Rural population rose 2.16% to 11.9 mil in Burundi in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Burundi reached an all time high of 11.9 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 2.71 mil in 1960. When compared to Burundi's main peers, rural population in Rwanda amounted to 11.7 mil, 42.4 mil in Tanzania, 36.3 mil in Uganda and 56.8 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024.
Burundi has been ranked 46th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | mil | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | mil | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 2.86 | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.93 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 50.0 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 53.3 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 38.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 8.14 | 8.35 | 8.54 | 8.64 | 8.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 38.0 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 34.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
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