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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 17,638,801 people in Cambodia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 18,113,986 in Cambodia.

Population statistics:

  • Cambodia's population is 1.22 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Cambodia is the 73rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.22% for Cambodia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.38% in Cambodia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Cambodia has grown from 13.6M to 18.1M (32.8% growth).

Burundi vs Cambodia: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Cambodia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Cambodia
2100 38,293,853 22,906,442
2099 38,174,358 22,962,923
2098 38,032,126 23,019,882
2097 37,893,681 23,073,551
2096 37,756,449 23,123,425
2095 37,614,540 23,167,283
2094 37,436,871 23,212,055
2093 37,274,132 23,252,118
2092 37,108,508 23,290,144
2091 36,942,857 23,322,120
2090 36,771,082 23,354,198
2089 36,563,987 23,385,733
2088 36,355,008 23,409,247
2087 36,164,606 23,433,812
2086 35,954,669 23,455,606
2085 35,713,632 23,473,699
2084 35,484,958 23,490,880
2083 35,263,538 23,503,304
2082 35,009,446 23,511,399
2081 34,736,107 23,517,527
2080 34,490,976 23,523,490
2079 34,213,139 23,527,816
2078 33,926,177 23,528,640
2077 33,614,120 23,524,419
2076 33,328,275 23,517,089
2075 33,008,877 23,511,041
2074 32,701,037 23,498,649
2073 32,376,989 23,486,231
2072 32,052,692 23,468,351
2071 31,745,266 23,447,776
2070 31,397,738 23,425,399
2069 31,057,284 23,398,087
2068 30,714,517 23,367,005
2067 30,354,696 23,328,780
2066 30,003,347 23,288,003
2065 29,629,671 23,246,605
2064 29,285,762 23,196,515
2063 28,949,355 23,143,893
2062 28,601,048 23,088,053
2061 28,250,749 23,025,211
2060 27,902,252 22,956,351
2059 27,548,599 22,882,368
2058 27,202,405 22,803,687
2057 26,854,783 22,719,975
2056 26,488,466 22,633,081
2055 26,128,941 22,541,997
2054 25,749,289 22,444,525
2053 25,370,938 22,342,736
2052 24,991,164 22,235,734
2051 24,616,398 22,121,782
2050 24,248,417 22,005,604
2049 23,841,324 21,881,810
2048 23,457,774 21,754,090
2047 23,054,780 21,622,327
2046 22,680,495 21,484,727
2045 22,268,462 21,344,443
2044 21,845,832 21,199,702
2043 21,428,437 21,050,598
2042 20,996,812 20,897,569
2041 20,590,106 20,742,759
2040 20,174,211 20,586,310
2039 19,754,227 20,425,222
2038 19,337,942 20,260,230
2037 18,919,404 20,092,632
2036 18,507,313 19,926,280
2035 18,115,077 19,751,811
2034 17,727,651 19,577,662
2033 17,339,180 19,399,100
2032 16,953,330 19,219,058
2031 16,569,289 19,034,316
2030 16,198,007 18,847,504
2029 15,827,843 18,656,059
2028 15,445,059 18,459,936
2027 15,084,625 18,260,437
2026 14,740,747 18,059,685
2025 14,397,864 17,851,510
2024 14,047,786 17,638,801
2023 13,689,450 17,423,880
2022 13,321,097 17,201,724
2021 12,965,481 16,974,305
2020 12,617,036 16,725,474
2019 12,255,336 16,481,304
2018 11,859,446 16,274,522
2017 11,506,762 16,073,372
2016 11,239,451 15,852,803
2015 11,047,580 15,623,251
2014 10,799,785 15,396,772
2013 10,439,341 15,170,208
2012 10,071,028 14,945,085
2011 9,717,978 14,722,584
2010 9,376,444 14,500,726
2009 8,947,646 14,276,810
2008 8,505,637 14,053,479
2007 8,161,874 13,841,770
2006 7,865,547 13,639,028
2005 7,587,299 13,439,202
2004 7,310,656 13,244,731
2003 7,043,154 13,050,968
2002 6,824,132 12,855,241
2001 6,634,365 12,658,484
2000 6,470,194 12,462,336
1999 6,337,155 12,265,731
1998 6,187,108 12,058,173
1997 6,070,042 11,570,982
1996 6,070,506 10,801,270
1995 6,066,316 10,018,497
1994 5,713,854 9,239,162
1993 5,676,843 8,616,381
1992 5,858,407 8,113,083
1991 5,703,857 7,686,850
1990 5,587,052 7,374,752
1989 5,471,706 7,073,473
1988 5,365,327 6,812,014
1987 5,247,787 6,557,970
1986 5,129,414 6,285,693
1985 5,034,042 6,043,783
1984 4,926,465 5,845,117
1983 4,808,528 5,636,203
1982 4,681,390 5,436,432
1981 4,566,014 5,284,495
1980 4,383,706 5,199,872
1979 4,203,530 5,088,808
1978 4,100,338 5,211,653
1977 3,983,582 5,668,551
1976 3,882,626 6,134,991
1975 3,796,612 6,581,371
1974 3,703,590 6,783,240
1973 3,611,991 6,739,726
1972 3,617,128 6,673,886
1971 3,617,289 6,620,880
1970 3,530,432 6,639,182
1969 3,454,590 6,604,725
1968 3,380,387 6,467,324
1967 3,300,690 6,332,944
1966 3,217,960 6,201,232
1965 3,141,367 6,072,289
1964 3,055,650 5,946,178
1963 2,969,841 5,823,010
1962 2,907,943 5,697,558
1961 2,835,119 5,571,168
1960 2,764,258 5,449,966

