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Burkina Faso
Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Global rank#20out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

95.089.083.077.071.1196019932025Burkina Faso · 2025: 71Burkina Faso

Analytical takeaways

  • Burkina Faso records 71 for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #20 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population (% of total population) declined from 95 in 1960 to 71 in 2025, a decrease of 24.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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