Burkina Faso: Provinces, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts

Provinces

The population of provinces of Burkina Faso according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Abbr.	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 1985-12-10	Population Census (C) 1996-12-10	Population Census (Cf) 2006-12-09	Population Projection (P) 2009-07-01	Population Projection (P) 2016-07-01
Burkina Faso	BFA	270,764	7,964,705	10,312,609	14,017,262	15,224,800	19,034,400
Balé {Bale}	BAL	4,596	129,323	168,170	213,423	229,300	280,500	459600
Bam	BAM	4,084	162,575	211,551	275,191	296,700	365,400	408400
Banwa	BAN	5,888	158,963	215,297	269,375	288,800	352,000	588800
Bazèga {Bazega}	BAZ	3,964	182,725	213,824	238,425	251,500	296,900	396400
Bougouriba	BGR	2,815	65,093	76,498	101,479	109,700	135,700	281500
Boulgou	BLG	6,687	332,920	415,583	543,570	586,500	723,400	668700
Boulkiemdé {Boulkiemde}	BLK	4,268	365,223	421,302	505,206	538,300	647,800	426800
Comoé {Comoe}	COM	15,302	178,499	241,376	407,528	455,300	600,200	1530200
Ganzourgou	GAN	4,179	195,652	256,921	319,380	342,200	416,200	417900
Gnagna	GNA	8,470	229,152	307,372	408,669	441,700	546,500	847000
Gourma	GOU	11,145	173,714	220,116	305,936	332,800	416,600	1114500
Houet	HOU	11,571	493,164	672,114	955,451	1,043,100	1,315,600	1157100
Ioba	IOB	3,251	140,250	161,484	192,321	204,800	246,200	325100
Kadiogo	KAD	2,805	640,108	941,894	1,727,390	1,953,700	2,637,300	280500
Kénédougou {Kenedougou}	KEN	8,139	142,113	198,541	285,695	312,400	395,300	813900
Komandjoari	KMD	5,043	40,630	50,484	79,507	88,000	113,900	504300
Kompienga	KMP	6,998	23,818	40,766	75,867	85,900	116,300	699800
Kossi	KOS	7,328	182,276	230,693	278,546	297,200	358,700	732800
Koulpélogo {Koulpelogo}	KOP	5,348	144,127	187,399	258,667	281,200	351,900	534800
Kouritenga	KOT	2,621	198,486	250,117	329,779	356,200	440,300	262100
Kourwéogo {Kourweogo}	KOW	1,588	95,246	117,996	138,217	146,800	175,800	158800
Léraba {Leraba}	LER	3,132	74,861	92,927	124,280	134,400	166,400	313200
Loroum	LOR	3,587	82,773	111,339	142,853	153,700	188,600	358700
Mouhoun	MOU	6,659	175,043	235,391	297,350	319,200	390,000	665900
Nahouri	NAO	3,748	105,509	119,739	157,071	169,500	209,000	374800
Namentenga	NAM	6,466	199,850	252,738	328,820	354,500	436,700	646600
Nayala	NAY	3,923	116,949	136,393	163,433	174,200	209,800	392300
Noumbiel	NOU	2,736	44,428	51,431	70,036	76,000	94,700	273600
Oubritenga	OUB	2,778	147,698	197,237	238,775	254,800	307,800	277800
Oudalan	OUD	9,832	106,194	137,160	195,964	214,100	270,300	983200
Passoré {Passore}	PAS	3,866	223,830	271,864	323,222	344,100	413,600	386600
Poni	PON	7,351	191,754	195,900	256,931	277,300	342,100	735100
Sanguié {Sanguie}	SNG	5,183	217,277	249,583	297,036	316,100	379,700	518300
Sanmatenga	SMT	9,290	367,724	464,032	598,014	643,900	791,100	929000
Séno {Seno}	SEN	6,866	150,779	201,760	264,991	286,100	353,200	686600
Sissili	SIS	7,147	116,215	153,434	208,409	226,000	281,200	714700
Soum	SOM	12,205	186,812	252,993	347,335	377,300	471,400	1220500
Sourou	SOR	5,768	151,159	188,512	220,622	234,400	280,500	576800
Tapoa	TAP	14,572	158,859	234,968	342,305	374,800	475,200	1457200
Tuy	TUY	5,633	108,559	160,722	228,458	249,400	314,600	563300
Yagha	YAG	6,457	78,126	116,419	160,152	174,000	217,500	645700
Yatenga	YAT	6,987	353,669	444,563	553,164	592,700	721,100	698700
Ziro	ZIR	5,128	88,514	119,219	175,915	192,900	245,400	512800
Zondoma	ZON	1,759	100,136	127,654	166,557	179,600	221,400	175900
Zoundwéogo {Zoundweogo}	ZOU	3,601	143,930	197,133	245,947	263,500	320,600	360100

