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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 11.1 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Burundi vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Estonia
2100 38,293,853 831,394
2099 38,174,358 836,965
2098 38,032,126 842,414
2097 37,893,681 847,873
2096 37,756,449 853,472
2095 37,614,540 859,044
2094 37,436,871 864,547
2093 37,274,132 870,136
2092 37,108,508 875,676
2091 36,942,857 881,282
2090 36,771,082 887,028
2089 36,563,987 892,857
2088 36,355,008 898,736
2087 36,164,606 904,914
2086 35,954,669 911,254
2085 35,713,632 917,722
2084 35,484,958 924,458
2083 35,263,538 931,259
2082 35,009,446 938,110
2081 34,736,107 944,978
2080 34,490,976 952,018
2079 34,213,139 959,194
2078 33,926,177 966,496
2077 33,614,120 973,883
2076 33,328,275 981,283
2075 33,008,877 988,735
2074 32,701,037 996,352
2073 32,376,989 1,004,078
2072 32,052,692 1,011,873
2071 31,745,266 1,019,779
2070 31,397,738 1,027,821
2069 31,057,284 1,035,828
2068 30,714,517 1,043,819
2067 30,354,696 1,051,892
2066 30,003,347 1,059,940
2065 29,629,671 1,068,064
2064 29,285,762 1,076,199
2063 28,949,355 1,084,303
2062 28,601,048 1,092,418
2061 28,250,749 1,100,514
2060 27,902,252 1,108,650
2059 27,548,599 1,116,534
2058 27,202,405 1,124,375
2057 26,854,783 1,132,033
2056 26,488,466 1,139,610
2055 26,128,941 1,147,117
2054 25,749,289 1,154,317
2053 25,370,938 1,161,452
2052 24,991,164 1,168,381
2051 24,616,398 1,175,291
2050 24,248,417 1,182,029
2049 23,841,324 1,188,633
2048 23,457,774 1,194,960
2047 23,054,780 1,201,294
2046 22,680,495 1,207,577
2045 22,268,462 1,213,815
2044 21,845,832 1,220,042
2043 21,428,437 1,226,162
2042 20,996,812 1,232,282
2041 20,590,106 1,238,386
2040 20,174,211 1,244,441
2039 19,754,227 1,250,581
2038 19,337,942 1,256,780
2037 18,919,404 1,263,149
2036 18,507,313 1,269,700
2035 18,115,077 1,276,331
2034 17,727,651 1,283,159
2033 17,339,180 1,290,037
2032 16,953,330 1,297,036
2031 16,569,289 1,304,102
2030 16,198,007 1,311,189
2029 15,827,843 1,318,225
2028 15,445,059 1,325,354
2027 15,084,625 1,332,492
2026 14,740,747 1,339,590
2025 14,397,864 1,358,931
2024 14,047,786 1,372,341
2023 13,689,450 1,370,286
2022 13,321,097 1,348,840
2021 12,965,481 1,330,932
2020 12,617,036 1,329,522
2019 12,255,336 1,326,898
2018 11,859,446 1,321,977
2017 11,506,762 1,317,384
2016 11,239,451 1,315,790
2015 11,047,580 1,315,407
2014 10,799,785 1,314,545
2013 10,439,341 1,317,997
2012 10,071,028 1,322,696
2011 9,717,978 1,327,439
2010 9,376,444 1,331,475
2009 8,947,646 1,334,515
2008 8,505,637 1,337,090
2007 8,161,874 1,340,680
2006 7,865,547 1,346,810
2005 7,587,299 1,354,775
2004 7,310,656 1,362,550
2003 7,043,154 1,370,720
2002 6,824,132 1,379,350
2001 6,634,365 1,388,115
2000 6,470,194 1,396,985
1999 6,337,155 1,390,244
1998 6,187,108 1,386,156
1997 6,070,042 1,399,535
1996 6,070,506 1,415,594
1995 6,066,316 1,436,634
1994 5,713,854 1,462,514
1993 5,676,843 1,494,128
1992 5,858,407 1,533,091
1991 5,703,857 1,561,314
1990 5,587,052 1,569,174
1989 5,471,706 1,568,131
1988 5,365,327 1,561,900
1987 5,247,787 1,552,221
