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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 42,181,965 in Canada.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 2.84 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.5% growth).

Burundi vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Canada
2100 38,293,853 55,893,812
2099 38,174,358 55,710,628
2098 38,032,126 55,520,878
2097 37,893,681 55,326,351
2096 37,756,449 55,153,117
2095 37,614,540 54,983,479
2094 37,436,871 54,818,119
2093 37,274,132 54,651,641
2092 37,108,508 54,494,148
2091 36,942,857 54,329,082
2090 36,771,082 54,183,996
2089 36,563,987 54,034,513
2088 36,355,008 53,855,760
2087 36,164,606 53,708,023
2086 35,954,669 53,553,781
2085 35,713,632 53,403,315
2084 35,484,958 53,246,675
2083 35,263,538 53,081,827
2082 35,009,446 52,930,998
2081 34,736,107 52,761,672
2080 34,490,976 52,602,997
2079 34,213,139 52,444,008
2078 33,926,177 52,275,214
2077 33,614,120 52,118,254
2076 33,328,275 51,944,937
2075 33,008,877 51,774,515
2074 32,701,037 51,611,349
2073 32,376,989 51,449,506
2072 32,052,692 51,279,503
2071 31,745,266 51,106,234
2070 31,397,738 50,934,622
2069 31,057,284 50,760,591
2068 30,714,517 50,585,692
2067 30,354,696 50,396,558
2066 30,003,347 50,216,488
2065 29,629,671 50,037,049
2064 29,285,762 49,857,150
2063 28,949,355 49,675,417
2062 28,601,048 49,491,872
2061 28,250,749 49,316,172
2060 27,902,252 49,148,043
2059 27,548,599 48,975,435
2058 27,202,405 48,801,460
2057 26,854,783 48,640,413
2056 26,488,466 48,484,751
2055 26,128,941 48,333,252
2054 25,749,289 48,184,303
2053 25,370,938 48,036,252
2052 24,991,164 47,875,085
2051 24,616,398 47,719,858
2050 24,248,417 47,562,681
2049 23,841,324 47,417,162
2048 23,457,774 47,254,138
2047 23,054,780 47,091,915
2046 22,680,495 46,926,799
2045 22,268,462 46,743,844
2044 21,845,832 46,562,785
2043 21,428,437 46,379,045
2042 20,996,812 46,188,550
2041 20,590,106 45,994,664
2040 20,174,211 45,799,063
2039 19,754,227 45,593,547
2038 19,337,942 45,374,241
2037 18,919,404 45,148,803
2036 18,507,313 44,917,782
2035 18,115,077 44,691,033
2034 17,727,651 44,439,937
2033 17,339,180 44,193,040
2032 16,953,330 43,925,613
2031 16,569,289 43,643,438
2030 16,198,007 43,355,390
2029 15,827,843 43,060,128
2028 15,445,059 42,748,060
2027 15,084,625 42,426,742
2026 14,740,747 42,091,205
2025 14,397,864 41,714,545
2024 14,047,786 41,288,599
2023 13,689,450 40,083,484
2022 13,321,097 38,935,934
2021 12,965,481 38,239,864
2020 12,617,036 38,028,638
2019 12,255,336 37,618,495
2018 11,859,446 37,072,620
2017 11,506,762 36,545,075
2016 11,239,451 36,110,803
2015 11,047,580 35,704,498
2014 10,799,785 35,434,066
2013 10,439,341 35,080,992
2012 10,071,028 34,713,395
2011 9,717,978 34,339,221
2010 9,376,444 34,005,902
2009 8,947,646 33,630,069
2008 8,505,637 33,247,298
2007 8,161,874 32,888,886
2006 7,865,547 32,571,193
2005 7,587,299 32,242,732
2004 7,310,656 31,938,807
2003 7,043,154 31,642,461
2002 6,824,132 31,359,199
2001 6,634,365 31,020,855
2000 6,470,194 30,685,730
1999 6,337,155 30,401,286
1998 6,187,108 30,155,173
1997 6,070,042 29,905,948
1996 6,070,506 29,610,218
1995 6,066,316 29,302,311
1994 5,713,854 29,000,663
1993 5,676,843 28,684,764
1992 5,858,407 28,371,264
1991 5,703,857 28,037,420
1990 5,587,052 27,691,138
1989 5,471,706 27,276,781
1988 5,365,327 26,791,747
1987 5,247,787 26,446,601
1986 5,129,414 26,100,278
1985 5,034,042 25,842,116
1984 4,926,465 25,607,053
1983 4,808,528 25,366,451
1982 4,681,390 25,116,942
1981 4,566,014 24,819,915
1980 4,383,706 24,515,667
1979 4,203,530 24,201,544
1978 4,100,338 23,963,203
1977 3,983,582 23,725,843
1976 3,882,626 23,449,808
1975 3,796,612 23,143,275
1974 3,703,590 22,807,969
1973 3,611,991 22,491,777
1972 3,617,128 22,218,463
1971 3,617,289 21,962,032
1970 3,530,432 21,324,000
1969 3,454,590 21,028,000
1968 3,380,387 20,744,000
1967 3,300,690 20,412,000
1966 3,217,960 20,048,000
1965 3,141,367 19,678,000
1964 3,055,650 19,325,000
1963 2,969,841 18,964,000
1962 2,907,943 18,614,000
1961 2,835,119 18,271,000
1960 2,764,258 17,909,356

