Burkina Faso vs Paraguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Burkina Faso
3.52 million
in 2025
Paraguay
3.63 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Paraguay rank
61st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Burkina Faso
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.63 million against 3.52 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 106,400.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 121 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,689 | 457,226 | 376,536 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 168,438 | 647,429 | 478,991 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 396,883 | 910,062 | 513,179 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 668,838 | 1.34 million | 670,621 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 2.10 million | 812,187 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 2.93 million | 763,827 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.14 million | 3.48 million | 342,557 | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3.63 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 Paraguay?
- 106,400, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Paraguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st 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.