Burundi - 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

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization