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
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1,475 people per km² against 1,329 people per km² in Rwanda, a difference of 146 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 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 22 and Rwanda in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 12.15 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | 0.4754 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1100s | 14.78 people per km² | 14.2 people per km² | 0.5784 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1200s | 17.41 people per km² | 16.73 people per km² | 0.6814 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1300s | 20.05 people per km² | 19.26 people per km² | 0.7844 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1400s | 22.68 people per km² | 21.79 people per km² | 0.8875 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1500s | 25.31 people per km² | 24.32 people per km² | 0.9905 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1600s | 27.84 people per km² | 26.75 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1700s | 30.37 people per km² | 29.19 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1710s | 29.01 people per km² | 29.86 people per km² | 0.8504 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1720s | 29.36 people per km² | 30.2 people per km² | 0.8477 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1730s | 29.72 people per km² | 30.56 people per km² | 0.8447 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1740s | 30.1 people per km² | 30.94 people per km² | 0.8413 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1750s | 30.51 people per km² | 31.34 people per km² | 0.8376 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1760s | 30.94 people per km² | 31.77 people per km² | 0.8334 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1770s | 31.4 people per km² | 32.23 people per km² | 0.8286 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1780s | 31.9 people per km² | 32.72 people per km² | 0.8232 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1790s | 32.43 people per km² | 33.25 people per km² | 0.8172 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1800s | 35.01 people per km² | 37.63 people per km² | 2.62 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 35.02 people per km² | 37.64 people per km² | 2.62 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 37.54 people per km² | 40.6 people per km² | 3.06 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 43.57 people per km² | 47.75 people per km² | 4.18 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 50.61 people per km² | 56.19 people per km² | 5.59 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 56.06 people per km² | 61.57 people per km² | 5.51 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 58.82 people per km² | 62.16 people per km² | 3.34 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 61.95 people per km² | 62.69 people per km² | 0.7427 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 65.56 people per km² | 64.08 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1890s | 65.69 people per km² | 63.6 people per km² | 2.1 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1900s | 60.9 people per km² | 59.3 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1910s | 56.53 people per km² | 55.67 people per km² | 0.8601 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1920s | 59 people per km² | 58.3 people per km² | 0.7037 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1930s | 68.07 people per km² | 67.26 people per km² | 0.8119 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1940s | 79.69 people per km² | 78.76 people per km² | 0.9311 people per km² | Burundi |
| 1950s | 96.61 people per km² | 102.7 people per km² | 6.09 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 120.83 people per km² | 138.18 people per km² | 17.35 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 148.16 people per km² | 184.79 people per km² | 36.63 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 193.2 people per km² | 252.76 people per km² | 59.56 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 230.81 people per km² | 298.85 people per km² | 68.05 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 293.42 people per km² | 365.11 people per km² | 71.69 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 421.78 people per km² | 466.98 people per km² | 45.2 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 553.34 people per km² | 585.07 people per km² | 31.74 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2030s | 697.73 people per km² | 713.02 people per km² | 15.29 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2040s | 855.29 people per km² | 849.64 people per km² | 5.65 people per km² | Burundi |
| 2050s | 1,004 people per km² | 973.2 people per km² | 30.75 people per km² | Burundi |
| 2060s | 1,140 people per km² | 1,086 people per km² | 54.84 people per km² | Burundi |
| 2070s | 1,269 people per km² | 1,179 people per km² | 89.94 people per km² | Burundi |
| 2080s | 1,373 people per km² | 1,252 people per km² | 120.16 people per km² | Burundi |
| 2090s | 1,445 people per km² | 1,308 people per km² | 137.57 people per km² | Burundi |
| 2100s | 1,475 people per km² | 1,329 people per km² | 146.13 people per km² | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 1,475 people per km² against 1,329 people per km² in Rwanda as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 146 people per km², with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for population density?
- Burundi ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 13th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.