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Population in Burundi compared to El Salvador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 6,399,793 in El Salvador.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 2.32 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.4M (6.62% growth).

Burundi vs El Salvador: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi El Salvador
2100 38,293,853 5,106,358
2099 38,174,358 5,150,403
2098 38,032,126 5,195,110
2097 37,893,681 5,240,164
2096 37,756,449 5,286,555
2095 37,614,540 5,333,357
2094 37,436,871 5,380,368
2093 37,274,132 5,427,291
2092 37,108,508 5,474,174
2091 36,942,857 5,521,257
2090 36,771,082 5,568,339
2089 36,563,987 5,615,550
2088 36,355,008 5,662,256
2087 36,164,606 5,709,072
2086 35,954,669 5,755,593
2085 35,713,632 5,801,778
2084 35,484,958 5,847,545
2083 35,263,538 5,891,829
2082 35,009,446 5,935,056
2081 34,736,107 5,977,631
2080 34,490,976 6,019,326
2079 34,213,139 6,059,817
2078 33,926,177 6,098,689
2077 33,614,120 6,136,133
2076 33,328,275 6,172,686
2075 33,008,877 6,206,865
2074 32,701,037 6,239,356
2073 32,376,989 6,272,337
2072 32,052,692 6,301,557
2071 31,745,266 6,330,086
2070 31,397,738 6,358,052
2069 31,057,284 6,384,863
2068 30,714,517 6,410,986
2067 30,354,696 6,435,437
2066 30,003,347 6,458,779
2065 29,629,671 6,481,938
2064 29,285,762 6,503,884
2063 28,949,355 6,524,373
2062 28,601,048 6,543,157
2061 28,250,749 6,560,419
2060 27,902,252 6,577,429
2059 27,548,599 6,592,662
2058 27,202,405 6,606,305
2057 26,854,783 6,620,473
2056 26,488,466 6,633,666
2055 26,128,941 6,645,594
2054 25,749,289 6,656,251
2053 25,370,938 6,664,115
2052 24,991,164 6,670,429
2051 24,616,398 6,676,658
2050 24,248,417 6,679,973
2049 23,841,324 6,683,494
2048 23,457,774 6,684,918
2047 23,054,780 6,684,723
2046 22,680,495 6,684,063
2045 22,268,462 6,681,948
2044 21,845,832 6,679,505
2043 21,428,437 6,674,197
2042 20,996,812 6,668,140
2041 20,590,106 6,660,323
2040 20,174,211 6,651,019
2039 19,754,227 6,641,112
2038 19,337,942 6,628,299
2037 18,919,404 6,615,428
2036 18,507,313 6,600,845
2035 18,115,077 6,585,074
2034 17,727,651 6,568,788
2033 17,339,180 6,549,941
2032 16,953,330 6,530,975
2031 16,569,289 6,511,064
2030 16,198,007 6,490,493
2029 15,827,843 6,467,381
2028 15,445,059 6,443,426
2027 15,084,625 6,418,289
2026 14,740,747 6,392,935
2025 14,397,864 6,366,672
2024 14,047,786 6,338,193
2023 13,689,450 6,309,624
2022 13,321,097 6,280,319
2021 12,965,481 6,255,782
2020 12,617,036 6,234,673
2019 12,255,336 6,222,318
2018 11,859,446 6,219,807
2017 11,506,762 6,213,533
2016 11,239,451 6,200,800
2015 11,047,580 6,183,676
2014 10,799,785 6,162,955
2013 10,439,341 6,138,839
2012 10,071,028 6,113,975
2011 9,717,978 6,090,127
2010 9,376,444 6,068,249
2009 8,947,646 6,048,279
2008 8,505,637 6,029,297
2007 8,161,874 6,009,824
2006 7,865,547 6,002,319
2005 7,587,299 6,005,578
2004 7,310,656 6,004,671
2003 7,043,154 5,998,599
2002 6,824,132 5,986,631
2001 6,634,365 5,968,060
2000 6,470,194 5,943,366
1999 6,337,155 5,913,900
1998 6,187,108 5,880,781
1997 6,070,042 5,844,578
1996 6,070,506 5,805,286
1995 6,066,316 5,762,131
1994 5,713,854 5,714,129
1993 5,676,843 5,659,957
1992 5,858,407 5,585,609
1991 5,703,857 5,495,077
1990 5,587,052 5,399,726
1989 5,471,706 5,298,979
1988 5,365,327 5,195,833
1987 5,247,787 5,092,441
1986 5,129,414 4,992,769
1985 5,034,042 4,894,706
1984 4,926,465 4,798,003
1983 4,808,528 4,707,367
1982 4,681,390 4,622,477
1981 4,566,014 4,570,599
1980 4,383,706 4,540,382
1979 4,203,530 4,480,388
1978 4,100,338 4,394,114
1977 3,983,582 4,301,256
1976 3,882,626 4,210,310
1975 3,796,612 4,120,449
1974 3,703,590 4,029,671
1973 3,611,991 3,938,068
1972 3,617,128 3,846,830
1971 3,617,289 3,757,523
1970 3,530,432 3,668,796
1969 3,454,590 3,576,485
1968 3,380,387 3,480,773
1967 3,300,690 3,385,184
1966 3,217,960 3,290,961
1965 3,141,367 3,199,466
1964 3,055,650 3,111,883
1963 2,969,841 3,028,679
1962 2,907,943 2,949,204
1961 2,835,119 2,870,016
1960 2,764,258 2,791,459

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/el-salvador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 111th 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 El Salvador will increase by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 6.68M people in 2048 for El Salvador.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi El Salvador
2100 0.31% -0.86%
2099 0.37% -0.86%
2098 0.37% -0.86%
2097 0.36% -0.88%
2096 0.38% -0.88%
2095 0.47% -0.87%
2094 0.44% -0.86%
2093 0.45% -0.86%
2092 0.45% -0.85%
2091 0.47% -0.85%
2090 0.57% -0.84%
2089 0.57% -0.82%
2088 0.53% -0.82%
2087 0.58% -0.81%
2086 0.67% -0.8%
2085 0.64% -0.78%
2084 0.63% -0.75%
2083 0.73% -0.73%
2082 0.79% -0.71%
2081 0.71% -0.69%
2080 0.81% -0.67%
2079 0.85% -0.64%
2078 0.93% -0.61%
2077 0.86% -0.59%
2076 0.97% -0.55%
2075 0.94% -0.52%
2074 1% -0.53%
2073 1.01% -0.46%
2072 0.97% -0.45%
2071 1.11% -0.44%
2070 1.1% -0.42%
2069 1.12% -0.41%
2068 1.19% -0.38%
2067 1.17% -0.36%
2066 1.26% -0.36%
2065 1.17% -0.34%
2064 1.16% -0.31%
2063 1.22% -0.29%
2062 1.24% -0.26%
2061 1.25% -0.26%
2060 1.28% -0.23%
2059 1.27% -0.21%
2058 1.29% -0.21%
2057 1.38% -0.2%
2056 1.38% -0.18%
2055 1.47% -0.16%
2054 1.49% -0.12%
2053 1.52% -0.09%
2052 1.52% -0.09%
2051 1.52% -0.05%
2050 1.71% -0.05%
2049 1.64% -0.02%
2048 1.75% 0.003%
2047 1.65% 0.01%
2046 1.85% 0.03%
2045 1.93% 0.04%
2044 1.95% 0.08%
2043 2.06% 0.09%
2042 1.98% 0.12%
2041 2.06% 0.14%
2040 2.13% 0.15%
2039 2.15% 0.19%
2038 2.21% 0.19%
2037 2.23% 0.22%
2036 2.17% 0.24%
2035 2.19% 0.25%
2034 2.24% 0.29%
2033 2.28% 0.29%
2032 2.32% 0.31%
2031 2.29% 0.32%
2030 2.34% 0.36%
2029 2.48% 0.37%
2028 2.39% 0.39%
2027 2.33% 0.4%
2026 2.38% 0.41%
2025 2.49% 0.45%
2024 2.62% 0.45%
2023 2.77% 0.47%
2022 2.74% 0.39%
2021 2.76% 0.34%
2020 2.95% 0.2%
2019 3.34% 0.04%
2018 3.07% 0.1%
2017 2.38% 0.21%
2016 1.74% 0.28%
2015 2.29% 0.34%
2014 3.45% 0.39%
2013 3.66% 0.41%
2012 3.63% 0.39%
2011 3.64% 0.36%
2010 4.79% 0.33%
2009 5.2% 0.31%
2008 4.21% 0.32%
2007 3.77% 0.13%
2006 3.67% -0.05%
2005 3.78% 0.02%
2004 3.8% 0.1%
2003 3.21% 0.2%
2002 2.86% 0.31%
2001 2.54% 0.42%
2000 2.1% 0.5%
1999 2.43% 0.56%
1998 1.93% 0.62%
1997 -0.008% 0.68%
1996 0.07% 0.75%
1995 6.17% 0.84%
1994 0.65% 0.96%
1993 -3.1% 1.33%
1992 2.71% 1.65%
1991 2.09% 1.77%
1990 2.11% 1.9%
1989 1.98% 1.99%
1988 2.24% 2.03%
1987 2.31% 2%
1986 1.89% 2%
1985 2.18% 2.02%
1984 2.45% 1.93%
1983 2.72% 1.84%
1982 2.53% 1.14%
1981 4.16% 0.67%
1980 4.29% 1.34%
1979 2.52% 1.96%
1978 2.93% 2.16%
1977 2.6% 2.16%
1976 2.27% 2.18%
1975 2.51% 2.25%
1974 2.54% 2.33%
1973 -0.14% 2.37%
1972 -0.004% 2.38%
1971 2.46% 2.42%
1970 2.2% 2.58%
1969 2.2% 2.75%
1968 2.41% 2.82%
1967 2.57% 2.86%
1966 2.44% 2.86%
1965 2.81% 2.81%
1964 2.89% 2.75%
1963 2.13% 2.69%
1962 2.57% 2.76%
1961 2.56% 2.81%

