Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Population, total

Burkina Faso

24.07 million

in 2025

Zambia

21.91 million

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Zambia rank

61st

Population, total over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 24.07 million against 21.91 million in Zambia, a difference of 2.16 million.

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

Across all 66 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 61st of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Burkina Faso
Population, total in Zambia
Full country ranking

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.