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Burundi vs Italy: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Burundi
13.46 million people
in 2050
Italy
15.00 million people
in 2050
Burundi rank
39th
Italy rank
36th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Burundi
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.00 million people against 13.46 million people in Burundi, a difference of 1.54 million people.

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

Across all 133 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 39th and Italy ranks 36th of 238 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Italy Difference Ahead
1000s 312,000 people 4.68 million people 4.37 million people Italy
1100s 379,599 people 5.85 million people 5.47 million people Italy
1200s 447,197 people 7.48 million people 7.04 million people Italy
1300s 514,788 people 9.83 million people 9.31 million people Italy
1400s 582,360 people 6.60 million people 6.01 million people Italy
1500s 649,867 people 7.11 million people 6.46 million people Italy
1600s 714,562 people 10.84 million people 10.12 million people Italy
1700s 778,566 people 11.21 million people 10.43 million people Italy
1710s 743,519 people 11.54 million people 10.80 million people Italy
1720s 752,147 people 11.93 million people 11.18 million people Italy
1730s 761,252 people 12.34 million people 11.57 million people Italy
1740s 770,883 people 12.75 million people 11.98 million people Italy
1750s 781,097 people 13.18 million people 12.40 million people Italy
1760s 791,962 people 13.63 million people 12.83 million people Italy
1770s 803,557 people 14.09 million people 13.28 million people Italy
1780s 815,975 people 14.56 million people 13.75 million people Italy
1790s 829,329 people 15.05 million people 14.22 million people Italy
1800s 843,755 people 15.56 million people 14.72 million people Italy
1810s 859,418 people 16.14 million people 15.28 million people Italy
1820s 876,526 people 16.74 million people 15.86 million people Italy
1830s 895,337 people 17.90 million people 17.00 million people Italy
1840s 916,185 people 19.13 million people 18.22 million people Italy
1850s 939,506 people 20.45 million people 19.51 million people Italy
1860s 965,883 people 21.86 million people 20.90 million people Italy
1870s 996,122 people 21.27 million people 20.27 million people Italy
1880s 1.03 million people 21.39 million people 20.36 million people Italy
1890s 1.07 million people 21.61 million people 20.54 million people Italy
1900s 1.12 million people 21.64 million people 20.52 million people Italy
1910s 1.19 million people 21.70 million people 20.51 million people Italy
1920s 1.28 million people 22.51 million people 21.23 million people Italy
1930s 1.41 million people 22.33 million people 20.93 million people Italy
1940s 1.63 million people 22.10 million people 20.47 million people Italy
1950s 2.45 million people 20.84 million people 18.40 million people Italy
1960s 3.03 million people 19.62 million people 16.59 million people Italy
1970s 3.67 million people 18.80 million people 15.13 million people Italy
1980s 4.70 million people 18.84 million people 14.13 million people Italy
1990s 5.51 million people 18.97 million people 13.46 million people Italy
2000s 6.84 million people 18.92 million people 12.08 million people Italy
2010s 9.24 million people 18.61 million people 9.37 million people Italy
2020s 10.65 million people 17.92 million people 7.27 million people Italy
2030s 11.94 million people 16.66 million people 4.72 million people Italy
2040s 13.04 million people 15.59 million people 2.55 million people Italy
2050s 13.46 million people 15.00 million people 1.54 million people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Burundi or Italy?
Italy, at 15.00 million people against 13.46 million people in Burundi as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Burundi and Italy?
1.54 million people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Italy?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Burundi and Italy rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Burundi ranks 39th and Italy ranks 36th 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.