Burundi vs Upper middle income: Rural population growth (annual %)
Rural population growth (annual %) over time
- Burundi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.3% against -0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 44th and Upper middle income ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -1.1% | 4.2% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -1.6% | 3.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -1.1% | 2.3% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Burundi or Upper middle income?
- Burundi, at 1.3% against -0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Burundi and Upper middle income?
- 2.2%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population growth?
- Burundi ranks 44th and Upper middle income ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.