1986 5,129,414 1,540,190
1985 5,034,042 1,528,781
1984 4,926,465 1,518,617
1983 4,808,528 1,508,745
1982 4,681,390 1,498,414
1981 4,566,014 1,487,666
1980 4,383,706 1,477,219
1979 4,203,530 1,468,333
1978 4,100,338 1,460,188
1977 3,983,582 1,450,211
1976 3,882,626 1,439,576
1975 3,796,612 1,429,352
1974 3,703,590 1,418,169
1973 3,611,991 1,405,951
1972 3,617,128 1,392,518
1971 3,617,289 1,376,955
1970 3,530,432 1,360,076
1969 3,454,590 1,345,249
1968 3,380,387 1,331,214
1967 3,300,690 1,318,946
1966 3,217,960 1,308,597
1965 3,141,367 1,294,566
1964 3,055,650 1,277,086
1963 2,969,841 1,258,857
1962 2,907,943 1,241,623
1961 2,835,119 1,225,077
1960 2,764,258 1,211,537

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/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Estonia
2100 0.31% -0.67%
2099 0.37% -0.65%
2098 0.37% -0.64%
2097 0.36% -0.66%
2096 0.38% -0.65%
2095 0.47% -0.64%
2094 0.44% -0.64%
2093 0.45% -0.63%
2092 0.45% -0.64%
2091 0.47% -0.65%
2090 0.57% -0.65%
2089 0.57% -0.65%
2088 0.53% -0.68%
2087 0.58% -0.7%
2086 0.67% -0.7%
2085 0.64% -0.73%
2084 0.63% -0.73%
2083 0.73% -0.73%
2082 0.79% -0.73%
2081 0.71% -0.74%
2080 0.81% -0.75%
2079 0.85% -0.76%
2078 0.93% -0.76%
2077 0.86% -0.75%
2076 0.97% -0.75%
2075 0.94% -0.76%
2074 1% -0.77%
2073 1.01% -0.77%
2072 0.97% -0.78%
2071 1.11% -0.78%
2070 1.1% -0.77%
2069 1.12% -0.77%
2068 1.19% -0.77%
2067 1.17% -0.76%
2066 1.26% -0.76%
2065 1.17% -0.76%
2064 1.16% -0.75%
2063 1.22% -0.74%
2062 1.24% -0.74%
2061 1.25% -0.73%
2060 1.28% -0.71%
2059 1.27% -0.7%
2058 1.29% -0.68%
2057 1.38% -0.66%
2056 1.38% -0.65%
2055 1.47% -0.62%
2054 1.49% -0.61%
2053 1.52% -0.59%
2052 1.52% -0.59%
2051 1.52% -0.57%
2050 1.71% -0.56%
2049 1.64% -0.53%
2048 1.75% -0.53%
2047 1.65% -0.52%
2046 1.85% -0.51%
2045 1.93% -0.51%
2044 1.95% -0.5%
2043 2.06% -0.5%
2042 1.98% -0.49%
2041 2.06% -0.49%
2040 2.13% -0.49%
2039 2.15% -0.49%
2038 2.21% -0.5%
2037 2.23% -0.52%
2036 2.17% -0.52%
2035 2.19% -0.53%
2034 2.24% -0.53%
2033 2.28% -0.54%
2032 2.32% -0.54%
2031 2.29% -0.54%
2030 2.34% -0.53%
2029 2.48% -0.54%
2028 2.39% -0.54%
2027 2.33% -0.53%
2026 2.38% -1.42%
2025 2.49% -0.98%
2024 2.62% 0.15%
2023 2.77% 1.59%
2022 2.74% 1.35%
2021 2.76% 0.11%
2020 2.95% 0.2%
2019 3.34% 0.37%
2018 3.07% 0.35%
2017 2.38% 0.12%
2016 1.74% 0.03%
2015 2.29% 0.07%
2014 3.45% -0.26%
2013 3.66% -0.36%
2012 3.63% -0.36%
2011 3.64% -0.3%
2010 4.79% -0.23%
2009 5.2% -0.19%
2008 4.21% -0.27%
2007 3.77% -0.46%
2006 3.67% -0.59%
2005 3.78% -0.57%
2004 3.8% -0.6%
2003 3.21% -0.63%
2002 2.86% -0.63%
2001 2.54% -0.63%
2000 2.1% 0.48%
1999 2.43% 0.29%
1998 1.93% -0.96%
1997 -0.008% -1.13%
1996 0.07% -1.46%
1995 6.17% -1.77%
1994 0.65% -2.12%
1993 -3.1% -2.54%
1992 2.71% -1.81%
1991 2.09% -0.5%
1990 2.11% 0.07%
1989 1.98% 0.4%
1988 2.24% 0.62%
1987 2.31% 0.78%
1986 1.89% 0.75%
1985 2.18% 0.67%
1984 2.45% 0.65%
1983 2.72% 0.69%
1982 2.53% 0.72%
1981 4.16% 0.71%
1980 4.29% 0.61%
1979 2.52% 0.56%
1978 2.93% 0.69%
1977 2.6% 0.74%
1976 2.27% 0.72%
1975 2.51% 0.79%
1974 2.54% 0.87%
1973 -0.14% 0.96%
1972 -0.004% 1.13%
1971 2.46% 1.24%
1970 2.2% 1.1%
