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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 8.14 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Burundi vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Egypt
2100 38,293,853 203,522,884
2099 38,174,358 203,403,368
2098 38,032,126 203,247,703
2097 37,893,681 203,074,807
2096 37,756,449 202,870,003
2095 37,614,540 202,625,820
2094 37,436,871 202,350,087
2093 37,274,132 202,040,251
2092 37,108,508 201,709,051
2091 36,942,857 201,347,225
2090 36,771,082 200,966,749
2089 36,563,987 200,561,011
2088 36,355,008 200,123,182
2087 36,164,606 199,650,440
2086 35,954,669 199,156,169
2085 35,713,632 198,637,936
2084 35,484,958 198,084,947
2083 35,263,538 197,501,965
2082 35,009,446 196,891,089
2081 34,736,107 196,242,522
2080 34,490,976 195,570,383
2079 34,213,139 194,850,670
2078 33,926,177 194,103,613
2077 33,614,120 193,324,592
2076 33,328,275 192,507,892
2075 33,008,877 191,661,705
2074 32,701,037 190,786,862
2073 32,376,989 189,886,620
2072 32,052,692 188,947,991
2071 31,745,266 187,981,245
2070 31,397,738 186,988,514
2069 31,057,284 185,965,572
2068 30,714,517 184,912,088
2067 30,354,696 183,835,428
2066 30,003,347 182,734,967
2065 29,629,671 181,620,901
2064 29,285,762 180,467,102
2063 28,949,355 179,293,260
2062 28,601,048 178,110,375
2061 28,250,749 176,907,621
2060 27,902,252 175,686,879
2059 27,548,599 174,441,815
2058 27,202,405 173,179,511
2057 26,854,783 171,897,733
2056 26,488,466 170,593,445
2055 26,128,941 169,269,144
2054 25,749,289 167,915,661
2053 25,370,938 166,538,943
2052 24,991,164 165,130,747
2051 24,616,398 163,704,732
2050 24,248,417 162,240,246
2049 23,841,324 160,743,182
2048 23,457,774 159,206,813
2047 23,054,780 157,631,586
2046 22,680,495 156,023,680
2045 22,268,462 154,371,216
2044 21,845,832 152,668,334
2043 21,428,437 150,927,496
2042 20,996,812 149,145,569
2041 20,590,106 147,333,445
2040 20,174,211 145,505,786
2039 19,754,227 143,662,428
2038 19,337,942 141,820,567
2037 18,919,404 139,977,812
2036 18,507,313 138,139,382
2035 18,115,077 136,315,557
2034 17,727,651 134,490,574
2033 17,339,180 132,681,153
2032 16,953,330 130,879,780
2031 16,569,289 129,085,888
2030 16,198,007 127,304,473
2029 15,827,843 125,524,007
2028 15,445,059 123,745,979
2027 15,084,625 121,973,080
2026 14,740,747 120,224,089
2025 14,397,864 118,473,897
2024 14,047,786 116,538,258
2023 13,689,450 114,535,772
2022 13,321,097 112,618,250
2021 12,965,481 110,957,008
2020 12,617,036 109,315,124
2019 12,255,336 107,553,158
2018 11,859,446 105,682,094
2017 11,506,762 103,696,057
2016 11,239,451 101,644,589
2015 11,047,580 99,597,342
2014 10,799,785 97,528,654
2013 10,439,341 95,333,553
2012 10,071,028 93,161,001
2011 9,717,978 91,093,059
2010 9,376,444 89,196,072
2009 8,947,646 87,501,636
2008 8,505,637 85,864,789
2007 8,161,874 84,276,225
2006 7,865,547 82,700,403
2005 7,587,299 81,101,004
2004 7,310,656 79,477,443
2003 7,043,154 77,853,548
2002 6,824,132 76,239,137
2001 6,634,365 74,652,029
2000 6,470,194 73,083,284
1999 6,337,155 71,520,954
1998 6,187,108 69,943,294
1997 6,070,042 68,431,740
1996 6,070,506 67,028,048
1995 6,066,316 65,652,622
1994 5,713,854 64,285,589
1993 5,676,843 62,915,681
1992 5,858,407 61,480,660
1991 5,703,857 60,028,997
1990 5,587,052 58,396,618
1989 5,471,706 56,710,642
1988 5,365,327 55,187,681
1987 5,247,787 53,674,435
1986 5,129,414 52,206,295
1985 5,034,042 50,734,968
1984 4,926,465 49,247,334
1983 4,808,528 47,786,402
1982 4,681,390 46,407,611
1981 4,566,014 45,147,224
1980 4,383,706 43,950,413
1979 4,203,530 42,818,628
1978 4,100,338 41,761,431
1977 3,983,582 40,748,870
1976 3,882,626 39,795,557
1975 3,796,612 38,875,327
1974 3,703,590 37,969,667
1973 3,611,991 37,102,043
1972 3,617,128 36,258,328
1971 3,617,289 35,433,368
1970 3,530,432 34,623,990
1969 3,454,590 33,811,615
1968 3,380,387 32,998,319
1967 3,300,690 32,196,360
1966 3,217,960 31,406,541
1965 3,141,367 30,629,174
1964 3,055,650 29,858,922
1963 2,969,841 29,091,869
1962 2,907,943 28,337,013
1961 2,835,119 27,600,898
1960 2,764,258 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Egypt
2100 0.31% 0.06%
2099 0.37% 0.08%
2098 0.37% 0.09%
2097 0.36% 0.1%
2096 0.38% 0.12%
2095 0.47% 0.14%
2094 0.44% 0.15%
2093 0.45% 0.16%
2092 0.45% 0.18%
2091 0.47% 0.19%
2090 0.57% 0.2%
2089 0.57% 0.22%
2088 0.53% 0.24%
2087 0.58% 0.25%
2086 0.67% 0.26%
2085 0.64% 0.28%
2084 0.63% 0.3%
2083 0.73% 0.31%
2082 0.79% 0.33%
2081 0.71% 0.34%
2080 0.81% 0.37%
2079 0.85% 0.38%
2078 0.93% 0.4%
2077 0.86% 0.42%
2076 0.97% 0.44%
2075 0.94% 0.46%
2074 1% 0.47%
2073 1.01% 0.5%
2072 0.97% 0.51%
2071 1.11% 0.53%
2070 1.1% 0.55%
2069 1.12% 0.57%
2068 1.19% 0.59%
2067 1.17% 0.6%
2066 1.26% 0.61%
2065 1.17% 0.64%
2064 1.16% 0.65%
2063 1.22% 0.66%
2062 1.24% 0.68%
2061 1.25% 0.69%
2060 1.28% 0.71%
2059 1.27% 0.73%
2058 1.29% 0.75%
2057 1.38% 0.76%
2056 1.38% 0.78%
2055 1.47% 0.81%
2054 1.49% 0.83%
2053 1.52% 0.85%
2052 1.52% 0.87%
2051 1.52% 0.9%
2050 1.71% 0.93%
2049 1.64% 0.97%
2048 1.75% 1%
2047 1.65% 1.03%
2046 1.85% 1.07%
2045 1.93% 1.12%
2044 1.95% 1.15%
2043 2.06% 1.19%
2042 1.98% 1.23%
2041 2.06% 1.26%
2040 2.13% 1.28%
2039 2.15% 1.3%
2038 2.21% 1.32%
2037 2.23% 1.33%
2036 2.17% 1.34%
2035 2.19% 1.36%
2034 2.24% 1.36%
2033 2.28% 1.38%
2032 2.32% 1.39%
2031 2.29% 1.4%
2030 2.34% 1.42%
2029 2.48% 1.44%
2028 2.39% 1.45%
2027 2.33% 1.45%
2026 2.38% 1.48%
2025 2.49% 1.66%
2024 2.62% 1.75%
2023 2.77% 1.7%
2022 2.74% 1.5%
2021 2.76% 1.5%
2020 2.95% 1.64%
2019 3.34% 1.77%
2018 3.07% 1.92%
2017 2.38% 2.02%
2016 1.74% 2.06%
2015 2.29% 2.12%
2014 3.45% 2.3%
2013 3.66% 2.33%
2012 3.63% 2.27%
2011 3.64% 2.13%
2010 4.79% 1.94%
2009 5.2% 1.91%
2008 4.21% 1.88%
2007 3.77% 1.91%
2006 3.67% 1.97%
2005 3.78% 2.04%
2004 3.8% 2.09%
2003 3.21% 2.12%
2002 2.86% 2.13%
2001 2.54% 2.15%
2000 2.1% 2.18%
1999 2.43% 2.26%
1998 1.93% 2.21%
1997 -0.008% 2.09%
1996 0.07% 2.1%
1995 6.17% 2.13%
1994 0.65% 2.18%
1993 -3.1% 2.33%
1992 2.71% 2.42%
1991 2.09% 2.8%
1990 2.11% 2.97%
1989 1.98% 2.76%
1988 2.24% 2.82%
1987 2.31% 2.81%
1986 1.89% 2.9%
1985 2.18% 3.02%
1984 2.45% 3.06%
1983 2.72% 2.97%
1982 2.53% 2.79%
1981 4.16% 2.72%
1980 4.29% 2.64%
1979 2.52% 2.53%
1978 2.93% 2.48%
1977 2.6% 2.4%
1976 2.27% 2.37%
1975 2.51% 2.39%
1974 2.54% 2.34%
1973 -0.14% 2.33%
1972 -0.004% 2.33%
1971 2.46% 2.34%
1970 2.2% 2.4%
1969 2.2% 2.46%
1968 2.41% 2.49%
1967 2.57% 2.51%
1966 2.44% 2.54%
1965 2.81% 2.58%
1964 2.89% 2.64%
1963 2.13% 2.66%
1962 2.57% 2.67%
1961 2.56% 2.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Burundi Egypt
Current population
14833763
120697176
Population rank 78/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.46%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 62/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -57,305
