Burundi vs Ghana: Urban and rural population 2050

Burundi
13.46 million
in 2050
Ghana
13.45 million
in 2050
Burundi rank
39th
Ghana rank
40th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Burundi
  • Ghana
05.0M10.0M15.0M100015252050

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 13.46 million against 13.45 million in Ghana, a difference of 11,500.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.

Burundi ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 40th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Ghana Difference Ahead
1000s 312,000 879,727 567,727 Ghana
1100s 379,599 1.01 million 625,791 Ghana
1200s 447,197 1.15 million 701,773 Ghana
1300s 514,788 1.31 million 798,152 Ghana
1400s 582,360 1.50 million 917,570 Ghana
1500s 649,867 1.71 million 1.06 million Ghana
1600s 714,562 1.95 million 1.24 million Ghana
1700s 778,566 2.21 million 1.43 million Ghana
1710s 743,519 2.22 million 1.48 million Ghana
1720s 752,147 2.23 million 1.48 million Ghana
1730s 761,252 2.25 million 1.49 million Ghana
1740s 770,883 2.27 million 1.49 million Ghana
1750s 781,097 2.28 million 1.50 million Ghana
1760s 791,962 2.30 million 1.51 million Ghana
1770s 803,557 2.32 million 1.51 million Ghana
1780s 815,975 2.34 million 1.52 million Ghana
1790s 829,329 2.36 million 1.53 million Ghana
1800s 843,755 2.38 million 1.53 million Ghana
1810s 859,418 2.40 million 1.54 million Ghana
1820s 876,526 2.43 million 1.55 million Ghana
1830s 895,337 2.45 million 1.56 million Ghana
1840s 916,185 2.48 million 1.56 million Ghana
1850s 939,506 2.51 million 1.57 million Ghana
1860s 965,883 2.55 million 1.58 million Ghana
1870s 996,122 2.59 million 1.59 million Ghana
1880s 1.03 million 2.63 million 1.60 million Ghana
1890s 1.07 million 2.69 million 1.61 million Ghana
1900s 1.12 million 2.75 million 1.63 million Ghana
1910s 1.19 million 2.84 million 1.65 million Ghana
1920s 1.28 million 2.95 million 1.68 million Ghana
1930s 1.41 million 3.12 million 1.72 million Ghana
1940s 1.63 million 3.42 million 1.79 million Ghana
1950s 2.45 million 4.74 million 2.29 million Ghana
1960s 3.03 million 5.76 million 2.72 million Ghana
1970s 3.67 million 7.13 million 3.46 million Ghana
1980s 4.70 million 9.07 million 4.37 million Ghana
1990s 5.51 million 10.39 million 4.88 million Ghana
2000s 6.84 million 11.71 million 4.87 million Ghana
2010s 9.24 million 13.22 million 3.98 million Ghana
2020s 10.65 million 14.33 million 3.68 million Ghana
2030s 11.94 million 14.63 million 2.70 million Ghana
2040s 13.04 million 14.11 million 1.07 million Ghana
2050s 13.46 million 13.45 million 11,500 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Burundi or Ghana?
Burundi, at 13.46 million against 13.45 million in Ghana as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Burundi and Ghana?
11,500, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Burundi ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 40th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed