Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: Population, total
Burkina Faso
24.07 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
21.76 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
62nd
Population, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 24.07 million against 21.76 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.32 million.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd 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.