Rural population, female in Burundi
Burundi: Rural population, female was 45.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
45.1%
World rank
2nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 1980
All-time low
45.1%
in 2015
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Rural population, female in Burundi, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 45.1% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Burundi peaked at 49.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 2nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.5% | — |
| 1985 | 48.9% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.2% | 48.9% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 46.3% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 45.1% | 45.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 46.3% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 43.0% compare
- 3 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 4 Nepal 42.6% compare
- 5 Malawi 42.1% compare
More gender data for Burundi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,524 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 221,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 215,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 218,977 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Burundi?
- Rural population, female in Burundi was 45.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for rural population, female?
- Burundi ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.