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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Philippines: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Burkina Faso

14.6%

in 2025

Philippines

14.8%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

92nd

Philippines rank

91st

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Burkina Faso
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 14.8% against 14.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Philippines ranks 91st of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.6%	9.6%	8.0%	Philippines
1970s	2.7%	12.4%	9.7%	Philippines
1980s	5.0%	13.8%	8.8%	Philippines
1990s	6.5%	14.4%	7.9%	Philippines
2000s	9.3%	13.8%	4.5%	Philippines
2010s	11.7%	13.8%	2.2%	Philippines
2020s	13.8%	14.4%	0.6%	Philippines

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 Philippines?: Philippines, at 14.8% against 14.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Burkina Faso and Philippines?: 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Philippines?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Philippines rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Philippines ranks 91st 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.