Burundi has a population density of 1,417 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Burundi has 21,327 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Burundi and the Vatican are ranked 16th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Burundi has 0.17% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Burundi is 75.9% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Burundi
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,417 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 16/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
14662443
|
949
|
| Land area | 9,915 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 19,677 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 84.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 15.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Burundi vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Burundi increased by 89.4%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Burundi ranked 33rd for population density and is in 18th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Burundi
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 1,417 | - |
| 2023 | 1,381 | - |
| 2022 | 1,344 | - |
| 2021 | 1,308 | - |
| 2020 | 1,273 | - |
| 2019 | 1,236 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 1,196 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 1,161 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 1,134 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 1,114 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 1,089 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 1,053 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 1,016 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 980 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 946 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 902 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 858 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 823 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 793 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 765 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 737 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 710 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 688 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 669 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 653 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 639 | - |
| 1998 | 624 | - |
| 1997 | 612 | - |
| 1996 | 612 | - |
| 1995 | 612 | - |
| 1994 | 576 | - |
| 1993 | 573 | - |
| 1992 | 591 | - |
| 1991 | 575 | - |
| 1990 | 563 | - |
| 1989 | 552 | - |
| 1988 | 541 | - |
| 1987 | 529 | - |
| 1986 | 517 | - |
| 1985 | 508 | - |
| 1984 | 497 | - |
| 1983 | 485 | - |
| 1982 | 472 | - |
| 1981 | 461 | - |
| 1980 | 442 | - |
| 1979 | 424 | - |
| 1978 | 414 | - |
| 1977 | 402 | - |
| 1976 | 392 | - |
| 1975 | 383 | - |
| 1974 | 374 | - |
| 1973 | 364 | - |
| 1972 | 365 | - |
| 1971 | 365 | - |
| 1970 | 356 | - |
| 1969 | 348 | - |
| 1968 | 341 | - |
| 1967 | 333 | - |
| 1966 | 325 | - |
| 1965 | 317 | - |
| 1964 | 308 | - |
| 1963 | 299.5 | - |
| 1962 | 293.3 | - |
| 1961 | 285.9 | - |
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