Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi

Burundi: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.433 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
5th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.433 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1082 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2023

0.10.20.30.4196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi is 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1082 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Burundi ranks 5th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1082 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.1103 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1963 0.1124 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1964 0.1146 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1965 0.1171 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1966 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1967 0.1228 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1968 0.1258 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1969 0.1285 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1970 0.1307 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1971 0.1324 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1972 0.1337 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1973 0.1348 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1974 0.1362 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1975 0.1379 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1976 0.1403 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1977 0.1431 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1978 0.1463 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1979 0.1498 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 0.1534 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1981 0.157 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1982 0.1609 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1983 0.1648 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1984 0.1691 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1985 0.1735 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1986 0.1783 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1987 0.1833 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1988 0.1883 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1989 0.1932 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1990 0.1977 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1991 0.2019 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1992 0.2058 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1993 0.2094 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1994 0.2126 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1995 0.2154 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1996 0.2178 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1997 0.2199 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.222 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1999 0.2249 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2000 0.2287 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 0.2337 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2002 0.2397 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2003 0.2466 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
2004 0.2541 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
2005 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2006 0.2701 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2007 0.2787 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
2008 0.2874 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2009 0.2963 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
2010 0.3051 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
2011 0.3137 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2012 0.3223 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2013 0.3309 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2014 0.3398 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2015 0.3492 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2016 0.359 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2017 0.3693 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
2018 0.3799 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
2019 0.3905 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2020 0.4012 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2021 0.4118 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2022 0.4224 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2023 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1082 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1285 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1385 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1307 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1498 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1534 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1932 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.2127 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1977 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2249 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2597 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2287 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2963 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.346 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3051 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3905 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4171 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 2 Bangladesh 0.8012 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Rwanda 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Barbados 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 6 Mauritius 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 7 Comoros 0.3478 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 8 Aruba 0.3329 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Burundi rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.