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 El Salvador's population grew by 0.45%.

Live population counters

Burundi El Salvador
Current population
14833763
6399793
Population rank 78/197 111/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.08%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
18.4 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
5.29 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
11.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +78
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +28,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.45%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 140/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
22 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -23,934
Net migration rank 169/196 155/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 43,342
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
El Salvador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi El Salvador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -23,934
2024 - -27,074 - -23,102
2023 368,917 1,995 51,985 -23,253
2022 363,786 1,995 53,138 -23,255
2021 359,844 -14,415 46,530 -27,343
2020 361,654 -10,189 48,244 -25,213
2019 357,672 14,253 56,816 -55,144
2018 351,704 68,141 57,509 -54,163
2017 353,879 -68,349 59,824 -50,608
2016 358,393 -109,296 63,751 -47,491
2015 370,856 -236,207 69,263 -51,278
2014 367,797 -6,856 72,581 -49,126
2013 362,224 -2,285 73,869 -49,087
2012 354,068 22,617 75,495 -50,546
2011 348,934 -19,513 76,182 -53,433
2010 341,808 11,845 75,695 -54,688
2009 319,583 184,359 74,908 -55,966
2008 300,750 79,319 75,107 -56,086
2007 285,323 22,129 76,776 -56,857
2006 269,874 15,322 80,887 -85,789
2005 253,401 17,905 84,883 -86,501
2004 234,891 47,091 90,905 -87,466
2003 216,295 36,719 97,849 -89,146
2002 201,892 -16,871 106,137 -90,908
2001 184,541 9,967 114,313 -92,389
2000 173,867 -40,032 122,315 -94,861
1999 166,699 -34,465 128,947 -97,475
1998 154,010 13,840 134,065 -99,293
1997 150,404 -84,126 134,448 -96,820
1996 158,920 -226,317 136,929 -95,977
1995 160,284 -84,697 138,268 -92,912
1994 112,968 516,373 137,974 -87,318
1993 128,898 -684,261 138,432 -80,736
1992 156,420 35,769 139,221 -48,232
1991 156,148 -39,236 140,691 -50,622
1990 156,617 -39,926 140,311 -39,689
1989 157,547 -43,561 139,093 -38,211
1988 145,234 -46,464 136,230 -30,806
1987 157,481 -21,179 133,667 -32,308
1986 156,170 -55,742 130,177 -32,181
1985 156,896 -66,574 127,248 -29,111
1984 154,366 -29,534 125,036 -29,767
1983 152,801 -41,756 121,700 -35,694
1982 147,090 -3,844 120,938 -37,159
1981 146,231 -58,723 117,346 -97,365
1980 127,746 149,361 111,771 -71,318
1979 123,377 -40,126 123,838 -44,302
1978 114,884 8,247 124,468 -31,463
1977 108,488 1,884 121,446 -28,742
1976 104,396 -12,848 120,511 -31,317
1975 101,172 -20,693 116,737 -26,198
1974 95,486 10,065 113,846 -22,844
1973 74,805 2,843 111,546 -19,347
1972 30,532 -118,457 107,604 -17,317
1971 95,153 -7,569 104,714 -16,389
1970 92,476 -6,346 100,499 -11,367
1969 90,852 -25,292 99,848 -4,355
1968 88,765 -5,917 98,851 -2,919
1967 86,373 -9,821 98,424 -3,192
1966 83,651 5,262 97,156 -3,945
1965 78,208 -13,947 95,341 -5,560
1964 77,528 29,639 93,328 -7,937
1963 75,962 -11,502 90,794 -9,774
1962 74,710 -15,378 88,237 -10,307
1961 71,216 15,094 84,614 -4,159
1960 70,032 -14,620 81,544 -4,885

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 El Salvador 58.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 43,342 people or 0.7% in El Salvador.

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
El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K

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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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