UN population series; million people, 1950 versus 2020.
Population in Burkina Faso covers 1950-2020 on a million persons basis. The comparison uses 2 observations from UN population series. The UN series rises from 4.284 million people in 1950 to 20.903 million in 2020. A later national estimate uses a different basis and is not part of this UN-series comparison.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population | 4.284M | 1950 |
| 2 | Population | 20.903M | 2020 |
Source 1: Population long series
Publisher: UN population series / Burkina Faso national estimates
Dataset/table: Population long series
Units: million persons / % of population
Date checked: 2026-07-19
Evidence: Supports the published values, periods and status labels used for population in Burkina Faso.
The exact 2019 census total was not verified in the source material and is not used.
The statistic uses two final observations from one UN population series and does not mix the separate national-estimate basis.
All directly compared values are kept on the source, period and unit basis stated in their rows; mixed-status or mixed-denominator support metrics are explicitly separated.
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