Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Burundi

Rural population share in Burundi in 2025 — 74.3%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 23.8 pp.

2025 74.3% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 13of 217
Period maximum 98.2%1960
Period minimum 74.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Burundi, 1960–202570809010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 98.2%1962: 98%1964: 97.8%1966: 97.6%1968: 97.4%1970: 97.1%1972: 96.9%1974: 96.6%1976: 96.3%1978: 96%1980: 95.7%1982: 95.3%1984: 94.9%1986: 94.5%1988: 94.1%1990: 93.7%1992: 93.4%1994: 93%1996: 92.7%1998: 92.3%2000: 92%2002: 91.5%2004: 91.1%2006: 90.5%2008: 89.9%2010: 89%2012: 87.8%2014: 86.2%2016: 84.4%2018: 82.3%2020: 80.1%2022: 77.7%2024: 75.2%2025: 74.3%
Change over the period: −23.8 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi 74.3%
World 42.2%
Eastern Africa computed 68.2%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 74.3 −0.9 pp
2024 75.2 −1.3 pp
2023 76.4 −1.2 pp
2022 77.7 −1.2 pp
2021 78.9 −1.2 pp
2020 80.1 −1.1 pp
2019 81.2 −1.1 pp
2018 82.3 −1.1 pp
2017 83.4 −1 pp
2016 84.4 −0.9 pp
2015 85.3 −0.9 pp
2014 86.2 −0.8 pp
2013 87 −0.7 pp
2012 87.8 −0.7 pp
2011 88.4 −0.6 pp
2010 89 −0.5 pp
2009 89.5 −0.4 pp
2008 89.9 −0.3 pp
2007 90.2 −0.3 pp
2006 90.5 −0.3 pp
2005 90.8 −0.3 pp
2004 91.1 −0.2 pp
2003 91.3 −0.2 pp
2002 91.5 −0.2 pp
2001 91.8 −0.2 pp
2000 92 −0.2 pp
1999 92.1 −0.2 pp
1998 92.3 −0.2 pp
1997 92.5 −0.2 pp
1996 92.7 −0.2 pp
1995 92.8 −0.2 pp
1994 93 −0.2 pp
1993 93.2 −0.2 pp
1992 93.4 −0.2 pp
1991 93.5 −0.2 pp
1990 93.7 −0.2 pp
1989 93.9 −0.2 pp
1988 94.1 −0.2 pp
1987 94.3 −0.2 pp
1986 94.5 −0.2 pp
1985 94.7 −0.2 pp
1984 94.9 −0.2 pp
1983 95.1 −0.2 pp
1982 95.3 −0.2 pp
1981 95.5 −0.2 pp
1980 95.7 −0.2 pp
1979 95.8 −0.2 pp
1978 96 −0.2 pp
1977 96.1 −0.2 pp
1976 96.3 −0.1 pp
1975 96.4 −0.1 pp
1974 96.6 −0.1 pp
1973 96.7 −0.1 pp
1972 96.9 −0.1 pp
1971 97 −0.1 pp
1970 97.1 −0.1 pp
1969 97.2 −0.1 pp
1968 97.4 −0.1 pp
1967 97.5 −0.1 pp
1966 97.6 −0.1 pp
1965 97.7 −0.1 pp
1964 97.8 −0.1 pp
1963 97.9 −0.1 pp
1962 98 −0.1 pp
1961 98.1 −0.1 pp
1960 98.2

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.