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/canada | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Canada's population increased by 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th 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 Canada will increase by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 55.9M people in 2100 for Canada.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Canada
2100 0.31% 0.33%
2099 0.37% 0.34%
2098 0.37% 0.35%
2097 0.36% 0.31%
2096 0.38% 0.31%
2095 0.47% 0.3%
2094 0.44% 0.3%
2093 0.45% 0.29%
2092 0.45% 0.3%
2091 0.47% 0.27%
2090 0.57% 0.28%
2089 0.57% 0.33%
2088 0.53% 0.28%
2087 0.58% 0.29%
2086 0.67% 0.28%
2085 0.64% 0.29%
2084 0.63% 0.31%
2083 0.73% 0.28%
2082 0.79% 0.32%
2081 0.71% 0.3%
2080 0.81% 0.3%
2079 0.85% 0.32%
2078 0.93% 0.3%
2077 0.86% 0.33%
2076 0.97% 0.33%
2075 0.94% 0.32%
2074 1% 0.31%
2073 1.01% 0.33%
2072 0.97% 0.34%
2071 1.11% 0.34%
2070 1.1% 0.34%
2069 1.12% 0.35%
2068 1.19% 0.38%
2067 1.17% 0.36%
2066 1.26% 0.36%
2065 1.17% 0.36%
2064 1.16% 0.37%
2063 1.22% 0.37%
2062 1.24% 0.36%
2061 1.25% 0.34%
2060 1.28% 0.35%
2059 1.27% 0.36%
2058 1.29% 0.33%
2057 1.38% 0.32%
2056 1.38% 0.31%
2055 1.47% 0.31%
2054 1.49% 0.31%
2053 1.52% 0.34%
2052 1.52% 0.33%
2051 1.52% 0.33%
2050 1.71% 0.31%
2049 1.64% 0.34%
2048 1.75% 0.34%
2047 1.65% 0.35%
2046 1.85% 0.39%
2045 1.93% 0.39%
2044 1.95% 0.4%
2043 2.06% 0.41%
2042 1.98% 0.42%
2041 2.06% 0.43%
2040 2.13% 0.45%
2039 2.15% 0.48%
2038 2.21% 0.5%
2037 2.23% 0.51%
2036 2.17% 0.51%
2035 2.19% 0.57%
2034 2.24% 0.56%
2033 2.28% 0.61%
2032 2.32% 0.65%
2031 2.29% 0.66%
2030 2.34% 0.69%
2029 2.48% 0.73%
2028 2.39% 0.76%
2027 2.33% 0.8%
2026 2.38% 0.9%
2025 2.49% 1.03%
2024 2.62% 3.01%
2023 2.77% 2.95%
2022 2.74% 1.82%
2021 2.76% 0.56%
2020 2.95% 1.09%
2019 3.34% 1.47%
2018 3.07% 1.44%
2017 2.38% 1.2%
2016 1.74% 1.14%
2015 2.29% 0.76%
2014 3.45% 1.01%
2013 3.66% 1.06%
2012 3.63% 1.09%
2011 3.64% 0.98%
2010 4.79% 1.12%
2009 5.2% 1.15%
2008 4.21% 1.09%
2007 3.77% 0.98%
2006 3.67% 1.02%
2005 3.78% 0.95%
2004 3.8% 0.94%
2003 3.21% 0.9%
2002 2.86% 1.09%
2001 2.54% 1.09%
2000 2.1% 0.94%
1999 2.43% 0.82%
1998 1.93% 0.83%
1997 -0.008% 1%
1996 0.07% 1.05%
1995 6.17% 1.04%
1994 0.65% 1.1%
1993 -3.1% 1.1%
1992 2.71% 1.19%
1991 2.09% 1.25%
1990 2.11% 1.52%
1989 1.98% 1.81%
1988 2.24% 1.31%
1987 2.31% 1.33%
1986 1.89% 1%
1985 2.18% 0.92%
1984 2.45% 0.95%
1983 2.72% 0.99%
1982 2.53% 1.2%
1981 4.16% 1.24%
1980 4.29% 1.3%
1979 2.52% 0.99%
1978 2.93% 1%
1977 2.6% 1.18%
1976 2.27% 1.32%
1975 2.51% 1.47%
1974 2.54% 1.41%
1973 -0.14% 1.23%
1972 -0.004% 1.17%
1971 2.46% 2.99%
1970 2.2% 1.41%
1969 2.2% 1.37%
1968 2.41% 1.63%
1967 2.57% 1.82%
1966 2.44% 1.88%
1965 2.81% 1.83%
1964 2.89% 1.9%
1963 2.13% 1.88%
1962 2.57% 1.88%
1961 2.56% 2.02%

