Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Population
Population in 2023: 23 million people in Burkina Faso and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 27 million people, or 2.17 times that in Burkina Faso.
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Latest figures
people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 23 million 2023 | 17.7 million | 60 of 229 | 49.9 million 2100 |
| Sudan | 50 million 2023 | 37.8 million | 30 of 229 | 137 million 2100 |
| World | 8.09 billion 2023 | 7.29 billion | 10.2 billion 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 60 and Sudan ranked 30 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 49.9 million people and Sudan at 137 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 million | 50 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 22.5 million | 49.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 22 million | 48.1 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 21.5 million | 46.8 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 21 million | 45.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 20.4 million | 44.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 19.9 million | 42.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 19.3 million | 41.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 18.8 million | 40 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 18.2 million | 38.8 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 17.7 million | 37.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 17.2 million | 36.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 16.7 million | 36.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 16.2 million | 35.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 15.7 million | 34.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 15.3 million | 33.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 14.8 million | 32.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 14.4 million | 32 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 13.9 million | 31.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 13.5 million | 30.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 13.1 million | 29.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 12.7 million | 29.2 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 12.3 million | 28.5 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 11.9 million | 27.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 11.6 million | 27.1 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 11.2 million | 26.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 10.9 million | 25.8 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 10.7 million | 25.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 10.4 million | 24.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 10.1 million | 24 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 9.87 million | 23.5 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 9.63 million | 22.9 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 9.4 million | 22.5 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 9.16 million | 22 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 8.92 million | 21.6 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 8.69 million | 21.1 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 8.46 million | 20.7 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 8.23 million | 20.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 8 million | 19.9 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 7.77 million | 19.6 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 7.55 million | 19.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 7.34 million | 18.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 7.14 million | 17.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 6.95 million | 17.1 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 6.76 million | 16.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 6.59 million | 15.7 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 6.43 million | 15.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 6.28 million | 14.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 6.15 million | 14.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 6.03 million | 13.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 5.91 million | 13.1 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 5.81 million | 12.5 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 5.71 million | 12.1 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 5.61 million | 11.7 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 5.51 million | 11.3 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 5.42 million | 10.9 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 5.33 million | 10.6 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 5.24 million | 10.2 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 5.15 million | 9.86 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 5.07 million | 9.53 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 4.99 million | 9.22 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 4.92 million | 8.92 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 4.85 million | 8.64 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 4.78 million | 8.36 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 4.71 million | 8.11 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 4.65 million | 7.86 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 4.59 million | 7.63 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 4.53 million | 7.4 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 4.47 million | 7.18 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 4.41 million | 6.97 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 4.36 million | 6.77 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 4.31 million | 6.57 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 4.26 million | 6.38 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 4.21 million | 6.19 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 4.15 million | 6.13 million | – |
| 1948 | 4.09 million | 6.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 4.02 million | 6.08 million | – |
| 1946 | 3.96 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1945 | 3.9 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1944 | 3.84 million | 6 million | – |
| 1943 | 3.78 million | 5.97 million | – |
| 1942 | 3.72 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1941 | 3.66 million | 5.92 million | – |
| 1940 | 3.61 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1939 | 3.56 million | 5.86 million | – |
| 1938 | 3.52 million | 5.84 million | – |
| 1937 | 3.47 million | 5.81 million | – |
| 1936 | 3.43 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1935 | 3.39 million | 5.76 million | – |
| 1934 | 3.35 million | 5.74 million | – |
| 1933 | 3.31 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1932 | 3.27 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1931 | 3.23 million | 5.66 million | – |
| 1930 | 3.19 million | 5.63 million | – |
| 1929 | 3.15 million | 5.61 million | – |
| 1928 | 3.11 million | 5.58 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.07 million | 5.56 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.03 million | 5.53 million | – |
| 1925 | 3 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1924 | 2.96 million | 5.49 million | – |
| 1923 | 2.92 million | 5.46 million | – |
| 1922 | 2.88 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1921 | 2.85 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1920 | 2.82 million | 5.39 million | – |
| 1919 | 2.79 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1918 | 2.76 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1917 | 2.74 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1916 | 2.72 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1915 | 2.69 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1914 | 2.67 million | 5.29 million | – |