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/burundi/cambodia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Cambodia gained 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Cambodia's population increased by 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Cambodia was ranked 67th in 2006 and ranked 73rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 63.5% to 24,248,417 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Cambodia will increase by 21.5% to 22,005,604 people and will still be ranked 73rd.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 23.5M people in 2078 for Cambodia.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Cambodia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Cambodia
2100 0.31% -0.25%
2099 0.37% -0.25%
2098 0.37% -0.23%
2097 0.36% -0.22%
2096 0.38% -0.19%
2095 0.47% -0.19%
2094 0.44% -0.17%
2093 0.45% -0.16%
2092 0.45% -0.14%
2091 0.47% -0.14%
2090 0.57% -0.13%
2089 0.57% -0.1%
2088 0.53% -0.1%
2087 0.58% -0.09%
2086 0.67% -0.08%
2085 0.64% -0.07%
2084 0.63% -0.05%
2083 0.73% -0.03%
2082 0.79% -0.03%
2081 0.71% -0.03%
2080 0.81% -0.02%
2079 0.85% -0.004%
2078 0.93% 0.02%
2077 0.86% 0.03%
2076 0.97% 0.03%
2075 0.94% 0.05%
2074 1% 0.05%
2073 1.01% 0.08%
2072 0.97% 0.09%
2071 1.11% 0.1%
2070 1.1% 0.12%
2069 1.12% 0.13%
2068 1.19% 0.16%
2067 1.17% 0.18%
2066 1.26% 0.18%
2065 1.17% 0.22%
2064 1.16% 0.23%
2063 1.22% 0.24%
2062 1.24% 0.27%
2061 1.25% 0.3%
2060 1.28% 0.32%
2059 1.27% 0.35%
2058 1.29% 0.37%
2057 1.38% 0.38%
2056 1.38% 0.4%
2055 1.47% 0.43%
2054 1.49% 0.46%
2053 1.52% 0.48%
2052 1.52% 0.52%
2051 1.52% 0.53%
2050 1.71% 0.57%
2049 1.64% 0.59%
2048 1.75% 0.61%
2047 1.65% 0.64%
2046 1.85% 0.66%
2045 1.93% 0.68%
2044 1.95% 0.71%
2043 2.06% 0.73%
2042 1.98% 0.75%
2041 2.06% 0.76%
2040 2.13% 0.79%
2039 2.15% 0.81%
2038 2.21% 0.83%
2037 2.23% 0.83%
2036 2.17% 0.88%
2035 2.19% 0.89%
2034 2.24% 0.92%
2033 2.28% 0.94%
2032 2.32% 0.97%
2031 2.29% 0.99%
2030 2.34% 1.03%
2029 2.48% 1.06%
2028 2.39% 1.09%
2027 2.33% 1.11%
2026 2.38% 1.17%
2025 2.49% 1.21%
2024 2.62% 1.23%
2023 2.77% 1.29%
2022 2.74% 1.34%
2021 2.76% 1.49%
2020 2.95% 1.48%
2019 3.34% 1.27%
2018 3.07% 1.25%
2017 2.38% 1.39%
2016 1.74% 1.47%
2015 2.29% 1.47%
2014 3.45% 1.49%
2013 3.66% 1.51%
2012 3.63% 1.51%
2011 3.64% 1.53%
2010 4.79% 1.57%
2009 5.2% 1.59%
2008 4.21% 1.53%
2007 3.77% 1.49%
2006 3.67% 1.49%
2005 3.78% 1.47%
2004 3.8% 1.48%
2003 3.21% 1.52%
2002 2.86% 1.55%
2001 2.54% 1.57%
2000 2.1% 1.6%
1999 2.43% 1.72%
1998 1.93% 4.21%
1997 -0.008% 7.13%
1996 0.07% 7.81%
1995 6.17% 8.44%
1994 0.65% 7.23%
1993 -3.1% 6.2%
1992 2.71% 5.54%
1991 2.09% 4.23%
1990 2.11% 4.26%
1989 1.98% 3.84%
1988 2.24% 3.87%
1987 2.31% 4.33%
1986 1.89% 4%
1985 2.18% 3.4%
1984 2.45% 3.71%
1983 2.72% 3.67%
1982 2.53% 2.88%
1981 4.16% 1.63%
1980 4.29% 2.18%
1979 2.52% -2.36%
1978 2.93% -8.06%
1977 2.6% -7.6%
1976 2.27% -6.78%
1975 2.51% -2.98%
1974 2.54% 0.65%
1973 -0.14% 0.99%
1972 -0.004% 0.8%
1971 2.46% -0.28%
1970 2.2% 0.52%
1969 2.2% 2.12%
1968 2.41% 2.12%
1967 2.57% 2.12%
1966 2.44% 2.12%
1965 2.81% 2.12%
1964 2.89% 2.12%
1963 2.13% 2.2%
1962 2.57% 2.27%
1961 2.56% 2.22%

