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
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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

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
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, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.