 million–105 million10.2 billion
207245.9 million29.1 million–73.3 million70.3 million48.3 million–107 million10.2 billion
207346.2 million29 million–74.8 million71 million48.3 million–110 million10.2 billion
207446.5 million28.9 million–76.1 million71.7 million48.4 million–113 million10.2 billion
207546.8 million28.8 million–77.6 million72.4 million48.4 million–115 million10.3 billion
207647 million28.6 million–79 million73 million48.4 million–117 million10.3 billion
207747.3 million28.4 million–80.4 million73.7 million48.5 million–120 million10.3 billion
207847.5 million28.3 million–81.8 million74.3 million48.5 million–122 million10.3 billion
207947.7 million28.1 million–83.3 million74.9 million48.4 million–125 million10.3 billion
208047.9 million27.9 million–84.7 million75.5 million48.2 million–127 million10.3 billion
208148.1 million27.8 million–86.2 million76.1 million48 million–130 million10.3 billion
208248.3 million27.6 million–87.4 million76.7 million48 million–132 million10.3 billion
208348.5 million27.4 million–88.9 million77.3 million47.9 million–135 million10.3 billion
208448.6 million27.3 million–90.6 million77.8 million47.8 million–138 million10.3 billion
208548.8 million27.1 million–92.3 million78.4 million47.7 million–140 million10.3 billion
208648.9 million26.8 million–94 million78.9 million47.6 million–143 million10.3 billion
208749 million26.4 million–95.6 million79.5 million47.5 million–146 million10.3 billion
208849.1 million26.2 million–97.1 million80 million47.4 million–148 million10.3 billion
208949.2 million25.9 million–98.5 million80.5 million47.3 million–151 million10.3 billion
209049.3 million25.6 million–100 million81 million47.3 million–154 million10.3 billion
209149.4 million25.4 million–102 million81.5 million47.4 million–157 million10.3 billion
209249.5 million25.2 million–104 million82 million47.3 million–160 million10.3 billion
209349.6 million24.9 million–105 million82.4 million47.1 million–163 million10.3 billion
209449.6 million24.5 million–107 million82.9 million46.9 million–166 million10.2 billion
209549.7 million24.2 million–109 million83.3 million46.6 million–169 million10.2 billion
209649.7 million23.8 million–111 million83.8 million46.4 million–172 million10.2 billion
209749.8 million23.4 million–113 million84.2 million46.1 million–175 million10.2 billion
209849.8 million23.1 million–115 million84.6 million45.7 million–178 million10.2 billion
209949.8 million22.8 million–116 million85 million45.3 million–181 million10.2 billion
210049.9 million22.6 million–118 million85.3 million45.1 million–185 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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