Urban population growth in Burundi
The urban population of Burundi changed by 5.80% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2003.
Burundi, 2025
5.80%
Change from 2024
−2.06percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
1st of 217
Urban population growth in Burundi over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.80% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 7.86% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 8.11% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 8.28% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 8.48% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 8.82% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 9.34% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 9.19% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 8.59% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 7.99% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 8.49% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 9.50% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 9.49% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 9.14% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 8.70% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 9.21% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 8.87% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 7.48% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 6.90% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 6.65% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 6.61% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 6.48% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 5.79% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 5.34% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.93% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.06 percentage points from 7.86% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.49%, the figure has changed by −2.70 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Burundi has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
25.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.41%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
13,689,450 people
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Median age estimates and projections
15.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.88 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.71%
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