Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Population, total
Burkina Faso
24.07 million
in 2025
Malawi
22.22 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
59th
Malawi rank
60th
Population, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 24.07 million against 22.22 million in Malawi, a difference of 1.86 million.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 60th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.