Burundi Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Burundi, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Burundi was 17.5 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had decreased to 17.3 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 159th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Burundi ranks 190th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Burundi is expected to increase to 34.9 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Burundi

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Burundi
	Male	Female
80+	0.11%	0.18%
75-79	0.16%	0.23%
70-74	0.34%	0.43%
65-69	0.49%	0.58%
60-64	0.63%	0.71%
55-59	0.84%	0.91%
50-54	1.18%	1.25%
45-49	1.71%	1.79%
40-44	2.46%	2.56%
35-39	2.9%	2.98%
30-34	3.1%	3.15%
25-29	3.3%	3.33%
20-24	4.22%	4.24%
15-19	5.76%	5.75%
10-14	7.14%	7.09%
5-9	7.5%	7.41%
0-4	7.85%	7.72%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Burundi has high demographic potential with 77.5% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 10/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Burundi

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Year	Working age share
	Burundi	World
2100	65.5%	59.6%
2099	65.6%	59.6%
2098	65.6%	59.7%
2097	65.7%	59.7%
2096	65.7%	59.7%
2095	65.7%	59.7%
2094	65.7%	59.7%
2093	65.7%	59.8%
2092	65.7%	59.8%
2091	65.6%	59.8%
2090	65.6%	59.8%
2089	65.5%	59.8%
2088	65.5%	59.8%
2087	65.5%	59.8%
2086	65.5%	59.8%
2085	65.4%	59.9%
2084	65.4%	59.9%
2083	65.4%	60%
2082	65.4%	60.1%
2081	65.5%	60.3%
2080	65.6%	60.4%
2079	65.7%	60.6%
2078	65.8%	60.7%
2077	65.9%	60.9%
2076	66%	61%
2075	66.1%	61.1%
2074	66.2%	61.3%
2073	66.3%	61.4%
2072	66.3%	61.5%
2071	66.4%	61.6%
2070	66.3%	61.7%
2069	66.3%	61.8%
2068	66.2%	61.9%
2067	66.1%	62%
2066	65.9%	62%
2065	65.7%	62.1%
2064	65.5%	62.1%
2063	65.2%	62.1%
2062	64.9%	62.2%
2061	64.7%	62.2%
2060	64.4%	62.3%
2059	64%	62.3%
2058	63.7%	62.4%
2057	63.4%	62.4%
2056	63.1%	62.5%
2055	62.8%	62.7%
2054	62.5%	62.8%
2053	62.3%	62.9%
2052	62%	63.1%
2051	61.8%	63.2%
2050	61.6%	63.4%
2049	61.4%	63.5%
2048	61.3%	63.6%
2047	61.1%	63.8%
2046	61%	63.9%
2045	60.9%	64%
2044	60.8%	64.1%
2043	60.7%	64.2%
2042	60.5%	64.3%
2041	60.4%	64.4%
2040	60.2%	64.5%
2039	60%	64.7%
2038	59.8%	64.8%
2037	59.6%	64.9%
2036	59.3%	65.1%
2035	59%	65.2%
2034	58.7%	65.3%
2033	58.3%	65.4%
2032	57.9%	65.4%
2031	57.4%	65.4%
2030	56.8%	65.4%
2029	56.1%	65.4%
2028	55.3%	65.4%
2027	54.6%	65.4%
2026	53.8%	65.2%
2025	53.1%	65.1%
2024	52.8%	65.1%
2023	52.1%	65%
2022	51.5%	64.9%
2021	51%	64.9%
2020	50.6%	64.8%
2019	50.3%	64.9%
2018	49.9%	64.9%
2017	49.7%	65%
2016	50%	65.1%
2015	50.7%	65.1%
2014	51.4%	65.2%
2013	51.7%	65.2%
2012	52%	65.2%
2011	52.4%	65.2%
2010	52.6%	65.1%
2009	52.7%	65%
2008	52.5%	64.9%
2007	52.2%	64.7%
2006	52.1%	64.5%
2005	51.9%	64.3%
2004	51.5%	64%
2003	50.9%	63.7%
2002	50.4%	63.4%
2001	49.9%	63.1%
2000	49.3%	62.8%
1999	48.9%	62.5%
1998	48.2%	62.2%
1997	47.6%	61.9%
1996	47.9%	61.7%
1995	48.3%	61.5%
1994	46.3%	61.3%
