Burundi vs Micronesia (country): Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Burundi
25.7%
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
22.5%
in 2025
Burundi rank
223rd
Micronesia (country) rank
226th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Burundi
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 25.7% against 22.5% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Burundi ranks 223rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 226th of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1950s 1.4% 21.4% 20.0% Micronesia (country)
1960s 2.3% 24.0% 21.8% Micronesia (country)
1970s 3.5% 25.9% 22.3% Micronesia (country)
1980s 5.2% 26.3% 21.2% Micronesia (country)
1990s 7.1% 24.8% 17.8% Micronesia (country)
2000s 9.1% 22.3% 13.2% Micronesia (country)
2010s 14.5% 22.3% 7.8% Micronesia (country)
2020s 22.9% 22.4% 0.5% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Burundi or Micronesia (country)?
Burundi, at 25.7% against 22.5% in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Burundi and Micronesia (country)?
3.2%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Micronesia (country)?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Micronesia (country) rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Burundi ranks 223rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 226th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.