Burundi
Urban population in Burundi
Urban population in Burundi: 1.2% in 1950 and 25.7% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 25.7%
- Since 1950
- +24.5 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 215 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 44.2%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 44.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | 24.8 |
| 2023 | 23.6 |
| 2022 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | 21.1 |
| 2020 | 19.9 |
| 2019 | 18.8 |
| 2018 | 17.7 |
| 2017 | 16.6 |
| 2016 | 15.6 |
| 2015 | 14.7 |
| 2014 | 13.8 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12.2 |
| 2011 | 11.6 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2009 | 10.5 |
| 2008 | 10.1 |
| 2007 | 9.8 |
| 2006 | 9.5 |
| 2005 | 9.2 |
| 2004 | 8.9 |
| 2003 | 8.7 |
| 2002 | 8.5 |
| 2001 | 8.2 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 7.7 |
| 1997 | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 7.3 |
| 1995 | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1993 | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 6.6 |
| 1991 | 6.5 |
| 1990 | 6.3 |
| 1989 | 6.1 |
| 1988 | 5.9 |
| 1987 | 5.7 |
| 1986 | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 4.9 |
| 1982 | 4.7 |
| 1981 | 4.5 |
| 1980 | 4.3 |
| 1979 | 4.2 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1977 | 3.9 |
| 1976 | 3.7 |
| 1975 | 3.6 |
| 1974 | 3.4 |
| 1973 | 3.3 |
| 1972 | 3.1 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1970 | 2.9 |
| 1969 | 2.8 |
| 1968 | 2.6 |
| 1967 | 2.5 |
| 1966 | 2.4 |
| 1965 | 2.3 |
| 1964 | 2.2 |
| 1963 | 2.1 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1.9 |
| 1960 | 1.8 |
| 1959 | 1.8 |
| 1958 | 1.7 |
| 1957 | 1.6 |
| 1956 | 1.5 |
| 1955 | 1.5 |
| 1954 | 1.4 |
| 1953 | 1.3 |
| 1952 | 1.3 |
| 1951 | 1.2 |
| 1950 | 1.2 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 26.5 |
| 2027 | 27.3 |
| 2028 | 28.1 |
| 2029 | 29 |
| 2030 | 29.8 |
| 2031 | 30.6 |
| 2032 | 31.3 |
| 2033 | 32.1 |
| 2034 | 32.9 |
| 2035 | 33.7 |
| 2036 | 34.4 |
| 2037 | 35.2 |
| 2038 | 35.9 |
| 2039 | 36.7 |
| 2040 | 37.4 |
| 2041 | 38.1 |
| 2042 | 38.8 |
| 2043 | 39.5 |
| 2044 | 40.2 |
| 2045 | 40.9 |
| 2046 | 41.6 |
| 2047 | 42.3 |
| 2048 | 42.9 |
| 2049 | 43.6 |
| 2050 | 44.2 |
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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- Military spending3.24% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$169M in 2025
- Military spending per person$16 in 2025
- Military share of state spending14.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel31,000 people in 2020
- National power0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.59% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2019