Afghanistan vs Burundi: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Afghanistan
25.9%
in 2025
Burundi
25.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
220th
Burundi rank
221st
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Burundi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 25.9% against 25.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Burundi ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 1.4% | 5.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 2.3% | 7.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 3.5% | 9.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 5.2% | 11.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 7.1% | 10.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 9.1% | 10.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 14.5% | 9.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 22.9% | 2.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Afghanistan or Burundi?
- Afghanistan, at 25.9% against 25.7% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burundi rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Burundi ranks 221st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.