Burkina Faso vs Germany: Rural population

Burkina Faso
17.11 million
in 2025
Germany
14.91 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Germany rank
36th

Rural population over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Germany
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.11 million against 14.91 million in Germany, a difference of 2.20 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 36th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.