Which has higher population, Burkina Faso or Malawi?

Burkina Faso, at 23.55 million against 21.66 million in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Burkina Faso and Malawi?

1.89 million, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Population

Burkina Faso

23.55 million

in 2024

Malawi

21.66 million

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

58th

Malawi rank

60th

Population over time

Burkina Faso
Malawi

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 23.55 million against 21.66 million in Malawi, a difference of 1.89 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Malawi ranks 60th of 186 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.13 million	4.06 million	1.07 million	Burkina Faso
1970s	6.13 million	5.26 million	868,444	Burkina Faso
1980s	7.90 million	7.57 million	335,126	Burkina Faso
1990s	10.30 million	10.29 million	9,210	Burkina Faso
2000s	13.76 million	12.75 million	1.01 million	Burkina Faso
2010s	18.53 million	16.88 million	1.65 million	Burkina Faso
2020s	22.51 million	20.58 million	1.93 million	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Burkina Faso or Malawi?: Burkina Faso, at 23.55 million against 21.66 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 1.89 million, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for population?: Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Malawi ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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