Slum population in Burundi
36.8% of the urban population of Burundi lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Burundi, 2022
36.8%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
63rd of 181
Slum population in Burundi over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.8% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | – |
| 2018 | 39.5% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | – |
| 2014 | 50.2% | – |
| 2012 | 55.6% | – |
| 2010 | 61.0% | – |
| 2008 | 66.3% | – |
| 2006 | 71.7% | – |
| 2004 | 77.0% | – |
| 2002 | 79.7% | – |
| 2000 | 79.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 36.8% in 2020, a change of 0 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 79.7%, the figure has changed by −42.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Burundi has the 63rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.