Which has higher rural population, Burundi or IDA blend?

Burundi, at 74.3% against 50.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and IDA blend?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs IDA blend: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Burundi

74.3%

in 2025

IDA blend

50.8%

in 2025

Burundi rank

13th

IDA blend rank

16th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Burundi
IDA blend

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 74.3% against 50.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.5 times IDA blend's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 13th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 218 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1960s	97.7%	79.7%	18.1%	Burundi
1970s	96.5%	74.8%	21.7%	Burundi
1980s	94.8%	69.8%	25.1%	Burundi
1990s	92.9%	65.4%	27.5%	Burundi
2000s	90.9%	60.5%	30.4%	Burundi
2010s	85.5%	56.0%	29.5%	Burundi
2020s	77.1%	52.1%	25.0%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Burundi or IDA blend?: Burundi, at 74.3% against 50.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Burundi and IDA blend?: 23.5%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and IDA blend?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burundi and IDA blend rank globally for rural population?: Burundi ranks 13th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.