Burundi Population (LIVE)

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Burundi Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Burundi is 14,137,644 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Burundi 2024 population is estimated at 14,047,786 people at mid year.
  • Burundi population is equivalent to 0.17% of the total world population.
  • Burundi ranks number 78 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Burundi is 547 per Km2 (1,417 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 25,680 Km2 (9,915 sq. miles).
  • 14.5 % of the population is urban (2,035,578 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Burundi is 16.1 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Burundi (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBurundi
Global Rank
2024 14,047,786 2.62 % 358,336 -27,074 16.1 4.79 547 14.5 % 2,035,578 0.17 % 8,161,972,572 78
2023 13,689,450 2.77 % 368,353 1,995 15.9 4.88 533 14.1 % 1,929,218 0.17 % 8,091,734,930 78
2022 13,321,097 2.74 % 355,616 1,995 15.7 4.98 519 13.7 % 1,827,394 0.17 % 8,021,407,192 78
2020 12,617,036 2.95 % 361,700 -10,189 15.3 5.18 491 13.0 % 1,636,586 0.16 % 7,887,001,292 78
2015 11,047,580 3.33 % 334,227 -236,207 15.5 5.70 430 11.2 % 1,231,911 0.15 % 7,470,491,872 82
2010 9,376,444 4.33 % 357,829 11,845 16.4 6.26 365 10.0 % 932,971 0.13 % 7,021,732,148 91
2005 7,587,299 3.24 % 223,421 17,905 15.7 6.71 295 9.2 % 695,940 0.12 % 6,586,970,132 94
2000 6,470,194 1.30 % 80,776-40,032 14.6 6.87 252 8.2 % 527,819 0.10 % 6,171,702,993 97
1995 6,066,316 1.66 % 95,853 -84,697 14.4 7.18 236 7.1 % 429,900 0.11 % 5,758,878,982 95
1990 5,587,052 2.11 % 110,602 -39,926 14.6 7.37 218 6.1 % 339,609 0.10 % 5,327,803,110 94
1985 5,034,042 2.81 % 130,067 -66,574 15.5 7.29 196 4.9 % 245,514 0.10 % 4,868,943,465 98
1980 4,383,706 2.92 % 117,419 149,361 16.1 7.35 171 4.1 % 178,649 0.10 % 4,447,606,236 101
1975 3,796,612 1.46 % 53,236 -20,693 15.9 7.24 148 3.4 % 129,408 0.09 % 4,070,735,277 105
1970 3,530,432 2.36 % 77,813 -6,346 16.2 7.21 137 2.8 % 98,327 0.10 % 3,694,683,794 104
1965 3,141,367 2.59 % 75,422 -13,947 16.2 7.11 122 2.2 % 70,605 0.09 % 3,334,533,703 104
1960 2,764,258 1.99 % 51,922 -14,620 16.4 7.00 108 2.1 % 57,866 0.09 % 3,015,470,894 106
1955 2,504,649 2.12 % 49,942 -14,633 17.2 6.93 98 1.9 % 48,001 0.09 % 2,740,213,792 104
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Burundi Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBurundi
Global Rank
2025 14,390,003 2.66 % 354,593 -34,727 16.4 4.68 560 14.9 % 2,146,694 0.17 % 8,231,613,070 78
2030 16,182,016 2.38 % 358,403 -29,235 17.9 4.20 630 17.2 % 2,780,242 0.19 % 8,569,124,911 77
2035 18,085,841 2.25 % 380,765 -38,594 19.3 3.78 704 19.7 % 3,568,656 0.20 % 8,885,210,181 76
2040 20,131,318 2.17 % 409,095 -31,711 20.5 3.43 784 22.6 % 4,548,959 0.22 % 9,177,190,203 75
2045 22,197,887 1.97 % 413,314 -35,615 21.5 3.17 864 25.9 % 5,749,545 0.24 % 9,439,639,668 70
2050 24,131,720 1.68 % 386,767   22.5 2.96 940 29.8 % 7,182,692 0.25 % 9,664,378,587 70
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Burundi Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Burundi
Life Expectancy
63.82 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
34.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
47.9
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Burundi

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Bujumbura 769,317
2 Gitega 64,904
3 Ngozi 61,716
4 Rumonge 55,599
5 Cibitoke 36,959
6 Kayanza 33,682
7 Bubanza 30,996
8 Gatumba 18,104
9 Karuzi 15,964
10 Kirundo 15,511

See also

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Notes

The Burundi Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Burundi delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Burundi (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Burundi in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.