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Population in Belarus compared to Burundi: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 14,047,786 people in Burundi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 14,833,763 in Burundi.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 1.65 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Burundi is the 78th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.18% for Burundi.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.74% in Burundi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Burundi has grown from 7.87M to 14.8M (88.6% growth).

Belarus vs Burundi: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Burundi
2100 4,398,633 38,293,853
2099 4,449,573 38,174,358
2098 4,500,269 38,032,126
2097 4,550,935 37,893,681
2096 4,601,487 37,756,449
2095 4,652,286 37,614,540
2094 4,703,117 37,436,871
2093 4,754,252 37,274,132
2092 4,805,369 37,108,508
2091 4,856,664 36,942,857
2090 4,908,430 36,771,082
2089 4,960,656 36,563,987
2088 5,013,287 36,355,008
2087 5,066,741 36,164,606
2086 5,120,920 35,954,669
2085 5,176,048 35,713,632
2084 5,232,002 35,484,958
2083 5,288,854 35,263,538
2082 5,346,728 35,009,446
2081 5,405,543 34,736,107
2080 5,465,448 34,490,976
2079 5,526,121 34,213,139
2078 5,587,557 33,926,177
2077 5,650,096 33,614,120
2076 5,713,205 33,328,275
2075 5,777,144 33,008,877
2074 5,841,895 32,701,037
2073 5,907,671 32,376,989
2072 5,974,027 32,052,692
2071 6,041,554 31,745,266
2070 6,109,593 31,397,738
2069 6,178,463 31,057,284
2068 6,247,964 30,714,517
2067 6,318,511 30,354,696
2066 6,389,815 30,003,347
2065 6,461,651 29,629,671
2064 6,533,883 29,285,762
2063 6,606,470 28,949,355
2062 6,679,180 28,601,048
2061 6,751,939 28,250,749
2060 6,825,105 27,902,252
2059 6,898,206 27,548,599
2058 6,970,893 27,202,405
2057 7,043,508 26,854,783
2056 7,115,638 26,488,466
2055 7,187,104 26,128,941
2054 7,257,138 25,749,289
2053 7,326,052 25,370,938
2052 7,393,630 24,991,164
2051 7,459,522 24,616,398
2050 7,524,239 24,248,417
2049 7,588,059 23,841,324
2048 7,651,163 23,457,774
2047 7,712,657 23,054,780
2046 7,773,226 22,680,495
2045 7,833,564 22,268,462
2044 7,893,753 21,845,832
2043 7,953,762 21,428,437
2042 8,013,962 20,996,812
2041 8,075,253 20,590,106
2040 8,136,633 20,174,211
2039 8,198,487 19,754,227
2038 8,260,287 19,337,942
2037 8,321,922 18,919,404
2036 8,384,012 18,507,313
2035 8,446,649 18,115,077
2034 8,509,786 17,727,651
2033 8,573,478 17,339,180
2032 8,637,170 16,953,330
2031 8,700,460 16,569,289
2030 8,764,169 16,198,007
2029 8,827,965 15,827,843
2028 8,890,419 15,445,059
2027 8,952,131 15,084,625
2026 9,013,835 14,740,747
2025 9,073,924 14,397,864
2024 9,132,629 14,047,786
2023 9,178,298 13,689,450
2022 9,228,071 13,321,097
2021 9,302,585 12,965,481
2020 9,379,952 12,617,036
2019 9,419,758 12,255,336
2018 9,438,785 11,859,446
2017 9,458,989 11,506,762
2016 9,469,379 11,239,451
2015 9,461,076 11,047,580
2014 9,448,515 10,799,785
2013 9,443,211 10,439,341
2012 9,446,836 10,071,028
2011 9,461,643 9,717,978
2010 9,483,836 9,376,444
2009 9,504,583 8,947,646
2008 9,527,985 8,505,637
2007 9,560,953 8,161,874
2006 9,604,924 7,865,547
2005 9,663,915 7,587,299
2004 9,730,146 7,310,656
2003 9,796,749 7,043,154
2002 9,865,548 6,824,132
2001 9,928,549 6,634,365
2000 9,979,610 6,470,194
1999 10,026,738 6,337,155
1998 10,071,963 6,187,108
1997 10,117,433 6,070,042
1996 10,159,569 6,070,506
1995 10,193,831 6,066,316
1994 10,226,955 5,713,854
1993 10,239,050 5,676,843
1992 10,216,470 5,858,407
1991 10,194,050 5,703,857
1990 10,189,348 5,587,052
1989 10,170,000 5,471,706
1988 10,140,000 5,365,327
1987 10,111,000 5,247,787
1986 10,043,000 5,129,414
1985 9,975,000 5,034,042
1984 9,910,000 4,926,465
1983 9,843,000 4,808,528
1982 9,776,000 4,681,390
1981 9,710,000 4,566,014
1980 9,643,000 4,383,706
1979 9,584,000 4,203,530
1978 9,525,000 4,100,338
1977 9,463,000 3,983,582
1976 9,411,000 3,882,626
1975 9,367,000 3,796,612
1974 9,317,584 3,703,590
1973 9,257,272 3,611,991
1972 9,188,968 3,617,128
1971 9,115,576 3,617,289
1970 9,040,000 3,530,432
1969 8,960,304 3,454,590
1968 8,874,552 3,380,387
1967 8,785,648 3,300,690
1966 8,696,496 3,217,960
1965 8,610,000 3,141,367
1964 8,524,224 3,055,650
1963 8,437,232 2,969,841
1962 8,351,928 2,907,943
1961 8,271,216 2,835,119
1960 8,198,000 2,764,258

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/burundi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Burundi gained 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Burundi's population increased by 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Burundi was ranked 93rd in 2006 and ranked 78th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Burundi will increase by 63.5% to 24,248,417 people and rank change from 78th to 69th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Burundi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Burundi
2100 -1.14% 0.31%
2099 -1.13% 0.37%
2098 -1.11% 0.37%
2097 -1.1% 0.36%
2096 -1.09% 0.38%
2095 -1.08% 0.47%
2094 -1.08% 0.44%
2093 -1.06% 0.45%
2092 -1.06% 0.45%
2091 -1.05% 0.47%
2090 -1.05% 0.57%
2089 -1.05% 0.57%
2088 -1.05% 0.53%
2087 -1.06% 0.58%
2086 -1.07% 0.67%
2085 -1.07% 0.64%
2084 -1.07% 0.63%
2083 -1.08% 0.73%
2082 -1.09% 0.79%
2081 -1.1% 0.71%
2080 -1.1% 0.81%
2079 -1.1% 0.85%
2078 -1.11% 0.93%
2077 -1.1% 0.86%
2076 -1.11% 0.97%
2075 -1.11% 0.94%
2074 -1.11% 1%
2073 -1.11% 1.01%
2072 -1.12% 0.97%
2071 -1.11% 1.11%
2070 -1.11% 1.1%
2069 -1.11% 1.12%
2068 -1.12% 1.19%
2067 -1.12% 1.17%
2066 -1.11% 1.26%
2065 -1.11% 1.17%
2064 -1.1% 1.16%
2063 -1.09% 1.22%
2062 -1.08% 1.24%
2061 -1.07% 1.25%
2060 -1.06% 1.28%
2059 -1.04% 1.27%
2058 -1.03% 1.29%
2057 -1.01% 1.38%
2056 -0.99% 1.38%
2055 -0.97% 1.47%
2054 -0.94% 1.49%
2053 -0.91% 1.52%
2052 -0.88% 1.52%
2051 -0.86% 1.52%
2050 -0.84% 1.71%
2049 -0.82% 1.64%
2048 -0.8% 1.75%
2047 -0.78% 1.65%
2046 -0.77% 1.85%
2045 -0.76% 1.93%
2044 -0.75% 1.95%
2043 -0.75% 2.06%
2042 -0.76% 1.98%
2041 -0.75% 2.06%
2040 -0.75% 2.13%
2039 -0.75% 2.15%
2038 -0.74% 2.21%
2037 -0.74% 2.23%
2036 -0.74% 2.17%
2035 -0.74% 2.19%
2034 -0.74% 2.24%
2033 -0.74% 2.28%
2032 -0.73% 2.32%
2031 -0.73% 2.29%
2030 -0.72% 2.34%
2029 -0.7% 2.48%
2028 -0.69% 2.39%
2027 -0.68% 2.33%
2026 -0.66% 2.38%
2025 -0.64% 2.49%
2024 -0.5% 2.62%
2023 -0.54% 2.77%
2022 -0.8% 2.74%
2021 -0.82% 2.76%
2020 -0.42% 2.95%
2019 -0.2% 3.34%
2018 -0.21% 3.07%
2017 -0.11% 2.38%
2016 0.09% 1.74%
2015 0.13% 2.29%
2014 0.06% 3.45%
2013 -0.04% 3.66%
2012 -0.16% 3.63%
2011 -0.23% 3.64%
2010 -0.22% 4.79%
2009 -0.25% 5.2%
2008 -0.34% 4.21%
2007 -0.46% 3.77%
2006 -0.61% 3.67%
2005 -0.68% 3.78%
2004 -0.68% 3.8%
2003 -0.7% 3.21%
2002 -0.63% 2.86%
2001 -0.51% 2.54%
2000 -0.47% 2.1%
1999 -0.45% 2.43%
1998 -0.45% 1.93%
1997 -0.41% -0.008%
1996 -0.34% 0.07%
1995 -0.32% 6.17%
1994 -0.12% 0.65%
1993 0.22% -3.1%
1992 0.22% 2.71%
1991 0.05% 2.09%
1990 0.19% 2.11%
1989 0.3% 1.98%
1988 0.29% 2.24%
1987 0.68% 2.31%
1986 0.68% 1.89%
1985 0.66% 2.18%
1984 0.68% 2.45%
1983 0.69% 2.72%
1982 0.68% 2.53%
1981 0.69% 4.16%
1980 0.62% 4.29%
1979 0.62% 2.52%
1978 0.66% 2.93%
1977 0.55% 2.6%
1976 0.47% 2.27%
1975 0.53% 2.51%
1974 0.65% 2.54%
1973 0.74% -0.14%
1972 0.81% -0.004%
1971 0.84% 2.46%
1970 0.89% 2.2%
1969 0.97% 2.2%
1968 1.01% 2.41%
1967 1.03% 2.57%
1966 1% 2.44%
1965 1.01% 2.81%
1964 1.03% 2.89%
1963 1.02% 2.13%
1962 0.98% 2.57%
1961 0.89% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/burundi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Burundi's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Belarus Burundi
Current population
9013835
14833763
Population rank 102/197 78/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.18%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.47 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
1.14 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
5.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +982
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +358,336
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 24/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
15.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -34,727
Net migration rank 109/196 169/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 387,101
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 90/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 119/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Burundi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Burundi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -34,727
2024 - -3,119 - -27,074
2023 -56,924 -3,034 368,917 1,995
2022 -47,839 -8,000 363,786 1,995
2021 -67,118 -33,954 359,844 -14,415
2020 -64,703 -33,954 361,654 -10,189
2019 -32,969 -33,954 357,672 14,253
2018 -26,429 8,615 351,704 68,141
2017 -17,026 3,337 353,879 -68,349
2016 -1,894 8,272 358,393 -109,296
2015 -946 18,088 370,856 -236,207
2014 -2,834 14,979 367,797 -6,856
2013 -6,610 10,550 362,224 -2,285
2012 -11,336 10,903 354,068 22,617
2011 -26,493 5,686 348,934 -19,513
2010 -29,400 10,300 341,808 11,845
2009 -25,662 13,610 319,583 184,359
2008 -25,726 -495 300,750 79,319
2007 -28,683 -4,013 285,323 22,129
2006 -41,301 -8,303 269,874 15,322
2005 -50,252 -15,451 253,401 17,905
2004 -50,597 -10,424 234,891 47,091
2003 -53,882 -10,795 216,295 36,719
2002 -58,207 -11,945 201,892 -16,871
2001 -48,650 -4,469 184,541 9,967
2000 -40,916 1,812 173,867 -40,032
1999 -49,131 2,028 166,699 -34,465
1998 -44,316 13,192 154,010 13,840
1997 -46,540 -235 150,404 -84,126
1996 -37,591 5,205 158,920 -226,317
1995 -32,621 481 160,284 -84,697
1994 -19,431 -12,570 112,968 516,373
1993 -11,263 19,652 128,898 -684,261
1992 11,238 29,477 156,420 35,769
1991 18,349 -5,876 156,148 -39,236
1990 32,606 -26,497 156,617 -39,926
1989 49,833 5,639 157,547 -43,561
1988 60,840 -5,424 145,234 -46,464
1987 62,689 -12,462 157,481 -21,179
1986 74,318 -11,499 156,170 -55,742
1985 58,852 -784 156,896 -66,574
1984 64,415 -3,051 154,366 -29,534
1983 75,791 -2,938 152,801 -41,756
1982 65,499 3,339 147,090 -3,844
1981 65,057 14,998 146,231 -58,723
1980 62,101 16,616 127,746 149,361
1979 64,481 395 123,377 -40,126
1978 67,342 -11,143 114,884 8,247
1977 67,434 -4,925 108,488 1,884
1976 66,677 -5,350 104,396 -12,848
1975 65,494 -6,302 101,172 -20,693
1974 71,158 -5,157 95,486 10,065
1973 70,911 -7,357 74,805 2,843
1972 74,036 -7,966 30,532 -118,457
1971 77,464 -5,818 95,153 -7,569
1970 75,520 -8,643 92,476 -6,346
1969 74,567 -12,833 90,852 -25,292
1968 76,782 -7,511 88,765 -5,917
1967 81,136 -13,409 86,373 -9,821
1966 84,191 -14,544 83,651 5,262
1965 90,611 -17,979 78,208 -13,947
1964 101,618 -17,837 77,528 29,639
1963 113,160 -28,653 75,962 -11,502
1962 124,945 -32,996 74,710 -15,378
1961 134,490 -26,780 71,216 15,094
1960 136,399 -27,382 70,032 -14,620

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/burundi | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Burundi 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,614,502 people) and 9.03% is from migration (a loss of 358,928 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 387,101 people or 2.8% in Burundi.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Burundi
City Population
Bujumbura 659K
Gitega 136K
Ngozi 39.9K
Bubanza 20K
Muyinga 9.61K
Makamba 9.4K
Ruyigi 7.14K
Rutana 5.86K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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