In 2022, the population density in Burkina Faso increased by 1.9 inhabitants per square kilometer (+2.36 percent) compared to 2021. Therefore, the population density in Burkina Faso reached a peak in 2022 with 82.27 inhabitants per square kilometer. Notably, the population density continuously increased over the last years. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Burkina Faso: Population density from 2012 to 2022
(inhabitants per square kilometer)
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Burkina Faso: Population density from 2012 to 2022 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971336/population-density-in-burkina-faso/
World Bank. "Burkina Faso: Population density from 2012 to 2022 (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. March 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971336/population-density-in-burkina-faso/
World Bank. (2025). Burkina Faso: Population density from 2012 to 2022 (inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971336/population-density-in-burkina-faso/
World Bank. "Burkina Faso: Population Density from 2012 to 2022 (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971336/population-density-in-burkina-faso/
World Bank, Burkina Faso: Population density from 2012 to 2022 (inhabitants per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971336/population-density-in-burkina-faso/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Burkina Faso: Population density from 2012 to 2022 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971336/population-density-in-burkina-faso/
