Burundi vs Guyana: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Burundi
25.7%
in 2025
Guyana
26.5%
in 2025
Burundi rank
223rd
Guyana rank
220th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Burundi
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 26.5% against 25.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 223rd and Guyana ranks 220th of 238 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Guyana |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Guyana |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Guyana |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Guyana |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Guyana |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Guyana |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Guyana |
| 1790s | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Guyana |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% | Guyana |
| 1810s | 0.5% | 3.4% | 2.9% | Guyana |
| 1820s | 0.6% | 3.9% | 3.4% | Guyana |
| 1830s | 0.6% | 4.6% | 4.0% | Guyana |
| 1840s | 0.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | Guyana |
| 1850s | 0.7% | 6.2% | 5.5% | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 7.3% | 6.5% | Guyana |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 8.5% | 7.6% | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.0% | 9.9% | 8.9% | Guyana |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 11.6% | 10.5% | Guyana |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 13.5% | 12.3% | Guyana |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 15.7% | 14.5% | Guyana |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 18.4% | 17.0% | Guyana |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 21.4% | 19.9% | Guyana |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 25.0% | 23.3% | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 28.5% | 27.1% | Guyana |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 29.6% | 27.3% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 29.8% | 26.3% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 29.5% | 24.3% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 29.3% | 22.3% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 27.8% | 18.7% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 26.4% | 11.9% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 26.5% | 3.6% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Burundi or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 26.5% against 25.7% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Burundi and Guyana?
- 0.8%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guyana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Guyana rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Burundi ranks 223rd and Guyana ranks 220th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.