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Burundi
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#53out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

98.382.867.452.036.5196019932025Burundi · 2025: 37Burundi

Analytical takeaways

  • Burundi records 37 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #53 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 90 in 1960 to 37 in 2025, a decrease of 53.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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