Burundi vs Malawi
Burundi vs Malawi: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 25.7% in Burundi and 17.6% in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burundi, by 8.1 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Malawi.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Burundi ranked 215 and Malawi ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Burundi at 44.2% and Malawi at 35% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Burundi | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.7 | 17.6 |
| 2024 | 24.8 | 17.3 |
| 2023 | 23.6 | 17 |
| 2022 | 22.3 | 16.7 |
| 2021 | 21.1 | 16.5 |
| 2020 | 19.9 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 18.8 | 16.1 |
| 2018 | 17.7 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16.6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
| 2015 | 14.7 | 15.8 |
| 2014 | 13.8 | 15.8 |
| 2013 | 13 | 15.7 |
| 2012 | 12.2 | 15.6 |
| 2011 | 11.6 | 15.6 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 15.4 |
| 2008 | 10.1 | 15.3 |
| 2007 | 9.8 | 15.3 |
| 2006 | 9.5 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 9.2 | 15.1 |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8.7 | 15 |
| 2002 | 8.5 | 14.9 |
| 2001 | 8.2 | 14.8 |
| 2000 | 8 | 14.7 |
| 1999 | 7.9 | 14.6 |
| 1998 | 7.7 | 14.4 |
| 1997 | 7.5 | 14.2 |
| 1996 | 7.3 | 14 |
| 1995 | 7.2 | 13.6 |
| 1994 | 7 | 13.3 |
| 1993 | 6.8 | 12.9 |
| 1992 | 6.6 | 12.5 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 1990 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
| 1989 | 6.1 | 11.3 |
| 1988 | 5.9 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 5.7 | 10.6 |
| 1986 | 5.5 | 10.4 |
| 1985 | 5.3 | 10.1 |
| 1984 | 5.1 | 9.9 |
| 1983 | 4.9 | 9.7 |
| 1982 | 4.7 | 9.5 |
| 1981 | 4.5 | 9.3 |
| 1980 | 4.3 | 9.1 |
| 1979 | 4.2 | 8.9 |
| 1978 | 4 | 8.7 |
| 1977 | 3.9 | 8.4 |
| 1976 | 3.7 | 8.1 |
| 1975 | 3.6 | 7.8 |
| 1974 | 3.4 | 7.4 |
| 1973 | 3.3 | 7 |
| 1972 | 3.1 | 6.5 |
| 1971 | 3 | 6.1 |
| 1970 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| 1969 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| 1968 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
| 1967 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 1966 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| 1965 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| 1964 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| 1963 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| 1962 | 2 | 4.2 |
| 1961 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
| 1960 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 1959 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 1957 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 1956 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 1955 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 1954 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 1953 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| 1952 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| 1951 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| 1950 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Burundi | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26.5 | 18 |
| 2027 | 27.3 | 18.3 |
| 2028 | 28.1 | 18.8 |
| 2029 | 29 | 19.2 |
| 2030 | 29.8 | 19.7 |
| 2031 | 30.6 | 20.2 |
| 2032 | 31.3 | 20.8 |
| 2033 | 32.1 | 21.3 |
| 2034 | 32.9 | 21.9 |
| 2035 | 33.7 | 22.6 |
| 2036 | 34.4 | 23.2 |
| 2037 | 35.2 | 23.9 |
| 2038 | 35.9 | 24.6 |
| 2039 | 36.7 | 25.3 |
| 2040 | 37.4 | 26.1 |
| 2041 | 38.1 | 26.9 |
| 2042 | 38.8 | 27.7 |
| 2043 | 39.5 | 28.5 |
| 2044 | 40.2 | 29.4 |
| 2045 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| 2046 | 41.6 | 31.2 |
| 2047 | 42.3 | 32.1 |
| 2048 | 42.9 | 33 |
| 2049 | 43.6 | 34 |
| 2050 | 44.2 | 35 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burundi vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024