Burundi Rural Population 1960-2023

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 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.
  • Burundi rural population for 2018 was 9,995,643, a 2.64% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Burundi Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %