Burundi - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Burundi was 1,629,988 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,629,988 in 2020 and a minimum value of 58,113 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 58,113
1961 60,329
1962 62,624
1963 65,010
1964 67,577
1965 70,985
1966 75,933
1967 81,363
1968 87,127
1969 93,063
1970 98,980
1971 104,841
1972 110,695
1973 116,662
1974 123,140
1975 130,456
1976 138,693
1977 147,934
1978 158,168
1979 169,261
1980 180,385
1981 192,121
1982 204,708
1983 218,131
1984 232,580
1985 248,041
1986 264,715
1987 282,525
1988 301,335
1989 320,918
1990 341,077
1991 359,216
1992 377,351
1993 395,601
1994 413,753
1995 431,726
1996 449,175
1997 466,384
1998 484,330
1999 503,627
2000 526,002
2001 552,126
2002 582,052
2003 615,468
2004 651,765
2005 690,455
2006 731,647
2007 775,530
2008 822,199
2009 871,341
2010 923,258
2011 977,810
2012 1,034,996
2013 1,095,417
2014 1,159,265
2015 1,227,129
2016 1,299,254
2017 1,375,680
2018 1,456,375
2019 1,541,177
2020 1,629,988

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Burundi was 13.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.08 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2.08
1961 2.12
1962 2.15
1963 2.19
1964 2.23
1965 2.29
1966 2.40
1967 2.50
1968 2.61
1969 2.73
1970 2.85
1971 2.97
1972 3.10
1973 3.24
1974 3.38
1975 3.53
1976 3.68
1977 3.84
1978 4.01
1979 4.18
1980 4.34
1981 4.50
1982 4.67
1983 4.85
1984 5.03
1985 5.22
1986 5.42
1987 5.62
1988 5.83
1989 6.05
1990 6.27
1991 6.46
1992 6.64
1993 6.82
1994 7.01
1995 7.21
1996 7.41
1997 7.62
1998 7.83
1999 8.04
2000 8.25
2001 8.46
2002 8.68
2003 8.91
2004 9.14
2005 9.38
2006 9.62
2007 9.86
2008 10.12
2009 10.38
2010 10.64
2011 10.92
2012 11.19
2013 11.48
2014 11.78
2015 12.08
2016 12.39
2017 12.71
2018 13.03
2019 13.37
2020 13.71

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization