Burkina Faso vs Syria: Population, total

Burkina Faso

24.07 million

in 2025

Syria

25.62 million

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Syria rank

57th

Population, total over time

Burkina Faso
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 25.62 million against 24.07 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.55 million.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Syria ranks 57th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Burkina Faso
Population, total in Syria
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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.