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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 1,256,174 people in Eswatini in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 1,276,995 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 11.7 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +0.92% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.28M (17.8% growth).

Burundi vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Eswatini
2100 38,272,944 1,352,676
2099 38,153,515 1,361,771
2098 38,011,360 1,370,136
2097 37,872,991 1,378,294
2096 37,735,834 1,386,470
2095 37,594,002 1,394,685
2094 37,416,430 1,402,820
2093 37,253,780 1,410,707
2092 37,088,246 1,418,422
2091 36,922,686 1,426,384
2090 36,751,005 1,433,911
2089 36,544,022 1,441,481
2088 36,335,158 1,448,623
2087 36,144,860 1,455,625
2086 35,935,037 1,462,692
2085 35,694,132 1,469,955
2084 35,465,583 1,477,042
2083 35,244,284 1,483,569
2082 34,990,330 1,489,850
2081 34,717,141 1,495,270
2080 34,472,144 1,500,616
2079 34,194,458 1,505,611
2078 33,907,653 1,510,082
2077 33,595,766 1,514,879
2076 33,310,077 1,519,757
2075 32,990,854 1,524,151
2074 32,683,181 1,528,574
2073 32,359,310 1,532,275
2072 32,035,191 1,535,515
2071 31,727,933 1,538,642
2070 31,380,595 1,541,025
2069 31,040,326 1,543,544
2068 30,697,746 1,545,599
2067 30,338,122 1,547,340
2066 29,986,965 1,548,173
2065 29,613,492 1,548,989
2064 29,269,772 1,549,433
2063 28,933,548 1,549,585
2062 28,585,432 1,549,184
2061 28,235,324 1,548,383
2060 27,887,017 1,547,596
2059 27,533,557 1,545,737
2058 27,187,553 1,543,109
2057 26,840,120 1,540,394
2056 26,474,003 1,537,579
2055 26,114,675 1,534,469
2054 25,735,230 1,530,939
2053 25,357,085 1,526,664
2052 24,977,518 1,521,811
2051 24,602,957 1,516,286
2050 24,235,177 1,510,851
2049 23,828,306 1,504,429
2048 23,444,966 1,497,956
2047 23,042,192 1,491,300
2046 22,668,111 1,484,115
2045 22,256,303 1,476,270
2044 21,833,904 1,468,495
2043 21,416,736 1,460,344
2042 20,985,347 1,451,725
2041 20,578,864 1,442,112
2040 20,163,196 1,433,098
2039 19,743,441 1,423,349
2038 19,327,383 1,413,090
2037 18,909,074 1,403,127
2036 18,497,207 1,392,397
2035 18,105,186 1,381,536
2034 17,717,972 1,370,158
2033 17,329,713 1,358,179
2032 16,944,073 1,346,333
2031 16,560,242 1,334,598
2030 16,189,163 1,321,695
2029 15,819,200 1,309,323
2028 15,436,625 1,296,796
2027 15,076,388 1,283,692
2026 14,732,698 1,269,922
2025 14,390,003 1,256,174
2024 14,047,786 1,242,822
2023 13,689,450 1,230,506
2022 13,321,097 1,218,917
2021 12,965,481 1,206,593
2020 12,617,036 1,192,729
2019 12,255,336 1,179,874
2018 11,859,446 1,168,929
2017 11,506,762 1,158,195
2016 11,239,451 1,149,507
2015 11,047,580 1,142,813
2014 10,799,785 1,136,299
2013 10,439,341 1,129,990
2012 10,071,028 1,123,863
2011 9,717,978 1,117,833
2010 9,376,444 1,111,650
2009 8,947,646 1,105,153
2008 8,505,637 1,098,091
2007 8,161,874 1,090,705
2006 7,865,547 1,084,436
2005 7,587,299 1,079,022
2004 7,310,656 1,073,159
2003 7,043,154 1,066,700
2002 6,824,132 1,059,441
2001 6,634,365 1,051,064
2000 6,470,194 1,041,414
1999 6,337,155 1,030,782
1998 6,187,108 1,019,653
1997 6,070,042 1,006,635
1996 6,070,506 989,841
1995 6,066,316 970,433
1994 5,713,854 971,212
1993 5,676,843 971,318
1992 5,858,407 943,416
1991 5,703,857 908,189
1990 5,587,052 872,428
1989 5,471,706 837,800
1988 5,365,327 799,798
1987 5,247,787 763,811
