Burkina Faso vs Indonesia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Burkina Faso
14.6%
in 2025
Indonesia
14.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Indonesia rank
94th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Burkina Faso
- Indonesia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.6% against 14.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Indonesia ranks 94th of 121 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 8.4% | 6.8% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 9.4% | 6.7% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 10.9% | 5.9% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 11.7% | 5.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 12.1% | 2.8% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 12.9% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 14.0% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Burkina Faso or Indonesia?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.6% against 14.4% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Burkina Faso and Indonesia?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Indonesia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Indonesia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Indonesia ranks 94th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.