Regions
The population of the administrative regions of Burkina Faso according to census results and latest official projections.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1985-12-10 | Population Census (C) 1996-12-10 | Population Census (Cf) 2006-12-09 | Population Projection (P) 2018-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | BFA | Ouagadougou | 270,764 | 7,964,705 | 10,312,609 | 14,017,262 | 20,244,100 | |||
| Boucle du Mouhoun | BM | Dédougou | 34,162 | 913,713 | 1,174,456 | 1,442,749 | 1,976,200 | 3416200 | → | |
| Cascades | CA | Banfora | 18,434 | 253,360 | 334,303 | 531,808 | 822,400 | 1843400 | → | |
| Centre | CT | Ouagadougou | 2,805 | 640,108 | 941,894 | 1,727,390 | 2,854,400 | 280500 | → | |
| Centre-Est | CE | Tenkodogo | 14,656 | 675,533 | 853,099 | 1,132,016 | 1,608,000 | 1465600 | → | |
| Centre-Nord | CN | Kaya | 19,840 | 730,149 | 928,321 | 1,202,025 | 1,687,900 | 1984000 | → | |
| Centre-Ouest | CO | Koudougou | 21,726 | 787,229 | 943,538 | 1,186,566 | 1,643,400 | 2172600 | → | |
| Centre-Sud | CS | Manga | 11,313 | 432,164 | 530,696 | 641,443 | 871,900 | 1131300 | → | |
| Est | ES | Fada Ngourma | 46,228 | 626,173 | 853,706 | 1,212,284 | 1,777,700 | 4622800 | → | |
| Hauts-Bassins | HB | Bobo-Dioulasso | 25,343 | 743,836 | 1,031,377 | 1,469,604 | 2,158,500 | 2534300 | → | |
| Nord | ND | Ouahigouya | 16,199 | 760,408 | 955,420 | 1,185,796 | 1,632,100 | 1619900 | → | |
| Plateau-Central | PC | Ziniaré | 8,545 | 438,596 | 572,154 | 696,372 | 949,700 | 854500 | → | |
| Sahel | SH | Dori | 35,360 | 521,911 | 708,332 | 968,442 | 1,395,100 | 3536000 | → | |
| Sud-Ouest | SO | Gaoua | 16,153 | 441,525 | 485,313 | 620,767 | 866,700 | 1615300 | → |
- Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2018-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | CT | 2,485,600 |
| 2 | Bobo-Dioulasso | HB | 1,028,000 |
| 3 | Koudougou | CO | 120,100 |
| 4 | Banfora | CA | 109,800 |
| 5 | Ouahigouya | ND | 102,200 |
| 6 | Pouytenga | CE | 101,800 |
| 7 | Kaya | CN | 77,600 |
| 8 | Fada Ngourma | ES | 62,500 |
| 9 | Tenkodogo | CE | 60,800 |
| 10 | Houndé | HB | 59,100 |
| 11 | Dédougou | BM | 54,600 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Localities
The population of all cities and urban localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 1985-12-10 | Population Census (C) 1996-12-10 | Population Census (Cf) 2006-12-09 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banfora | CA | 35,319 | 49,724 | 75,917 | 0 | |
| Batié | SO | 3,099 | 5,877 | 10,105 | 0 | |
| Bittou | CE | ... | 10,834 | 20,118 | 0 | |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | HB | 228,668 | 309,711 | 489,967 | 0 | |
| Bogandé | ES | 5,333 | 8,960 | 14,929 | 0 | |
| Boromo | BM | 8,511 | 11,232 | 14,594 | 0 | |
| Boulsa | CN | 11,823 | 12,280 | 17,925 | 0 | |
| Boussé | PC | 5,451 | 10,442 | 15,868 | 0 | |
| Dano | SO | ... | 12,913 | 16,798 | 0 | |
| Dédougou | BM | 21,049 | 33,815 | 38,862 | 0 | |
| Diapaga | ES | ... | 5,017 | 8,400 | 0 | |
| Diébougou | SO | 6,761 | 11,637 | 17,937 | 0 | |
| Djibo | SH | 16,082 | 20,080 | 28,990 | 0 | |
| Dori | SH | 10,956 | 23,768 | 21,078 | 0 | |
| Fada Ngourma | ES | 20,857 | 29,254 | 41,785 | 0 | |
| Gaoua | SO | 10,657 | 16,424 | 25,104 | 0 | |
| Garango | CE | 27,242 | 28,291 | 35,015 | 0 | |
| Gourcy | ND | 14,401 | 16,317 | 24,616 | 0 | |
| Houndé | HB | 8,466 | 21,830 | 39,458 | 0 | |
| Kaya | CN | 25,814 | 33,958 | 54,365 | 0 | |
| Kombissiri | CS | 5,000 | 16,821 | 23,460 | 0 | |
| Kongoussi | CN | 6,578 | 17,893 | 25,172 | 0 | |
| Koudougou | CO | 51,529 | 72,490 | 88,184 | 0 | |
| Koupéla | CE | 9,619 | 17,619 | 28,151 | 0 | |
| Léo | CO | 10,961 | 18,988 | 26,779 | 0 | |
| Manga | CS | ... | 14,035 | 19,860 | 0 | |
| Niangoloko | CA | 7,950 | 12,824 | 22,310 | 0 | |
| Nouna | BM | 15,202 | 19,105 | 22,166 | 0 | |
| Orodara | HB | 13,037 | 16,581 | 23,356 | 0 | |
| Ouagadougou | CT | 465,969 | 750,398 | 1,475,223 | 0 | |
| Ouahigouya | ND | 38,902 | 52,193 | 73,153 | 0 | |
| Ouargaye | CE | ... | 8,180 | 10,103 | 0 | |
| Pô | CS | 14,242 | 17,146 | 24,320 | 0 | |
| Pouytenga | CE | 12,445 | 35,720 | 60,618 | 0 | |
| Réo | CO | 18,456 | 22,534 | 28,446 | 0 | |
| Sapouy | CO | ... | ... | 12,438 | 0 | |
| Solenzo | BM | ... | ... | 16,850 | 0 | |
| Tenkodogo | CE | 23,331 | 31,466 | 44,491 | 0 | |
| Titao | ND | ... | 13,976 | 19,131 | 0 | |
| Toma | BM | 6,468 | 9,028 | 12,401 | 0 | |
| Tougan (Bonou-Toaga) | BM | 12,588 | 15,218 | 17,050 | 0 | |
| Yako | ND | 14,155 | 18,472 | 22,685 | 0 | |
| Ziniaré | PC | ... | 11,153 | 18,619 | 0 | |
| Zorgho | PC | 10,616 | 17,466 | 20,462 | 0 |
- (1985) (1996) data provided by Axel Pieles and by the Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).
(2006) (2018) Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).