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 2023 was 11,281,370, a 2.27% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Burundi Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,281,370 85.22 2.24%
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 %