Urban population 28.9%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Burkina Faso 2025 · 28.9%
0 7.23 14.46 21.69 28.92 1960 1993 2025 1960: 5% 1961: 5.1% 1962: 5.2% 1963: 5.3% 1964: 5.4% 1965: 5.5% 1966: 5.5% 1967: 5.6% 1968: 5.7% 1969: 5.8% 1970: 5.9% 1971: 6% 1972: 6.1% 1973: 6.2% 1974: 6.3% 1975: 6.4% 1976: 6.5% 1977: 6.8% 1978: 7.3% 1979: 7.8% 1980: 8.4% 1981: 9.1% 1982: 9.7% 1983: 10.4% 1984: 10.9% 1985: 11.5% 1986: 11.9% 1987: 12.3% 1988: 12.6% 1989: 12.9% 1990: 13.2% 1991: 13.5% 1992: 13.8% 1993: 14.2% 1994: 14.5% 1995: 14.9% 1996: 15.3% 1997: 15.8% 1998: 16.4% 1999: 17.2% 2000: 18% 2001: 18.9% 2002: 19.7% 2003: 20.6% 2004: 21.3% 2005: 22% 2006: 22.6% 2007: 23% 2008: 23.4% 2009: 23.7% 2010: 24.1% 2011: 24.5% 2012: 24.8% 2013: 25.1% 2014: 25.4% 2015: 25.6% 2016: 25.8% 2017: 26% 2018: 26.1% 2019: 26.1% 2020: 26.4% 2021: 26.8% 2022: 27.3% 2023: 27.8% 2024: 28.3% 2025: 28.9% Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
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