Burkina Faso vs Syria: Population, male
Burkina Faso
11.99 million
in 2025
Syria
12.83 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
59th
Syria rank
57th
Population, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 12.83 million against 11.99 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 831,400.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Syria ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 million | 2.76 million | 185,767 | Syria |
| 1970s | 3.02 million | 3.81 million | 792,456 | Syria |
| 1980s | 3.88 million | 5.33 million | 1.45 million | Syria |
| 1990s | 5.06 million | 7.29 million | 2.23 million | Syria |
| 2000s | 6.81 million | 9.60 million | 2.79 million | Syria |
| 2010s | 9.21 million | 10.44 million | 1.23 million | Syria |
| 2020s | 11.34 million | 11.59 million | 245,250 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Burkina Faso or Syria?
- Syria, at 12.83 million against 11.99 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Burkina Faso and Syria?
- 831,400, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Syria rank globally for population, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Syria ranks 57th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.