Population density rose 2.91% to 60.2 km per capita in Burkina Faso in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 61.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 17.9 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, population density in Ghana amounted to 111 km per capita, 62.4 km per capita in Ivory Coast, 12.2 km per capita in Mali and 13.6 km per capita in Niger in 2015.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 107th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | km per capita | 82.0 | 84.3 | 86.7 | 89.1 | 91.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | km per capita | 55.2 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | km per capita | 104 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | km per capita | 43.1 | 44.3 | 45.4 | 46.6 | 47.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | km per capita | 58.5 | 59.7 | 61.0 | 62.4 | 63.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | km per capita | 39.7 | 41.1 | 42.4 | 43.5 | 44.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | km per capita | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | km per capita | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | km per capita | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | km per capita | 113 | 116 | 119 | 122 | 125 |
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