Burundi vs Lesotho: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Burundi
3.1%
in 2025
Lesotho
2.2%
in 2025
Burundi rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
5th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.1% against 2.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 6.8% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 9.7% | 5.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.4% | 2.6% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Burundi, at 3.1% against 2.2% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 0.9%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Burundi ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.