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (Cf) 2006-12-09
1	Ouagadougou	KAD	1,475,223
2	Bobo Dioulasso	HOU	489,967
3	Koudougou	BLK	88,184
4	Banfora	COM	75,917
5	Ouahigouya	YAT	73,153
6	Pouytenga	KOT	60,618
7	Kaya	SMT	54,365
8	Tenkodogo	BLG	44,491
9	Fada Ngourma	GOU	41,785

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
Banfora	COM	35,319	49,724	75,917
Batié {Batie}	NOU	3,099	5,877	10,105
Bittou	BLG	...	10,834	20,118
Bobo Dioulasso	HOU	228,668	309,711	489,967
Bogandé {Bogande}	GNA	5,333	8,960	14,929
Boromo	BAL	8,511	11,232	14,594
Boulsa	NAM	11,823	12,280	17,925
Boussé {Bousse}	KOW	5,451	10,442	15,868
Dano	IOB	...	12,913	16,798
Dédougou {Dedougou}	MOU	21,049	33,815	38,862
Diapaga	TAP	...	5,017	8,400
Diébougou {Diebougou}	BGR	6,761	11,637	17,937
Djibo	SOM	16,082	20,080	28,990
Dori	SEN	10,956	23,768	21,078
Fada Ngourma	GOU	20,857	29,254	41,785
Gaoua	PON	10,657	16,424	25,104
Garango	BLG	27,242	28,291	35,015
Gourcy	ZON	14,401	16,317	24,616
Houndé {Hounde}	TUY	8,466	21,830	39,458
Kaya	SMT	25,814	33,958	54,365
Kombissiri	BAZ	5,000	16,821	23,460
Kongoussi	BAM	6,578	17,893	25,172
Koudougou	BLK	51,529	72,490	88,184
Koupéla {Koupela}	KOT	9,619	17,619	28,151
Léo {Leo}	SIS	10,961	18,988	26,779
Manga	ZOU	...	14,035	19,860
Niangoloko	COM	7,950	12,824	22,310
Nouna	KOS	15,202	19,105	22,166
Orodara	KEN	13,037	16,581	23,356
Ouagadougou	KAD	465,969	750,398	1,475,223
Ouahigouya	YAT	38,902	52,193	73,153
Ouargaye	KOP	...	8,180	10,103
Pô {Po}	NAO	14,242	17,146	24,320
Pouytenga	KOT	12,445	35,720	60,618
Réo {Reo}	SNG	18,456	22,534	28,446
Sapouy	ZIR	...	...	12,438
Solenzo	BAN	...	...	16,850
Tenkodogo	BLG	23,331	31,466	44,491
Titao	LOR	...	13,976	19,131
Toma	NAY	6,468	9,028	12,401
Tougan (Bonou-Toaga)	SOR	12,588	15,218	17,050
Yako	PAS	14,155	18,472	22,685
Ziniaré {Ziniare}	OUB	...	11,153	18,619
Zorgo	GAN	10,616	17,466	20,462

(1985) (1996) data provided by Axel Pieles and by the Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).
(2006) Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).
2012 estimate for Ouagadougou: 1,915,102