Burundi - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Burundi was 7,460,736 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,460,736 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,881,688 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.

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Year Value
1960 2,881,688
1961 2,931,838
1962 2,982,048
1963 3,033,156
1964 3,086,337
1965 3,142,181
1966 3,202,095
1967 3,265,290
1968 3,327,616
1969 3,383,412
1970 3,429,175
1971 3,458,988
1972 3,479,888
1973 3,498,461
1974 3,523,802
1975 3,562,628
1976 3,614,460
1977 3,680,099
1978 3,759,193
1979 3,850,411
1980 3,952,407
1981 4,066,576
1982 4,190,727
1983 4,322,612
1984 4,459,373
1985 4,598,366
1986 4,736,757
1987 4,875,018
1988 5,009,291
1989 5,134,995
1990 5,248,812
1991 5,353,113
1992 5,446,456
1993 5,527,456
1994 5,594,725
1995 5,648,505
1996 5,684,651
1997 5,709,227
1998 5,734,347
1999 5,775,942
2000 5,845,276
2001 5,944,583
2002 6,071,668
2003 6,221,908
2004 6,387,673
2005 6,562,539
2006 6,741,876
2007 6,929,295
2008 7,117,273
2009 7,296,572
2010 7,460,736

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Burundi was 89.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 98.00 in 1960, while its lowest value was 89.00 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 98.00
1961 97.96
1962 97.92
1963 97.88
1964 97.84
1965 97.80
1966 97.76
1967 97.72
1968 97.68
1969 97.64
1970 97.60
1971 97.44
1972 97.28
1973 97.12
1974 96.96
1975 96.80
1976 96.58
1977 96.36
1978 96.14
1979 95.92
1980 95.70
1981 95.52
1982 95.34
1983 95.16
1984 94.98
1985 94.80
1986 94.58
1987 94.36
1988 94.14
1989 93.92
1990 93.70
1991 93.52
1992 93.34
1993 93.16
1994 92.98
1995 92.80
1996 92.58
1997 92.36
1998 92.14
1999 91.92
2000 91.70
2001 91.46
2002 91.22
2003 90.98
2004 90.74
2005 90.50
2006 90.20
2007 89.90
2008 89.60
2009 89.30
2010 89.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization