Burundi vs Denmark: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Burundi
1.94 million people
in 2020
Denmark
2.05 million people
in 2020
Burundi rank
106th
Denmark rank
103rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Burundi
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.05 million people against 1.94 million people in Burundi, a difference of 110,030 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Burundi ranks 106th and Denmark ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 million people | 1.80 million people | 274,495 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1.73 million people | 1.86 million people | 129,660 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 1.92 million people | 18,980 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.18 million people | 1.99 million people | 180,325 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.35 million people | 2.02 million people | 334,560 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.50 million people | 2.04 million people | 458,100 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 2.43 million people | 2.04 million people | 390,980 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.94 million people | 2.05 million people | 110,030 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Burundi or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2.05 million people against 1.94 million people in Burundi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Burundi and Denmark?
- 110,030 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Denmark?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Denmark rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Burundi ranks 106th and Denmark ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.