Proportion of urban population living in slums in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 36.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 36.8% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Burundi peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 66.3% | 79.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 39.5% | 61.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More infrastructure data for Burundi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,363 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1049 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,363 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Burundi?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Burundi was 36.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Burundi ranks 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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