Net migration rank 169/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -57,305
2024 - -27,074 - 123,884
2023 368,917 1,995 1,780,230 305,006
2022 363,786 1,995 1,736,123 13,707
2021 359,844 -14,415 1,566,491 6,161
2020 361,654 -10,189 1,704,988 6,016
2019 357,672 14,253 1,805,818 7,050
2018 351,704 68,141 1,908,512 20,788
2017 353,879 -68,349 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 358,393 -109,296 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 370,856 -236,207 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 367,797 -6,856 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 362,224 -2,285 2,156,922 130,305
2012 354,068 22,617 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 348,934 -19,513 1,951,851 126,170
2010 341,808 11,845 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 319,583 184,359 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 300,750 79,319 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 285,323 22,129 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 269,874 15,322 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 253,401 17,905 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 234,891 47,091 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 216,295 36,719 1,614,293 9,854
2002 201,892 -16,871 1,593,474 11,205
2001 184,541 9,967 1,568,962 556
2000 173,867 -40,032 1,540,084 27,873
1999 166,699 -34,465 1,534,697 22,026
1998 154,010 13,840 1,519,728 78,858
1997 150,404 -84,126 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 158,920 -226,317 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 160,284 -84,697 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 112,968 516,373 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 128,898 -684,261 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 156,420 35,769 1,421,372 74,950
1991 156,148 -39,236 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 156,617 -39,926 1,450,747 406,994
1989 157,547 -43,561 1,461,547 52,648
1988 145,234 -46,464 1,465,620 66,147
1987 157,481 -21,179 1,436,059 58,678
1986 156,170 -55,742 1,410,249 31,299
1985 156,896 -66,574 1,388,718 112,411
1984 154,366 -29,534 1,351,297 122,791
1983 152,801 -41,756 1,318,474 129,242
1982 147,090 -3,844 1,258,574 51,229
1981 146,231 -58,723 1,206,830 4,140
1980 127,746 149,361 1,181,914 738
1979 123,377 -40,126 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 114,884 8,247 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 108,488 1,884 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 104,396 -12,848 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 101,172 -20,693 987,822 -62,368
1974 95,486 10,065 946,052 -60,174
1973 74,805 2,843 905,068 -55,702
1972 30,532 -118,457 893,333 -55,282
1971 95,153 -7,569 868,365 -56,503
1970 92,476 -6,346 841,952 -35,064
1969 90,852 -25,292 824,564 -6,703
1968 88,765 -5,917 809,482 -764
1967 86,373 -9,821 788,908 6,286
1966 83,651 5,262 774,391 10,089
1965 78,208 -13,947 752,682 17,605
1964 77,528 29,639 749,608 20,596
1963 75,962 -11,502 738,788 25,109
1962 74,710 -15,378 720,128 25,696
1961 71,216 15,094 703,216 23,184
1960 70,032 -14,620 685,403 -2,954

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). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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