Annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi
Burundi: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.1%
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2016
All-time low
2.3%
in 1997
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi peaked at 6.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
Burundi ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.9% | — |
| 1951 | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| 1952 | 4.4% | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 4.6% | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 4.7% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 4.3% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -19.1% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Burundi was 3.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Burundi ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.