Rural population, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Rural population, per capita was 0.7431 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Burundi, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.7431 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.9816 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7431 units per person, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 13th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9773 units per person | 0.9725 units per person | 0.9816 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9649 units per person | 0.9582 units per person | 0.9712 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9482 units per person | 0.9393 units per person | 0.9566 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9292 units per person | 0.9214 units per person | 0.9373 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9086 units per person | 0.895 units per person | 0.9196 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8551 units per person | 0.8121 units per person | 0.8902 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7709 units per person | 0.7431 units per person | 0.8007 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7752 units per person compare
- 11 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.7589 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
- 14 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Burundi?
- Rural population, per capita in Burundi was 0.7431 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9816 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7431 units per person in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for rural population, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.