Burundi vs Rwanda: Population density

Burundi

1,475 people per km²

in 2100

Rwanda

1,329 people per km²

in 2100

Burundi rank

12th

Rwanda rank

13th

Population density over time

Burundi currently reports 1,475 people per km² against 1,329 people per km² in Rwanda, a difference of 146.13 people per km².

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 13th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.