1969 2.2% 1.05%
1968 2.41% 0.93%
1967 2.57% 0.79%
1966 2.44% 1.08%
1965 2.81% 1.37%
1964 2.89% 1.45%
1963 2.13% 1.39%
1962 2.57% 1.35%
1961 2.56% 1.12%

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 Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Burundi Estonia
Current population
14833763
1339590
Population rank 78/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.02%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
4.26 hours
One birth every
1.14 minutes
47.9 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +6
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 158/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -13,350
Net migration rank 169/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -13,350
2024 - -27,074 - -7,742
2023 368,917 1,995 -5,070 5,717
2022 363,786 1,995 -5,665 39,754
2021 359,844 -14,415 -5,324 7,043
2020 361,654 -10,189 -2,659 3,694
2019 357,672 14,253 -1,327 5,386
2018 351,704 68,141 -1,322 7,089
2017 353,879 -68,349 -1,713 5,202
2016 358,393 -109,296 -1,316 1,081
2015 370,856 -236,207 -1,315 4,261
2014 367,797 -6,856 -1,972 -674
2013 362,224 -2,285 -1,713 -2,688
2012 354,068 22,617 -1,455 -3,674
2011 348,934 -19,513 -531 -3,941
2010 341,808 11,845 0 -3,781
2009 319,583 184,359 -400 -2,089
2008 300,750 79,319 -668 -2,034
2007 285,323 22,129 -1,608 -2,941
2006 269,874 15,322 -2,559 -5,351
2005 253,401 17,905 -2,981 -5,208
2004 234,891 47,091 -3,679 -3,681
2003 216,295 36,719 -5,072 -3,705
2002 201,892 -16,871 -5,380 -2,889
2001 184,541 9,967 -5,830 -3,280
2000 173,867 -40,032 -5,309 -3,083
1999 166,699 -34,465 -6,117 1,419
1998 154,010 13,840 -7,208 -3,296
1997 150,404 -84,126 -6,018 -4,066
1996 158,920 -226,317 -5,662 -10,540
1995 160,284 -84,697 -7,327 -12,655
1994 112,968 516,373 -8,044 -17,984
1993 128,898 -684,261 -5,976 -25,501
1992 156,420 35,769 -1,993 -38,391
1991 156,148 -39,236 -312 -9,712
1990 156,617 -39,926 2,825 -2,660
1989 157,547 -43,561 5,803 -368
1988 145,234 -46,464 6,404 5,256
1987 157,481 -21,179 6,829 5,389
1986 156,170 -55,742 6,160 5,260
1985 156,896 -66,574 4,281 5,097
1984 154,366 -29,534 5,163 5,006
1983 152,801 -41,756 5,884 4,986
1982 147,090 -3,844 5,244 4,832
1981 146,231 -58,723 4,612 4,789
1980 127,746 149,361 3,989 4,619
1979 123,377 -40,126 3,818 4,521
1978 114,884 8,247 4,088 7,234
1977 108,488 1,884 4,931 7,189
1976 104,396 -12,848 4,319 6,942
1975 101,172 -20,693 4,717 6,737
1974 95,486 10,065 5,956 6,594
1973 74,805 2,843 5,623 6,488
1972 30,532 -118,457 6,267 6,432
1971 95,153 -7,569 7,160 6,392
1970 92,476 -6,346 6,257 6,158
1969 90,852 -25,292 5,515 8,650
1968 88,765 -5,917 5,592 9,403
1967 86,373 -9,821 5,012 9,115
1966 83,651 5,262 4,842 8,998
1965 78,208 -13,947 5,437 8,851
1964 77,528 29,639 6,897 8,734
1963 75,962 -11,502 6,043 8,410
1962 74,710 -15,378 6,457 8,248
1961 71,216 15,094 7,228 7,991
1960 70,032 -14,620 7,511 7,762

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/estonia | 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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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