| 1913 | 2.65 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.62 million | 5.27 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.6 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.57 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.55 million | 5.25 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.52 million | 5.24 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.49 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.46 million | 5.22 million | – |
| 1905 | 2.43 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1904 | 2.4 million | 5.2 million | – |
| 1903 | 2.37 million | 5.19 million | – |
| 1902 | 2.35 million | 5.18 million | – |
| 1901 | 2.32 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1900 | 2.3 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1899 | 2.28 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1898 | 2.26 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1897 | 2.25 million | 5.14 million | – |
| 1896 | 2.24 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1895 | 2.23 million | 5.12 million | – |
| 1894 | 2.21 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1893 | 2.2 million | 5.1 million | – |
| 1892 | 2.19 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1891 | 2.17 million | 5.08 million | – |
| 1890 | 2.16 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1889 | 2.15 million | 5.06 million | – |
| 1888 | 2.14 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1887 | 2.13 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1886 | 2.12 million | 5.03 million | – |
| 1885 | 2.11 million | 5.03 million | – |
| 1884 | 2.1 million | 5.02 million | – |
| 1883 | 2.09 million | 5.01 million | – |
| 1882 | 2.08 million | 5 million | – |
| 1881 | 2.07 million | 4.99 million | – |
| 1880 | 2.06 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1879 | 2.05 million | 4.97 million | – |
| 1878 | 2.04 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1877 | 2.03 million | 4.95 million | – |
| 1876 | 2.02 million | 4.94 million | – |
| 1875 | 2.01 million | 4.93 million | – |
| 1874 | 2 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1873 | 1.99 million | 4.91 million | – |
| 1872 | 1.98 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1871 | 1.97 million | 4.89 million | – |
| 1870 | 1.96 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1869 | 1.96 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1868 | 1.95 million | 4.86 million | – |
| 1867 | 1.94 million | 4.85 million | – |
| 1866 | 1.94 million | 4.84 million | – |
| 1865 | 1.93 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1864 | 1.93 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1863 | 1.92 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1862 | 1.92 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1861 | 1.91 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1860 | 1.91 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1859 | 1.9 million | 4.78 million | – |
| 1858 | 1.9 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1857 | 1.89 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1856 | 1.88 million | 4.75 million | – |
| 1855 | 1.88 million | 4.74 million | – |
| 1854 | 1.87 million | 4.73 million | – |
| 1853 | 1.87 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1852 | 1.86 million | 4.71 million | – |
| 1851 | 1.86 million | 4.7 million | – |
| 1850 | 1.85 million | 4.69 million | – |
| 1849 | 1.85 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1848 | 1.84 million | 4.65 million | – |
| 1847 | 1.83 million | 4.63 million | – |
| 1846 | 1.83 million | 4.61 million | – |
| 1845 | 1.82 million | 4.59 million | – |
| 1844 | 1.81 million | 4.57 million | – |
| 1843 | 1.81 million | 4.54 million | – |
| 1842 | 1.8 million | 4.52 million | – |
| 1841 | 1.79 million | 4.5 million | – |
| 1840 | 1.79 million | 4.48 million | – |
| 1839 | 1.78 million | 4.46 million | – |
| 1838 | 1.78 million | 4.44 million | – |
| 1837 | 1.77 million | 4.43 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.76 million | 4.41 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.76 million | 4.39 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.75 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.74 million | 4.35 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.74 million | 4.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.73 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.73 million | 4.29 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.72 million | 4.27 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.71 million | 4.25 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.71 million | 4.24 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.7 million | 4.22 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.7 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.69 million | 4.19 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.68 million | 4.18 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.68 million | 4.16 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.67 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.67 million | 4.14 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.67 million | 4.12 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.67 million | 4.11 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.67 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.67 million | 4.09 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.67 million | 4.08 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.67 million | 4.08 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.67 million | 4.07 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.67 million | 4.06 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.67 million | 4.05 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.67 million | 4.05 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.67 million | 4.04 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.67 million | 4.04 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.67 million | 4.03 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.67 million | 4.03 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.67 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.67 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.67 million | 4.01 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.67 million | 4.01 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.67 million | 4 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.67 million | 3.99 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.6 million23.5 million–23.6 million | 50.5 million50.1 million–50.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 24.1 million23.8 million–24.3 million | 51.7 million50.5 million–52.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 24.6 million24.2 million–25 million | 53.3 million51 million–54.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 25.1 million24.5 million–25.7 million | 54.7 million51.4 million–57.2 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 25.7 million24.8 million–26.4 million | 56 million51.7 million–59.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 26.2 million25.1 million–27.1 million | 57.3 million51.9 million–61.9 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 26.7 million25.4 million–27.9 million | 58.6 million52 million–64.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 27.3 million25.7 million–28.7 million | 59.9 million52.2 million–66.7 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 27.8 million26 million–29.5 million | 61.2 million52.3 million–69 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 28.4 million26.2 million–30.3 million | 62.5 million52.5 million–71.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 28.9 million26.5 million–31.1 million | 63.8 million52.6 million–73.8 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 29.5 million26.7 million–32 million | 65.2 million52.6 million–76.