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/burundi/cambodia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Cambodia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Burundi Cambodia
Current population
14833763
18113986
Population rank 78/197 73/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.22%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
2.45 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
1.45 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
4.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +589
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +214,921
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 88/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
16.7 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -31,469
Net migration rank 169/196 167/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 83,925
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 136/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 175/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Cambodia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Cambodia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -31,469
2024 - -27,074 - -32,960
2023 368,917 1,995 250,242 -31,837
2022 363,786 1,995 257,269 -31,350
2021 359,844 -14,415 255,939 -27,025
2020 361,654 -10,189 268,745 0
2019 357,672 14,253 276,870 -57,268
2018 351,704 68,141 280,671 -86,702
2017 353,879 -68,349 282,698 -74,362
2016 358,393 -109,296 284,130 -51,324
2015 370,856 -236,207 284,390 -58,101
2014 367,797 -6,856 283,193 -56,536
2013 362,224 -2,285 281,013 -54,554
2012 354,068 22,617 276,649 -52,874
2011 348,934 -19,513 272,161 -50,941
2010 341,808 11,845 272,266 -49,781
2009 319,583 184,359 274,700 -49,354
2008 300,750 79,319 272,132 -50,809
2007 285,323 22,129 270,745 -68,653
2006 269,874 15,322 263,697 -60,315
2005 253,401 17,905 256,756 -60,473
2004 234,891 47,091 251,650 -58,972
2003 216,295 36,719 251,884 -57,026
2002 201,892 -16,871 251,860 -55,245
2001 184,541 9,967 250,726 -53,815
2000 173,867 -40,032 246,330 -50,957
1999 166,699 -34,465 245,425 -47,608
1998 154,010 13,840 251,076 -33,781
1997 150,404 -84,126 252,351 504,742
1996 158,920 -226,317 274,147 508,187
1995 160,284 -84,697 280,168 503,042
1994 112,968 516,373 286,728 488,732
1993 128,898 -684,261 282,221 187,883
1992 156,420 35,769 260,673 275,823
1991 156,148 -39,236 257,709 58,264
1990 156,617 -39,926 249,776 58,455
1989 157,547 -43,561 239,211 55,125
1988 145,234 -46,464 243,203 -14,627
1987 157,481 -21,179 235,064 44,442
1986 156,170 -55,742 221,684 43,356
1985 156,896 -66,574 214,101 4,677
1984 154,366 -29,534 207,700 -29,141
1983 152,801 -41,756 192,849 46,428
1982 147,090 -3,844 180,300 -20,026
1981 146,231 -58,723 166,578 -22,982
1980 127,746 149,361 159,157 -133,508
1979 123,377 -40,126 78,143 118,334
1978 114,884 8,247 -357,478 -84,695
1977 108,488 1,884 -416,117 -55,504
1976 104,396 -12,848 -408,505 -52,741
1975 101,172 -20,693 -383,806 -47,717
1974 95,486 10,065 73,001 -45,225
1973 74,805 2,843 101,304 -42,053
1972 30,532 -118,457 113,190 -40,764
1971 95,153 -7,569 113,813 -80,232
1970 92,476 -6,346 122,832 -193,008
1969 90,852 -25,292 156,777 -17,676
1968 88,765 -5,917 153,444 -17,745
1967 86,373 -9,821 150,046 -16,983
1966 83,651 5,262 147,583 -17,216
1965 78,208 -13,947 144,460 -16,930
1964 77,528 29,639 141,216 -16,516
1963 75,962 -11,502 137,562 -15,929
1962 74,710 -15,378 132,861 -3,578
1961 71,216 15,094 128,259 -4,764
1960 70,032 -14,620 124,237 -5,339

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

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

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). In Cambodia 85.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,724,147 people) and 14.8% is from migration (a loss of 474,505 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 83,925 people or 0.5% in Cambodia.

Biggest cities by population

Burundi
City Population
Bujumbura 659K
Gitega 136K
Ngozi 39.9K
Bubanza 20K
Muyinga 9.61K
Makamba 9.4K
Ruyigi 7.14K
Rutana 5.86K
Cambodia
City Population
Phnom Penh 2.13M
Siem Reap 245K
Battambang 130K
Serei Saophoan 99K
Sihanoukville 71.1K
Kampong Cham 61.8K
Svay Rieng 41.4K
Kampot 39.2K
Prey Veng 33.1K
Stung Treng 29.7K

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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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