Burkina Faso vs Dominican Republic: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Burkina Faso
3.52 million
in 2025
Dominican Republic
3.65 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Dominican Republic rank
60th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Burkina Faso
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.65 million against 3.52 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 127,290.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 121 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,689 | 495,559 | 414,869 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 168,438 | 897,760 | 729,322 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 396,883 | 1.38 million | 979,768 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 668,838 | 1.70 million | 1.03 million | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 2.27 million | 981,282 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 2.91 million | 745,921 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3.14 million | 3.49 million | 348,202 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Burkina Faso or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.65 million against 3.52 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic?
- 127,290, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.