1986 5,129,414 734,732
1985 5,034,042 706,196
1984 4,926,465 680,783
1983 4,808,528 658,957
1982 4,681,390 637,652
1981 4,566,014 616,808
1980 4,383,706 596,644
1979 4,203,530 577,199
1978 4,100,338 558,446
1977 3,983,582 540,348
1976 3,882,626 523,330
1975 3,796,612 507,673
1974 3,703,590 492,988
1973 3,611,991 479,038
1972 3,617,128 465,788
1971 3,617,289 453,183
1970 3,530,432 441,216
1969 3,454,590 429,875
1968 3,380,387 419,147
1967 3,300,690 409,031
1966 3,217,960 398,766
1965 3,141,367 388,336
1964 3,055,650 378,656
1963 2,969,841 369,759
1962 2,907,943 361,365
1961 2,835,119 353,264
1960 2,764,258 345,337

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 62.6% to 24,235,177 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Eswatini will increase by 18.3% to 1,510,851 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 1.55M people in 2063 for Eswatini.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Eswatini
2100 0.31% -0.67%
2099 0.37% -0.61%
2098 0.37% -0.59%
2097 0.36% -0.59%
2096 0.38% -0.59%
2095 0.47% -0.58%
2094 0.44% -0.56%
2093 0.45% -0.54%
2092 0.45% -0.56%
2091 0.47% -0.52%
2090 0.57% -0.53%
2089 0.57% -0.49%
2088 0.53% -0.48%
2087 0.58% -0.48%
2086 0.67% -0.49%
2085 0.64% -0.48%
2084 0.63% -0.44%
2083 0.73% -0.42%
2082 0.79% -0.36%
2081 0.71% -0.36%
2080 0.81% -0.33%
2079 0.85% -0.3%
2078 0.93% -0.32%
2077 0.86% -0.32%
2076 0.97% -0.29%
2075 0.94% -0.29%
2074 1% -0.24%
2073 1.01% -0.21%
2072 0.97% -0.2%
2071 1.11% -0.15%
2070 1.1% -0.16%
2069 1.12% -0.13%
2068 1.19% -0.11%
2067 1.17% -0.05%
2066 1.26% -0.05%
2065 1.17% -0.03%
2064 1.16% -0.01%
2063 1.22% 0.03%
2062 1.24% 0.05%
2061 1.25% 0.05%
2060 1.28% 0.12%
2059 1.27% 0.17%
2058 1.29% 0.18%
2057 1.38% 0.18%
2056 1.38% 0.2%
2055 1.47% 0.23%
2054 1.49% 0.28%
2053 1.52% 0.32%
2052 1.52% 0.36%
2051 1.52% 0.36%
2050 1.71% 0.43%
2049 1.64% 0.43%
2048 1.75% 0.45%
2047 1.65% 0.48%
2046 1.85% 0.53%
2045 1.93% 0.53%
2044 1.95% 0.56%
2043 2.06% 0.59%
2042 1.98% 0.67%
2041 2.06% 0.63%
2040 2.13% 0.68%
2039 2.15% 0.73%
2038 2.21% 0.71%
2037 2.23% 0.77%
2036 2.17% 0.79%
2035 2.19% 0.83%
2034 2.24% 0.88%
2033 2.28% 0.88%
2032 2.32% 0.88%
2031 2.29% 0.98%
2030 2.34% 0.94%
2029 2.48% 0.97%
2028 2.39% 1.02%
2027 2.33% 1.08%
2026 2.38% 1.09%
2025 2.44% 1.07%
2024 2.62% 1%
2023 2.77% 0.95%
2022 2.74% 1.02%
2021 2.76% 1.16%
2020 2.95% 1.09%
2019 3.34% 0.94%
2018 3.07% 0.93%
2017 2.38% 0.76%
2016 1.74% 0.59%
2015 2.29% 0.57%
2014 3.45% 0.56%
2013 3.66% 0.55%
2012 3.63% 0.54%
2011 3.64% 0.56%
2010 4.79% 0.59%
2009 5.2% 0.64%
2008 4.21% 0.68%
2007 3.77% 0.58%
2006 3.67% 0.5%
2005 3.78% 0.55%
2004 3.8% 0.61%
2003 3.21% 0.69%
2002 2.86% 0.8%
2001 2.54% 0.93%
2000 2.1% 1.03%
1999 2.43% 1.09%
1998 1.93% 1.29%
1997 -0.008% 1.7%
1996 0.07% 2%
1995 6.17% -0.08%
1994 0.65% -0.01%
1993 -3.1% 2.96%
1992 2.71% 3.88%
1991 2.09% 4.1%
1990 2.11% 4.13%
1989 1.98% 4.75%
1988 2.24% 4.71%
1987 2.31% 3.96%
1986 1.89% 4.04%
1985 2.18% 3.73%
1984 2.45% 3.31%
1983 2.72% 3.34%
1982 2.53% 3.38%
1981 4.16% 3.38%
1980 4.29% 3.37%
1979 2.52% 3.36%
1978 2.93% 3.35%
1977 2.6% 3.25%
1976 2.27% 3.08%
1975 2.51% 2.98%
1974 2.54% 2.91%
1973 -0.14% 2.84%
1972 -0.004% 2.78%
1971 2.46% 2.71%
1970 2.2% 2.64%
1969 2.2% 2.56%
1968 2.41% 2.47%
1967 2.57% 2.57%
1966 2.44% 2.69%
1965 2.81% 2.56%
1964 2.89% 2.41%
1963 2.13% 2.32%
1962 2.57% 2.29%
