Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 15-64
Burkina Faso
56.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
56.2%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
199th
Zimbabwe rank
198th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 56.2% against 56.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.3% | 48.4% | 8.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 53.2% | 48.5% | 4.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 48.7% | 2.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 51.2% | 1.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 54.8% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 53.3% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 55.0% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 56.2% against 56.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Burkina Faso ranks 199th and Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.