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 30 million26.9 million–32.9 million | 66.5 million52.7 million–78.6 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 30.6 million27.2 million–33.8 million | 67.8 million52.7 million–81 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 31.1 million27.4 million–34.7 million | 69.1 million52.7 million–83.6 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 31.7 million27.6 million–35.7 million | 70.4 million52.8 million–86.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 32.2 million27.8 million–36.6 million | 71.7 million53 million–88.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 32.7 million28 million–37.6 million | 73.1 million53.1 million–91.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 33.3 million28.2 million–38.5 million | 74.4 million53.1 million–94 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 33.8 million28.4 million–39.5 million | 75.7 million53.3 million–96.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 34.3 million28.5 million–40.4 million | 77.1 million53.5 million–99.8 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 34.8 million28.7 million–41.4 million | 78.4 million53.7 million–103 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 35.3 million28.9 million–42.4 million | 79.8 million54.1 million–106 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 35.8 million29.1 million–43.3 million | 81.1 million54.4 million–109 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 36.3 million29.3 million–44.3 million | 82.5 million54.7 million–112 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 36.8 million29.5 million–45.3 million | 83.8 million54.9 million–115 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 37.3 million29.6 million–46.5 million | 85.2 million55.4 million–118 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 37.8 million29.7 million–47.6 million | 86.6 million55.8 million–121 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 38.2 million29.8 million–48.6 million | 88 million56.1 million–124 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 38.7 million29.8 million–49.7 million | 89.3 million56.5 million–126 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 39.2 million29.8 million–50.8 million | 90.7 million56.8 million–130 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 39.6 million29.8 million–51.9 million | 92 million56.9 million–133 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 40 million29.8 million–53 million | 93.4 million57 million–136 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 40.5 million29.9 million–54 million | 94.7 million57.3 million–140 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 40.9 million29.8 million–55.2 million | 96 million57.6 million–143 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 41.3 million29.9 million–56.5 million | 97.3 million57.7 million–146 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 41.7 million30 million–57.9 million | 98.6 million57.8 million–149 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 42.1 million30 million–59.3 million | 99.9 million57.9 million–153 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 42.5 million30 million–60.5 million | 101 million57.9 million–157 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 42.9 million29.9 million–61.7 million | 103 million57.8 million–161 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 43.3 million29.8 million–62.9 million | 104 million57.6 million–165 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 43.6 million29.8 million–64.2 million | 105 million57.5 million–169 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 44 million29.7 million–65.4 million | 106 million57.6 million–173 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 44.3 million29.6 million–66.5 million | 107 million57.9 million–177 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 44.7 million29.5 million–67.7 million | 109 million58 million–181 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 45 million29.5 million–69 million | 110 million57.8 million–185 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 45.3 million29.3 million–70.3 million | 111 million57.6 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 45.6 million29.2 million–71.8 million | 112 million57.6 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 45.9 million29.1 million–73.3 million | 113 million57.6 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 46.2 million29 million–74.8 million | 114 million57.5 million–203 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 46.5 million28.9 million–76.1 million | 115 million57.4 million–206 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 46.8 million28.8 million–77.6 million | 116 million57 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 47 million28.6 million–79 million | 117 million56.7 million–214 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 47.3 million28.4 million–80.4 million | 118 million56.7 million–218 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 47.5 million28.3 million–81.8 million | 119 million56.7 million–222 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 47.7 million28.1 million–83.3 million | 120 million56.5 million–226 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 47.9 million27.9 million–84.7 million | 121 million56.4 million–232 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 48.1 million27.8 million–86.2 million | 122 million56.5 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 48.3 million27.6 million–87.4 million | 123 million56.2 million–242 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 48.5 million27.4 million–88.9 million | 124 million55.9 million–247 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 48.6 million27.3 million–90.6 million | 125 million55.8 million–252 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 48.8 million27.1 million–92.3 million | 126 million55.3 million–255 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 48.9 million26.8 million–94 million | 127 million54.6 million–258 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 49 million26.4 million–95.6 million | 128 million54.4 million–262 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 49.1 million26.2 million–97.1 million | 129 million54 million–265 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 49.2 million25.9 million–98.5 million | 129 million53.7 million–270 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 49.3 million25.6 million–100 million | 130 million53.9 million–277 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 49.4 million25.4 million–102 million | 131 million54.4 million–284 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 49.5 million25.2 million–104 million | 132 million54.4 million–290 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 49.6 million24.9 million–105 million | 133 million54.1 million–296 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 49.6 million24.5 million–107 million | 133 million53.8 million–300 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 49.7 million24.2 million–109 million | 134 million53.7 million–305 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 49.7 million23.8 million–111 million | 135 million53.7 million–311 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 49.8 million23.4 million–113 million | 135 million53.6 million–316 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 49.8 million23.1 million–115 million | 136 million53.3 million–320 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 49.8 million22.8 million–116 million | 136 million53.2 million–325 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 49.9 million22.6 million–118 million | 137 million53.5 million–330 million | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time