1993	46.4%	61.2%
1992	48.4%	61.1%
1991	48.3%	61%
1990	48.5%	60.9%
1989	48.7%	60.8%
1988	49.1%	60.7%
1987	49.4%	60.5%
1986	49.7%	60.4%
1985	50.2%	60.1%
1984	50.6%	59.9%
1983	51%	59.6%
1982	51.3%	59.3%
1981	51.7%	59%
1980	51.4%	58.7%
1979	51%	58.4%
1978	51.1%	58%
1977	51%	57.7%
1976	50.9%	57.5%
1975	51%	57.4%
1974	50.9%	57.3%
1973	50.7%	57.3%
1972	51.2%	57.2%
1971	51.8%	57.1%
1970	51.8%	57%
1969	51.9%	56.9%
1968	51.9%	56.9%
1967	51.8%	56.9%
1966	51.6%	56.8%
1965	51.4%	56.9%
1964	51.3%	57%
1963	51.3%	57.2%
1962	51.6%	57.4%
1961	51.6%	57.5%
1960	51.7%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Burundi changed from 51.5% to 52.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Burundi decreased from 94.2% to 89.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Burundi

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Burundi	World
2100	21.5%	16.5%
2099	21.7%	16.6%
2098	21.8%	16.6%
2097	21.9%	16.7%
2096	22.1%	16.8%
2095	22.2%	16.8%
2094	22.4%	16.9%
2093	22.6%	17%
2092	22.8%	17%
2091	22.9%	17.1%
2090	23.1%	17.2%
2089	23.3%	17.2%
2088	23.6%	17.3%
2087	23.8%	17.4%
2086	24%	17.4%
2085	24.2%	17.5%
2084	24.4%	17.5%
2083	24.6%	17.6%
2082	24.8%	17.7%
2081	25%	17.7%
2080	25.3%	17.8%
2079	25.5%	17.8%
2078	25.7%	17.9%
2077	25.9%	17.9%
2076	26%	18%
2075	26.2%	18%
2074	26.4%	18.1%
2073	26.6%	18.2%
2072	26.8%	18.2%
2071	27%	18.3%
2070	27.2%	18.3%
2069	27.4%	18.4%
2068	27.6%	18.5%
2067	27.9%	18.6%
2066	28.1%	18.6%
2065	28.4%	18.7%
2064	28.7%	18.8%
2063	29%	18.9%
2062	29.3%	19.1%
2061	29.6%	19.2%
2060	30%	19.3%
2059	30.4%	19.4%
2058	30.8%	19.5%
2057	31.2%	19.6%
2056	31.6%	19.8%
2055	32%	19.9%
2054	32.4%	20%
2053	32.8%	20.1%
2052	33.2%	20.2%
2051	33.5%	20.3%
2050	33.9%	20.4%
2049	34.3%	20.5%
2048	34.6%	20.6%
2047	34.9%	20.7%
2046	35.2%	20.8%
2045	35.5%	20.9%
2044	35.8%	20.9%
2043	36%	21%
2042	36.3%	21.1%
2041	36.5%	21.2%
2040	36.7%	21.2%
2039	37%	21.3%
2038	37.3%	21.4%
2037	37.6%	21.5%
2036	37.9%	21.6%
2035	38.3%	21.8%
2034	38.7%	22%
2033	39%	22.2%
2032	39.5%	22.4%
2031	40%	22.7%
2030	40.6%	23%
2029	41.3%	23.3%
2028	42.1%	23.6%
2027	42.8%	23.9%
2026	43.6%	24.2%
2025	44.4%	24.6%
2024	44.7%	24.7%
2023	45.4%	25%
2022	46%	25.3%
2021	46.5%	25.6%
2020	47%	25.8%
2019	47.3%	26%
2018	47.8%	26.2%
2017	47.9%	26.4%
2016	47.7%	26.5%
2015	47%	26.6%
2014	46.4%	26.8%
2013	46.1%	26.9%
2012	45.7%	27%
2011	45.4%	27.1%
2010	45.1%	27.3%
2009	45%	27.5%
2008	45.2%	27.6%
2007	45.4%	27.9%
2006	45.6%	28.1%
2005	45.8%	28.5%
2004	46.2%	28.8%
2003	46.7%	29.2%
2002	47.2%	29.6%
2001	47.7%	30%
2000	48.3%	30.4%
1999	48.7%	30.8%
1998	49.4%	31.1%
1997	49.9%	31.5%
1996	49.6%	31.8%
1995	49.1%	32.1%
1994	51.1%	32.3%
1993	51%	32.5%
1992	48.9%	32.7%
1991	48.9%	32.9%
1990	48.7%	33%
1989	48.4%	33.2%
1988	48%	33.4%
1987	47.6%	33.6%
1986	47.3%	33.8%
1985	46.8%	34%
1984	46.3%	34.3%
1983	45.9%	34.6%
1982	45.6%	34.9%
1981	45.2%	35.2%
1980	45.4%	35.5%
1979	45.8%	35.9%
1978	45.7%	36.3%
1977	45.8%	36.7%
1976	45.8%	36.9%
1975	45.7%	37.1%
1974	45.8%	37.2%
