Burundi Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Burundi is 14,833,763 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 14,047,786 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth in 20 years).
Burundi accounts for 0.18% of the world's population.
Burundi is projected to reach 38.3M people in 2100.
Burundi is ranked 78/197 by population and was ranked 93rd in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of 4.43% per year.

Burundi population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	38,293,853	0.31%
2099	38,174,358	0.37%
2098	38,032,126	0.37%
2097	37,893,681	0.36%
2096	37,756,449	0.38%
2095	37,614,540	0.47%
2094	37,436,871	0.44%
2093	37,274,132	0.45%
2092	37,108,508	0.45%
2091	36,942,857	0.47%
2090	36,771,082	0.57%
2089	36,563,987	0.57%
2088	36,355,008	0.53%
2087	36,164,606	0.58%
2086	35,954,669	0.67%
2085	35,713,632	0.64%
2084	35,484,958	0.63%
2083	35,263,538	0.73%
2082	35,009,446	0.79%
2081	34,736,107	0.71%
2080	34,490,976	0.81%
2079	34,213,139	0.85%
2078	33,926,177	0.93%
2077	33,614,120	0.86%
2076	33,328,275	0.97%
2075	33,008,877	0.94%
2074	32,701,037	1%
2073	32,376,989	1.01%
2072	32,052,692	0.97%
2071	31,745,266	1.11%
2070	31,397,738	1.1%
2069	31,057,284	1.12%
2068	30,714,517	1.19%
2067	30,354,696	1.17%
2066	30,003,347	1.26%
2065	29,629,671	1.17%
2064	29,285,762	1.16%
2063	28,949,355	1.22%
2062	28,601,048	1.24%
2061	28,250,749	1.25%
2060	27,902,252	1.28%
2059	27,548,599	1.27%
2058	27,202,405	1.29%
2057	26,854,783	1.38%
2056	26,488,466	1.38%
2055	26,128,941	1.47%
2054	25,749,289	1.49%
2053	25,370,938	1.52%
2052	24,991,164	1.52%
2051	24,616,398	1.52%
2050	24,248,417	1.71%
2049	23,841,324	1.64%
2048	23,457,774	1.75%
2047	23,054,780	1.65%
2046	22,680,495	1.85%
2045	22,268,462	1.93%
2044	21,845,832	1.95%
2043	21,428,437	2.06%
2042	20,996,812	1.98%
2041	20,590,106	2.06%
2040	20,174,211	2.13%
2039	19,754,227	2.15%
2038	19,337,942	2.21%
2037	18,919,404	2.23%
2036	18,507,313	2.17%
2035	18,115,077	2.19%
2034	17,727,651	2.24%
2033	17,339,180	2.28%
2032	16,953,330	2.32%
2031	16,569,289	2.29%
2030	16,198,007	2.34%
2029	15,827,843	2.48%
2028	15,445,059	2.39%
2027	15,084,625	2.33%
2026	14,740,747	2.38%
2025	14,397,864	2.49%
2024	14,047,786	2.62%
2023	13,689,450	2.77%
2022	13,321,097	2.74%
2021	12,965,481	2.76%
2020	12,617,036	2.95%
2019	12,255,336	3.34%
2018	11,859,446	3.07%
2017	11,506,762	2.38%
2016	11,239,451	1.74%
2015	11,047,580	2.29%
2014	10,799,785	3.45%
2013	10,439,341	3.66%
2012	10,071,028	3.63%
2011	9,717,978	3.64%
2010	9,376,444	4.79%
2009	8,947,646	5.2%
2008	8,505,637	4.21%
2007	8,161,874	3.77%
2006	7,865,547	3.67%
2005	7,587,299	3.78%
2004	7,310,656	3.8%
2003	7,043,154	3.21%
2002	6,824,132	2.86%
2001	6,634,365	2.54%
2000	6,470,194	2.1%
1999	6,337,155	2.43%
1998	6,187,108	1.93%
1997	6,070,042	-0.008%
1996	6,070,506	0.07%
1995	6,066,316	6.17%
1994	5,713,854	0.65%
1993	5,676,843	-3.1%
1992	5,858,407	2.71%
1991	5,703,857	2.09%
1990	5,587,052	2.11%
1989	5,471,706	1.98%
1988	5,365,327	2.24%
1987	5,247,787	2.31%
1986	5,129,414	1.89%
1985	5,034,042	2.18%
1984	4,926,465	2.45%
1983	4,808,528	2.72%
1982	4,681,390	2.53%
1981	4,566,014	4.16%
1980	4,383,706	4.29%
1979	4,203,530	2.52%
1978	4,100,338	2.93%
1977	3,983,582	2.6%
1976	3,882,626	2.27%
1975	3,796,612	2.51%
1974	3,703,590	2.54%
1973	3,611,991	-0.14%
1972	3,617,128	-0.004%
1971	3,617,289	2.46%
1970	3,530,432	2.2%
1969	3,454,590	2.2%
1968	3,380,387	2.41%
1967	3,300,690	2.57%
1966	3,217,960	2.44%
1965	3,141,367	2.81%
1964	3,055,650	2.89%
1963	2,969,841	2.13%
1962	2,907,943	2.57%
1961	2,835,119	2.56%
1960	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).

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Burundi has a population of 14.8M as of 2026, compared to 11.2M in 2016, 7.87M in 2006, and 6.07M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.2% per year. Burundi is ranked 23rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Burundi will have 22,680,495 people (52.9% growth) with a rank change from 78th to 70th.

By the year 2100, Burundi's population is projected to grow by 158.2% from its current level to 38.3M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-34,727
2024	-	-	-27,074
2023	370,912	368,917	1,995
2022	365,781	363,786	1,995
2021	345,429	359,844	-14,415
2020	351,465	361,654	-10,189
2019	371,925	357,672	14,253
2018	419,845	351,704	68,141
2017	285,530	353,879	-68,349
2016	249,097	358,393	-109,296
2015	134,649	370,856	-236,207
2014	360,941	367,797	-6,856
2013	359,939	362,224	-2,285
2012	376,685	354,068	22,617
2011	329,421	348,934	-19,513
2010	353,653	341,808	11,845
2009	503,942	319,583	184,359
2008	380,069	300,750	79,319
2007	307,452	285,323	22,129
2006	285,196	269,874	15,322
2005	271,306	253,401	17,905
2004	281,982	234,891	47,091
2003	253,014	216,295	36,719
2002	185,021	201,892	-16,871
2001	194,508	184,541	9,967
2000	133,835	173,867	-40,032
1999	132,234	166,699	-34,465
1998	167,850	154,010	13,840
1997	66,278	150,404	-84,126
1996	-67,397	158,920	-226,317
1995	75,587	160,284	-84,697
1994	629,341	112,968	516,373
1993	-555,363	128,898	-684,261
1992	192,189	156,420	35,769
1991	116,912	156,148	-39,236
1990	116,691	156,617	-39,926
1989	113,986	157,547	-43,561
1988	98,770	145,234	-46,464
1987	136,302	157,481	-21,179
1986	100,428	156,170	-55,742
1985	90,322	156,896	-66,574
1984	124,832	154,366	-29,534
1983	111,045	152,801	-41,756
1982	143,246	147,090	-3,844
1981	87,508	146,231	-58,723
1980	277,107	127,746	149,361
1979	83,251	123,377	-40,126
1978	123,131	114,884	8,247
1977	110,372	108,488	1,884
1976	91,548	104,396	-12,848
1975	80,479	101,172	-20,693
1974	105,551	95,486	10,065
1973	77,648	74,805	2,843
1972	-87,925	30,532	-118,457
1971	87,584	95,153	-7,569
1970	86,130	92,476	-6,346
1969	65,560	90,852	-25,292
1968	82,848	88,765	-5,917
1967	76,552	86,373	-9,821
1966	88,913	83,651	5,262
1965	64,261	78,208	-13,947
1964	107,167	77,528	29,639
1963	64,460	75,962	-11,502
1962	59,332	74,710	-15,378
1961	86,310	71,216	15,094
1960	55,412	70,032	-14,620

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

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Over the last 10 years, 91% of the population change in Burundi 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, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 247,321 and 2.6% in 2010.

Burundi population clock

	Burundi	Rank
Current population	14833763	78/197
Percent of world population	0.18%	78/197
One net population change	1.47 minutes	52/197
One birth every	1.14 minutes	58/196
One death every	5.72 minutes	86/196
Daily growth/decline	+982	52/197
Annual growth/decline	+358,336	52/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.62%	24/197
One migration net change every	15.2 minutes	169/196
Annual migration change	-34,727	169/196
Foreign-born residents	387,101	90/195
Foreign-born share of population	2.8%	119/195

Largest cities by population

Burundi
City	Population
Bujumbura	659K
Gitega	136K

Burundi population statistics

	Burundi	World
Life expectancy	64.1 years	73.8 years
Average age	22 years	33.8 years
Median age	17.3 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.7:50.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.88 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	1,487 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Burundi.

Population map with other countries

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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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