Burundi Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Burundi rural population for 2022 was 11,031,286, a 2.27% increase from 2021.
  • Burundi rural population for 2021 was 10,786,763, a 2.29% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi rural population for 2020 was 10,545,078, a 2.5% increase from 2019.
  • Burundi rural population for 2019 was 10,287,647, a 2.92% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 95,420,799
Democratic Republic of Congo 52,636,799
Tanzania 41,471,864
Uganda 34,889,566
Afghanistan 30,181,937
Nepal 23,994,819
Niger 21,780,401
Yemen 20,491,585
Mozambique 20,379,448
Madagascar 17,801,970
Malawi 16,736,441
Burkina Faso 15,446,047
Chad 13,458,554
Mali 12,327,741
Rwanda 11,335,329
Zimbabwe 11,033,499
Burundi 11,031,286
North Korea 9,667,582
Syrian Arab Republic 9,564,966
Somalia 9,269,665
Senegal 8,816,497
Guinea 8,638,804
South Sudan 8,638,206
Tajikistan 7,169,192
Benin 6,738,656
Togo 4,962,262
Sierra Leone 4,833,746
Haiti 4,770,701
Central African Republic 3,173,417
Liberia 2,488,813
Eritrea 2,113,713
Guinea-Bissau 1,157,198
Gambia 978,162
Comoros 586,880
Burundi Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 11,031,286 85.58 2.24%
2021 10,786,763 85.94 2.27%
2020 10,545,078 86.29 2.47%
2019 10,287,647 86.63 2.88%
2018 9,995,643 86.97 2.61%
2017 9,738,163 87.29 1.92%
2016 9,552,623 87.61 1.28%
2015 9,431,523 87.92 1.85%
2014 9,259,032 88.22 3.01%
2013 8,984,203 88.52 3.23%
2012 8,698,973 88.81 3.22%
2011 8,423,640 89.09 3.24%
2010 8,155,352 89.36 4.38%
2009 7,805,682 89.62 4.79%
2008 7,440,530 89.88 3.83%
2007 7,160,953 90.14 3.40%
2006 6,921,702 90.38 3.31%
2005 6,696,167 90.63 3.44%
2004 6,469,754 90.86 3.46%
2003 6,249,682 91.09 2.89%
2002 6,071,677 91.32 2.55%
2001 5,918,664 91.54 2.24%
2000 5,787,529 91.75 1.81%
1999 5,683,541 91.96 2.15%
1998 5,562,773 92.17 1.63%
1997 5,472,582 92.38 -0.33%
1996 5,490,938 92.59 -0.26%
1995 5,504,970 92.79 5.80%
1994 5,194,577 92.99 0.35%
1993 5,176,187 93.18 -3.53%
1992 5,361,916 93.36 2.42%
1991 5,233,682 93.55 1.81%
1990 5,139,904 93.73 1.79%
1989 5,048,750 93.95 1.68%
1988 4,964,492 94.17 1.96%
1987 4,867,902 94.38 2.06%
1986 4,768,597 94.58 1.67%
1985 4,689,688 94.78 1.96%
1984 4,598,557 94.97 2.23%
1983 4,497,270 95.15 2.48%
1982 4,387,161 95.33 2.27%
1981 4,288,525 95.50 3.87%
1980 4,125,700 95.66 3.98%
1979 3,964,575 95.82 2.22%
1978 3,877,632 96.00 2.64%
1977 3,776,693 96.16 2.32%
1976 3,689,989 96.32 2.00%
1975 3,617,072 96.48 2.25%
1974 3,536,433 96.62 2.30%
1973 3,455,878 96.76 -0.36%
1972 3,468,204 96.90 -0.22%
1971 3,475,683 97.03 2.25%
1970 3,398,321 97.16 2.00%
1969 3,331,079 97.27 2.01%
1968 3,264,866 97.39 2.24%
1967 3,192,598 97.50 2.40%
1966 3,116,897 97.61 2.28%
1965 3,046,604 97.71 2.70%
1964 2,965,489 97.77 2.80%
1963 2,883,480 97.81 2.04%
1962 2,825,203 97.85 2.47%
1961 2,756,414 97.89 2.45%
1960 2,689,581 97.92 0.00%