Arab World vs Burkina Faso: Urban population, annual growth rate
Arab World
2.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso
4.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Arab World rank
13th
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Arab World
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.35 % change on previous year against 2.55 % change on previous year in Arab World, a difference of 1.8 % change on previous year.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.98 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | Arab World |
| 1970s | 4.59 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | 0.5729 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 4.43 % change on previous year | 8.13 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 6.5 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Arab World or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.35 % change on previous year against 2.55 % change on previous year in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Arab World and Burkina Faso?
- 1.8 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Burkina Faso?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Burkina Faso rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Arab World ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.