Burundi vs Somalia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Burundi
13.46 million people
in 2050
Somalia
14.42 million people
in 2050
Burundi rank
39th
Somalia rank
37th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Burundi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.42 million people against 13.46 million people in Burundi, a difference of 953,600 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.
Burundi ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 37th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 312,000 people | 389,200 people | 77,200 people | Somalia |
| 1100s | 379,599 people | 467,039 people | 87,440 people | Somalia |
| 1200s | 447,197 people | 544,876 people | 97,679 people | Somalia |
| 1300s | 514,788 people | 622,705 people | 107,917 people | Somalia |
| 1400s | 582,360 people | 700,508 people | 118,148 people | Somalia |
| 1500s | 649,867 people | 778,227 people | 128,360 people | Somalia |
| 1600s | 714,562 people | 826,499 people | 111,937 people | Somalia |
| 1700s | 778,566 people | 873,949 people | 95,383 people | Somalia |
| 1710s | 743,519 people | 884,640 people | 141,121 people | Somalia |
| 1720s | 752,147 people | 894,695 people | 142,548 people | Somalia |
| 1730s | 761,252 people | 904,685 people | 143,433 people | Somalia |
| 1740s | 770,883 people | 914,596 people | 143,713 people | Somalia |
| 1750s | 781,097 people | 924,413 people | 143,316 people | Somalia |
| 1760s | 791,962 people | 934,114 people | 142,152 people | Somalia |
| 1770s | 803,557 people | 943,676 people | 140,119 people | Somalia |
| 1780s | 815,975 people | 953,068 people | 137,093 people | Somalia |
| 1790s | 829,329 people | 962,256 people | 132,927 people | Somalia |
| 1800s | 843,755 people | 971,195 people | 127,440 people | Somalia |
| 1810s | 859,418 people | 979,832 people | 120,414 people | Somalia |
| 1820s | 876,526 people | 988,106 people | 111,580 people | Somalia |
| 1830s | 895,337 people | 1.04 million people | 148,203 people | Somalia |
| 1840s | 916,185 people | 1.08 million people | 167,685 people | Somalia |
| 1850s | 939,506 people | 1.13 million people | 185,594 people | Somalia |
| 1860s | 965,883 people | 1.17 million people | 201,177 people | Somalia |
| 1870s | 996,122 people | 1.22 million people | 226,148 people | Somalia |
| 1880s | 1.03 million people | 1.28 million people | 247,380 people | Somalia |
| 1890s | 1.07 million people | 1.34 million people | 262,800 people | Somalia |
| 1900s | 1.12 million people | 1.39 million people | 269,220 people | Somalia |
| 1910s | 1.19 million people | 1.45 million people | 261,380 people | Somalia |
| 1920s | 1.28 million people | 1.58 million people | 297,650 people | Somalia |
| 1930s | 1.41 million people | 1.71 million people | 298,010 people | Somalia |
| 1940s | 1.63 million people | 1.84 million people | 205,460 people | Somalia |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 2.13 million people | 318,774 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 3.03 million people | 2.59 million people | 442,758 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 3.67 million people | 3.22 million people | 451,297 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 4.70 million people | 4.74 million people | 37,975 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.51 million people | 5.06 million people | 442,576 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.84 million people | 6.74 million people | 105,111 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 9.24 million people | 7.63 million people | 1.61 million people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 10.65 million people | 8.74 million people | 1.91 million people | Burundi |
| 2030s | 11.94 million people | 10.67 million people | 1.26 million people | Burundi |
| 2040s | 13.04 million people | 12.97 million people | 65,470 people | Burundi |
| 2050s | 13.46 million people | 14.42 million people | 953,600 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Burundi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.42 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 Somalia?
- 953,600 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Burundi ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 37th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.