Urban population, male in Burundi
Burundi: Urban population, male was 6.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Burundi, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Burundi is 6.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Burundi peaked at 6.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1980.
That places Burundi 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.3% | — |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 189 Malawi 8.5% compare
- 190 Uganda 8.1% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 7.0% compare
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago 4.1% 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 urban population, male in Burundi?
- Urban population, male in Burundi was 6.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for urban population, male?
- Burundi ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.