🌆 Largest Cities in Burkina Faso
Cities of Burkina Faso with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Ouagadougou42%
Bobo-Dioulasso16%
Koudougou
Saaba2.4%
Ouahigouya2.2%
Kaya2.1%
Banfora2.1%
Pouytenga
Houndé
Fada N'gourma
Nioko I
Dédougou
Tenkodogo
Djibo
Kongoussi
Léo
Koupéla
Titao
Saonré
Dori
Aribinda
Gaoua
Garango
Gourcy
Yako
Nouna
Bama
Bittou
10 others4.4%
1
OuagadougouCentre
2,415,266
2
Bobo-DioulassoHauts-Bassins
904,920
3
KoudougouCentre-Ouest
160,239
4
SaabaCentre
136,011
5
OuahigouyaNord
124,587
6
KayaCentre-Nord
121,970
7
BanforaCascades Region
117,452
8
PouytengaCentre-Est
96,469
9
HoundéHauts-Bassins
87,151
10
Fada N'gourmaEst
73,200
11
Nioko ICentre
65,263
12
DédougouBoucle du Mouhoun
63,617
13
TenkodogoCentre-Est
61,936
14
DjiboSahel
61,462
15
KongoussiCentre-Nord
53,627
16
LéoCentre-Ouest
51,743
17
KoupélaCentre-Est
49,372
18
TitaoNord
48,241
19
SaonréCentre
47,728
20
DoriSahel
46,512
21
AribindaSahel
45,818
22
GaouaSud-Ouest
45,284
23
GarangoCentre-Est
40,404
24
GourcyNord
40,141
25
YakoNord
38,679
26
ZorgoPlateau-Central
35,398
27
RéoCentre-Ouest
33,894
28
OrodaraHauts-Bassins
33,422
29
ZiniaréPlateau-Central
33,296
30
NiangolokoCascades Region
33,292
31
NounaBoucle du Mouhoun
32,428
32
BamaBoucle du Mouhoun
31,215
33
BittouCentre-Est
31,210
34
KombissiriCentre-Sud
28,617
35
MangaCentre-Sud
28,615
36
PôCentre-Sud
28,079
37
BourzangaCentre-Nord
27,213
38
BarogoPlateau-Central
26,539
39
GaoCentre-Ouest
26,453
40
TouganBoucle du Mouhoun
26,347
41
SapouyCentre-Ouest
26,345
42
YalgoCentre-Nord
26,340
43
KokologoCentre-Ouest
25,958
44
DanoSud-Ouest
25,922
45
MogtédoPlateau-Central
25,699
46
DiébougouSud-Ouest
25,688
47
BousséPlateau-Central
25,022
48
SolenzoBoucle du Mouhoun
24,783
49
BoulsaCentre-Nord
24,200
50
PissilaCentre-Nord
23,420
Highlights
Within Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou ranks first in 2026 with 2,415,266, followed by Bobo-Dioulasso (904,920) and Koudougou (160,239).
Ouagadougou is 2.7 times higher than Bobo-Dioulasso, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 2,415,266 (Ouagadougou) to 23,420 (Pissila), with a median of 37,039.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.