Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2569 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi stood at 0.2569 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.2569 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 people per person, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 203rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0184 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0192 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0201 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0211 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.022 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.023 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.024 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0251 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0263 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0275 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0288 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0301 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0314 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0328 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0342 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0357 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0372 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0387 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0402 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0418 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0434 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0451 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0469 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0488 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0507 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0526 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0546 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0566 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0586 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0607 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0627 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0646 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0665 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0683 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.07 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0734 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0751 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0768 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0786 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0804 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0824 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0845 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0868 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0892 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0918 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0946 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0977 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1011 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.105 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1098 people per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1156 people per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1222 people per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1297 people per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1378 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1467 people per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1562 people per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1662 people per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1768 people per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1879 people per person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1993 people per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2111 people per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2232 people per person | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2355 people per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2483 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2569 people per person | +3.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.2569 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.2569 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 people per person | 0.0184 people per person | 0.0275 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0351 people per person | 0.0288 people per person | 0.0418 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0518 people per person | 0.0434 people per person | 0.0607 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0708 people per person | 0.0627 people per person | 0.0786 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0914 people per person | 0.0804 people per person | 0.105 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1449 people per person | 0.1098 people per person | 0.1879 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2291 people per person | 0.1993 people per person | 0.2569 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 200 Guyana 0.2649 people per person compare
- 201 Tajikistan 0.2616 people per person compare
- 202 Afghanistan 0.2594 people per person compare
- 204 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2433 people per person compare
- 205 Ethiopia 0.2411 people per person compare
- 206 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 people per person compare
More population data for Burundi
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 24,209 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.47 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2414 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,475 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.71 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Burundi was 0.2569 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2569 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 people per person in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.