Burkina Faso vs Uzbekistan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Burkina Faso
3.98 million people
in 2020
Uzbekistan
3.65 million people
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
65th
Uzbekistan rank
68th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.98 million people against 3.65 million people in Uzbekistan, a difference of 334,570 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Uzbekistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 65th and Uzbekistan ranks 68th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 1.28 million people | 1.28 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 0 people | 1.94 million people | 1.94 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 0 people | 2.43 million people | 2.43 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 0 people | 2.85 million people | 2.85 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 693,250 people | 3.02 million people | 2.33 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 2.09 million people | 3.24 million people | 1.15 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 3.98 million people | 3.65 million people | 334,570 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Burkina Faso or Uzbekistan?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.98 million people against 3.65 million people in Uzbekistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan?
- 334,570 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 65th and Uzbekistan ranks 68th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.