Burkina Faso vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population, female

Burkina Faso
12.08 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
13.42 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
59th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
56th

Population, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 13.42 million against 12.08 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.34 million.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 56th of 218 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 2.55 million 7.09 million 4.54 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 3.11 million 8.80 million 5.69 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 4.02 million 10.11 million 6.09 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 5.24 million 11.51 million 6.27 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 6.95 million 12.43 million 5.48 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 9.32 million 12.99 million 3.66 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 11.43 million 13.34 million 1.91 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Burkina Faso or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 13.42 million against 12.08 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1.34 million, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 56th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.