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/canada | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Canada's population grew by 3.01%.

Live population counters

Burundi Canada
Current population
14833763
42181965
Population rank 78/197 38/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.51%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
26.2 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
1.49 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
1.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +3,302
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +1,205,115
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +3.01%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 14/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
1.62 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +326,204
Net migration rank 169/196 5/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 8,805,839
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 7/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 22.2%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 27/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Canada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Canada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 326,204
2024 - -27,074 - 368,599
2023 368,917 1,995 28,058 433,842
2022 363,786 1,995 15,574 459,988
2021 359,844 -14,415 57,360 198,867
2020 361,654 -10,189 53,241 256,592
2019 357,672 14,253 86,523 387,685
2018 351,704 68,141 88,974 420,224
2017 353,879 -68,349 98,672 372,685
2016 358,393 -109,296 115,555 329,455
2015 370,856 -236,207 117,825 224,332
2014 367,797 -6,856 127,563 192,884
2013 362,224 -2,285 129,799 239,813
2012 354,068 22,617 135,382 243,748
2011 348,934 -19,513 133,923 227,075
2010 341,808 11,845 139,425 225,369
2009 319,583 184,359 144,609 244,463
2008 300,750 79,319 142,963 238,083
2007 285,323 22,129 134,845 213,801
2006 269,874 15,322 130,285 202,175
2005 253,401 17,905 116,074 204,526
2004 234,891 47,091 111,786 194,611
2003 216,295 36,719 110,749 185,643
2002 201,892 -16,871 106,621 208,060
2001 184,541 9,967 114,777 222,100
2000 173,867 -40,032 110,469 201,727
1999 166,699 -34,465 118,565 158,342
1998 154,010 13,840 126,651 142,346
1997 150,404 -84,126 134,577 144,678
1996 158,920 -226,317 153,973 154,553
1995 160,284 -84,697 167,023 141,818
1994 112,968 516,373 179,804 134,863
1993 128,898 -684,261 186,451 133,426
1992 156,420 35,769 204,273 138,121
1991 156,148 -39,236 207,477 134,463
1990 156,617 -39,926 213,222 181,461
1989 157,547 -43,561 207,304 258,094
1988 145,234 -46,464 192,901 238,003
1987 157,481 -21,179 190,416 171,308
1986 156,170 -55,742 190,532 121,928
1985 156,896 -66,574 204,153 69,776
1984 154,366 -29,534 204,856 55,982
1983 152,801 -41,756 202,931 66,172
1982 147,090 -3,844 200,935 89,544
1981 146,231 -58,723 206,005 113,461
1980 127,746 149,361 203,480 122,743
1979 123,377 -40,126 203,293 86,719
1978 114,884 8,247 194,102 52,781
1977 108,488 1,884 199,297 70,339
1976 104,396 -12,848 196,979 106,894
1975 101,172 -20,693 196,718 139,797
1974 95,486 10,065 182,464 155,596
1973 74,805 2,843 184,432 125,401
1972 30,532 -118,457 188,857 89,880
1971 95,153 -7,569 208,640 210,244
1970 92,476 -6,346 215,372 304,627
1969 90,852 -25,292 216,588 93,600
1968 88,765 -5,917 211,589 108,864
1967 86,373 -9,821 220,450 132,856
1966 83,651 5,262 236,566 144,641
1965 78,208 -13,947 269,589 112,401
1964 77,528 29,639 307,268 68,003
1963 75,962 -11,502 318,595 51,831
1962 74,710 -15,378 325,745 35,373
1961 71,216 15,094 334,360 34,721
1960 70,032 -14,620 338,487 49,694

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/canada | 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 Canada 19.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 8,805,839 people or 22.2% in Canada.

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
Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K

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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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