1973	46%	37.3%
1972	45.5%	37.5%
1971	44.9%	37.6%
1970	44.9%	37.7%
1969	44.9%	37.8%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1967	45%	38%
1966	45.2%	38%
1965	45.4%	38%
1964	45.5%	38%
1963	45.5%	37.8%
1962	45.3%	37.6%
1961	45.2%	37.5%
1960	45.1%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Burundi decreased from 46.2% to 44.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Burundi	World
2100	13%	23.9%
2099	12.8%	23.8%
2098	12.6%	23.7%
2097	12.4%	23.6%
2096	12.2%	23.5%
2095	12.1%	23.4%
2094	11.9%	23.4%
2093	11.7%	23.3%
2092	11.6%	23.2%
2091	11.4%	23.1%
2090	11.3%	23.1%
2089	11.1%	23%
2088	10.9%	22.9%
2087	10.8%	22.8%
2086	10.6%	22.7%
2085	10.4%	22.6%
2084	10.2%	22.5%
2083	9.96%	22.4%
2082	9.73%	22.2%
2081	9.48%	22%
2080	9.18%	21.8%
2079	8.88%	21.6%
2078	8.58%	21.4%
2077	8.27%	21.2%
2076	7.96%	21%
2075	7.65%	20.8%
2074	7.36%	20.6%
2073	7.11%	20.4%
2072	6.87%	20.3%
2071	6.65%	20.1%
2070	6.46%	19.9%
2069	6.3%	19.8%
2068	6.17%	19.6%
2067	6.06%	19.5%
2066	5.97%	19.3%
2065	5.9%	19.2%
2064	5.84%	19.1%
2063	5.81%	18.9%
2062	5.77%	18.8%
2061	5.7%	18.6%
2060	5.63%	18.5%
2059	5.64%	18.3%
2058	5.54%	18.1%
2057	5.45%	17.9%
2056	5.34%	17.7%
2055	5.22%	17.5%
2054	5.09%	17.2%
2053	4.95%	17%
2052	4.8%	16.7%
2051	4.65%	16.4%
2050	4.48%	16.2%
2049	4.3%	16%
2048	4.12%	15.8%
2047	3.94%	15.5%
2046	3.75%	15.3%
2045	3.59%	15.1%
2044	3.45%	14.9%
2043	3.32%	14.8%
2042	3.2%	14.6%
2041	3.1%	14.4%
2040	3.01%	14.2%
2039	2.94%	14%
2038	2.89%	13.8%
2037	2.82%	13.5%
2036	2.77%	13.3%
2035	2.72%	13%
2034	2.69%	12.7%
2033	2.66%	12.4%
2032	2.63%	12.2%
2031	2.61%	11.9%
2030	2.6%	11.6%
2029	2.59%	11.3%
2028	2.58%	11%
2027	2.57%	10.7%
2026	2.56%	10.5%
2025	2.54%	10.3%
2024	2.53%	10.2%
2023	2.51%	9.98%
2022	2.49%	9.74%
2021	2.46%	9.53%
2020	2.44%	9.33%
2019	2.4%	9.1%
2018	2.36%	8.88%
2017	2.32%	8.65%
2016	2.27%	8.45%
2015	2.22%	8.26%
2014	2.21%	8.08%
2013	2.23%	7.92%
2012	2.24%	7.78%
2011	2.26%	7.66%
2010	2.27%	7.58%
2009	2.29%	7.52%
2008	2.3%	7.47%
2007	2.32%	7.41%
2006	2.33%	7.34%
2005	2.34%	7.26%
2004	2.35%	7.18%
2003	2.36%	7.1%
2002	2.37%	7.01%
2001	2.38%	6.92%
2000	2.4%	6.84%
1999	2.42%	6.76%
1998	2.44%	6.68%
1997	2.46%	6.61%
1996	2.5%	6.53%
1995	2.56%	6.45%
1994	2.61%	6.37%
1993	2.65%	6.29%
1992	2.69%	6.21%
1991	2.76%	6.14%
1990	2.82%	6.07%
1989	2.88%	6.01%
1988	2.94%	5.95%
1987	2.99%	5.91%
1986	3.03%	5.86%
1985	3.06%	5.82%
1984	3.09%	5.8%
1983	3.11%	5.79%
1982	3.14%	5.8%
1981	3.17%	5.81%
1980	3.2%	5.81%
1979	3.23%	5.77%
1978	3.24%	5.71%
1977	3.25%	5.65%
1976	3.26%	5.59%
1975	3.26%	5.53%
1974	3.26%	5.47%
1973	3.26%	5.42%
1972	3.25%	5.37%
1971	3.25%	5.32%
1970	3.24%	5.28%
1969	3.24%	5.24%
1968	3.23%	5.2%
1967	3.22%	5.16%
1966	3.22%	5.12%
1965	3.21%	5.08%
1964	3.21%	5.04%
1963	3.19%	5.02%
1962	3.18%	5.01%
1961	3.16%	4.99%
1960	3.16%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Burundi increased from 2.35% to 2.53% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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