Burkina Faso vs Kazakhstan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Burkina Faso
3.52 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan
3.39 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Kazakhstan rank
66th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.52 million against 3.39 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 126,220.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Kazakhstan ranks 66th of 121 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,689 | 758,884 | 678,194 | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 168,438 | 1.06 million | 886,932 | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 396,883 | 1.28 million | 883,467 | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 668,838 | 1.41 million | 744,737 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 1.78 million | 490,182 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 2.52 million | 353,366 | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 3.14 million | 3.24 million | 98,522 | Kazakhstan |
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 Kazakhstan?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.52 million against 3.39 million in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan?
- 126,220, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Kazakhstan ranks 66th 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.