Rural population in Burundi
Burundi: Rural population was 10.69 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 10.69 million for rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Burundi peaked at 10.69 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.71 million, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 million | 2.71 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.67 million | 3.43 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.70 million | 4.19 million | 5.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.51 million | 5.24 million | 5.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.84 million | 5.95 million | 8.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.24 million | 8.35 million | 9.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.40 million | 10.10 million | 10.69 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,163 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 789,542 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 38.96 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Burundi?
- Rural population in Burundi was 10.69 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for rural population?
- Burundi ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.