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Burundi vs Ghana: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

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

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Burundi
  • Ghana
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How they compare

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

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Burundi or Ghana?
Burundi, at 13.46 million people against 13.45 million people in Ghana as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Burundi and Ghana?
11,500 people, 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 projected to 2050?
Burundi ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 40th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 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 projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.