Burundi vs Colombia: Rural population

Burundi
10.69 million
in 2025
Colombia
11.34 million
in 2025
Burundi rank
50th
Colombia rank
48th

Rural population over time

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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 11.34 million against 10.69 million in Burundi, a difference of 641,800.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 50th and Colombia ranks 48th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.03 million 8.46 million 5.43 million Colombia
1970s 3.67 million 8.86 million 5.19 million Colombia
1980s 4.70 million 9.56 million 4.86 million Colombia
1990s 5.51 million 10.03 million 4.52 million Colombia
2000s 6.84 million 10.13 million 3.29 million Colombia
2010s 9.24 million 10.76 million 1.52 million Colombia
2020s 10.40 million 11.35 million 948,483 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Burundi or Colombia?
Colombia, at 11.34 million against 10.69 million in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Burundi and Colombia?
641,800, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Colombia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Colombia rank globally for rural population?
Burundi ranks 50th and Colombia ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.