Burkina Faso: cities by population
Burkina Faso has a population of 24,601,700 (UN estimate, 2026), with Ouagadougou as its capital. The 50 largest of its 91 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+106%
since 2000 (11,925,546)
+52%
projected by 2050 (37,304,383)
90
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Burkina Faso
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | Centre | 2,415,266 |
| 2 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Hauts-Bassins | 904,920 |
| 3 | Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 160,239 |
| 4 | Saaba | Centre | 136,011 |
| 5 | Ouahigouya | Nord | 124,587 |
| 6 | Kaya | Centre-Nord | 121,970 |
| 7 | Banfora | Cascades Region | 117,452 |
| 8 | Pouytenga | Centre-Est | 96,469 |
| 9 | Houndé | Hauts-Bassins | 87,151 |
| 10 | Fada N'gourma | Est | 73,200 |
| 11 | Nioko I | Centre | 65,263 |
| 12 | Dédougou | Boucle du Mouhoun | 63,617 |
| 13 | Tenkodogo | Centre-Est | 61,936 |
| 14 | Djibo | Sahel | 61,462 |
| 15 | Kongoussi | Centre-Nord | 53,627 |
| 16 | Léo | Centre-Ouest | 51,743 |
| 17 | Koupéla | Centre-Est | 49,372 |
| 18 | Titao | Nord | 48,241 |
| 19 | Saonré | Centre | 47,728 |
| 20 | Dori | Sahel | 46,512 |
| 21 | Aribinda | Sahel | 45,818 |
| 22 | Gaoua | Sud-Ouest | 45,284 |
| 23 | Garango | Centre-Est | 40,404 |
| 24 | Gourcy | Nord | 40,141 |
| 25 | Yako | Nord | 38,679 |
| 26 | Zorgo | Plateau-Central | 35,398 |
| 27 | Réo | Centre-Ouest | 33,894 |
| 28 | Orodara | Hauts-Bassins | 33,422 |
| 29 | Ziniaré | Plateau-Central | 33,296 |
| 30 | Niangoloko | Cascades Region | 33,292 |
| 31 | Nouna | Boucle du Mouhoun | 32,428 |
| 32 | Bama | Boucle du Mouhoun | 31,215 |
| 33 | Bittou | Centre-Est | 31,210 |
| 34 | Kombissiri | Centre-Sud | 28,617 |
| 35 | Manga | Centre-Sud | 28,615 |
| 36 | Pô | Centre-Sud | 28,079 |
| 37 | Bourzanga | Centre-Nord | 27,213 |
| 38 | Barogo | Plateau-Central | 26,539 |
| 39 | Gao | Centre-Ouest | 26,453 |
| 40 | Tougan | Boucle du Mouhoun | 26,347 |
| 41 | Sapouy | Centre-Ouest | 26,345 |
| 42 | Yalgo | Centre-Nord | 26,340 |
| 43 | Kokologo | Centre-Ouest | 25,958 |
| 44 | Dano | Sud-Ouest | 25,922 |
| 45 | Mogtédo | Plateau-Central | 25,699 |
| 46 | Diébougou | Sud-Ouest | 25,688 |
| 47 | Boussé | Plateau-Central | 25,022 |
| 48 | Solenzo | Boucle du Mouhoun | 24,783 |
| 49 | Boulsa | Centre-Nord | 24,200 |
| 50 | Pissila | Centre-Nord | 23,420 |
Twenty years earlier: Burkina Faso in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 11,909,916.
Common questions
What is the population of Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso has a population of 24,601,700, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 37,304,383 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
Ouagadougou.