Burundi vs Niger

Burundi vs Niger: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 25.7% in Burundi and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burundi, by 7.3 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Niger.

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% of people · UN

Burundi vs Niger: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 25.7% in Burundi and 18.4% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burundi, by 7.3 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Niger.
BurundiNigerUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Burundi has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Burundi ranked 215 and Niger ranked 223 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Burundi at 44.2% and Niger at 33.8% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearBurundiNiger
202525.718.4
202424.818.1
202323.617.8
202222.317.5
202121.117.2
202019.917
201918.816.8
201817.716.6
201716.616.5
201615.616.4
201514.716.3
201413.816.3
20131316.2
201212.216.2
201111.616.2
20101116.2
200910.516.3
200810.116.3
20079.816.3
20069.516.3
20059.216.3
20048.916.3
20038.716.3
20028.516.3
20018.216.3
2000816.1
19997.916.1
19987.716
19977.515.9
19967.315.8
19957.215.8
1994715.7
19936.815.7
19926.615.6
19916.515.5
19906.315.5
19896.115.4
19885.915.3
19875.715.1
19865.515
19855.314.8
19845.114.6
19834.914.4
19824.714.2
19814.514
19804.313.7
19794.213.4
1978413.1
19773.912.8
19763.712.4
19753.612
19743.411.4
19733.310.9
19723.110.3
197139.7
19702.99.1
19692.88.5
19682.68
19672.57.5
19662.47.1
19652.36.8
19642.26.5
19632.16.2
196226
19611.95.9
19601.85.7
19591.85.6
19581.75.5
19571.65.4
19561.55.4
19551.55.3
19541.45.3
19531.35.2
19521.35.2
19511.25.2
19501.25.1
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearBurundiNiger
202626.518.7
202727.319.1
202828.119.5
20292919.9
203029.820.4
203130.620.8
203231.321.3
203332.121.8
203432.922.4
203533.722.9
203634.423.5
203735.224.1
203835.924.8
203936.725.4
204037.426.1
204138.126.8
204238.827.5
204339.528.2
204440.229
204540.929.7
204641.630.5
204742.331.3
204842.932.1
204943.633
205044.233.8

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.

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