1961 2.56% 2.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Burundi grew by 2.44%, while Eswatini's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Burundi Eswatini
Current population
14909238
1276995
Population rank 78/197 156/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.02%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
39.5 minutes
One birth every
1.13 minutes
17.9 minutes
One death every
5.61 minutes
54.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +938 +37
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +13,352
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 95/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
1.52 hours
Annual migration change -34,727 -5,775
Net migration rank 169/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -5,775
2024 372,843 -27,074 19,782 -6,754
2023 368,917 1,995 20,147 -8,549
2022 363,786 1,995 20,125 -8,549
2021 359,844 -14,415 17,314 -4,242
2020 361,654 -10,189 18,899 -4,242
2019 357,672 14,253 19,488 -8,439
2018 351,704 68,141 19,392 -8,546
2017 353,879 -68,349 19,278 -8,658
2016 358,393 -109,296 19,233 -12,481
2015 370,856 -236,207 19,223 -12,582
2014 367,797 -6,856 19,107 -12,724
2013 362,224 -2,285 18,903 -12,664
2012 354,068 22,617 18,308 -12,294
2011 348,934 -19,513 17,645 -11,596
2010 341,808 11,845 17,652 -11,334
2009 319,583 184,359 17,656 -10,989
2008 300,750 79,319 17,275 -9,822
2007 285,323 22,129 16,595 -9,271
2006 269,874 15,322 16,133 -10,923
2005 253,401 17,905 15,945 -10,330
2004 234,891 47,091 15,979 -9,863
2003 216,295 36,719 16,396 -9,595
2002 201,892 -16,871 16,924 -9,209
2001 184,541 9,967 17,824 -8,788
2000 173,867 -40,032 18,830 -8,563
1999 166,699 -34,465 19,420 -8,421
1998 154,010 13,840 19,762 -8,505
1997 150,404 -84,126 20,686 -5,911
1996 158,920 -226,317 21,858 -3,049
1995 160,284 -84,697 23,029 -3,023
1994 112,968 516,373 26,703 -48,259
1993 128,898 -684,261 28,046 -6,692
1992 156,420 35,769 28,446 6,011
1991 156,148 -39,236 28,497 7,496
1990 156,617 -39,926 28,349 7,169
1989 157,547 -43,561 28,257 5,477
1988 145,234 -46,464 27,396 14,879
1987 157,481 -21,179 27,285 2,417
1986 156,170 -55,742 27,096 1,353
1985 156,896 -66,574 26,835 1,792
1984 154,366 -29,534 26,149 -3,949
1983 152,801 -41,756 24,883 -3,429
1982 147,090 -3,844 24,742 -3,574
1981 146,231 -58,723 23,973 -3,464
1980 127,746 149,361 23,153 -3,350
1979 123,377 -40,126 22,299 -3,210
1978 114,884 8,247 21,466 -3,040
1977 108,488 1,884 20,609 -2,838
1976 104,396 -12,848 19,734 -3,469
1975 101,172 -20,693 18,849 -3,794
1974 95,486 10,065 17,971 -3,665
1973 74,805 2,843 17,145 -3,555
1972 30,532 -118,457 16,353 -3,435
1971 95,153 -7,569 15,615 -3,325
1970 92,476 -6,346 14,873 -3,230
1969 90,852 -25,292 14,164 -3,127
1968 88,765 -5,917 13,449 -3,029
1967 86,373 -9,821 12,773 -2,964
1966 83,651 5,262 12,282 -1,557
1965 78,208 -13,947 11,719 -1,578
1964 77,528 29,639 11,266 -2,049
1963 75,962 -11,502 10,929 -2,358
1962 74,710 -15,378 10,601 -2,390
1961 71,216 15,094 10,262 -2,270
1960 70,032 -14,620 9,947 -2,082

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 90.5% of the population change in Burundi is from natural causes (a gain of 3,619,548 people) and 9.48% is from migration (a loss of 379,146 people). In Eswatini 69.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

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
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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