Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Urban population

Burkina Faso
6.96 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.86 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
83rd
Zimbabwe rank
84th

Urban population over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 6.96 million against 6.86 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 98,750.

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

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban 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

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.