The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,662,443 people compared to 1,267,161 in Eswatini.
Population statistics:
- Burundi's population is 11.6 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 +2.74% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
- Since 2005, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.59M people to 14.7M (93.2% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).
- Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.9M people compared to the peak of 1.54M people in 2063 for Eswatini.
Burundi vs Eswatini: live population counter
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| Current population |
14662443
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1267161
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| Population rank | 78/197 | 156/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.47 minutes
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42.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.14 minutes
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17.7 minutes
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| One death every |
5.72 minutes
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55.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.4 minutes
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1.3 hours
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| Annual migration change | -27,074 | -6,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +982 | +34 |
| Annual growth/decline | +358,336 | +12,316 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 25/197 | 102/197 |
Burundi and Eswatini: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,764,258 | 345,337 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,835,119 | 353,264 | 2.56% | 2.3% |
| 1962 | 2,907,943 | 361,365 | 2.57% | 2.29% |
| 1963 | 2,969,841 | 369,759 | 2.13% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 3,055,650 | 378,656 | 2.89% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 3,141,367 | 388,336 | 2.81% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 3,217,960 | 398,766 | 2.44% | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 3,300,690 | 409,031 | 2.57% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 3,380,387 | 419,147 | 2.41% | 2.47% |
| 1969 | 3,454,590 | 429,875 | 2.2% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 3,530,432 | 441,216 | 2.2% | 2.64% |
| 1971 | 3,617,289 | 453,183 | 2.46% | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 3,617,128 | 465,788 | -0.004% | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 3,611,991 | 479,038 | -0.14% | 2.84% |
| 1974 | 3,703,590 | 492,988 | 2.54% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 3,796,612 | 507,673 | 2.51% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 3,882,626 | 523,330 | 2.27% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 3,983,582 | 540,348 | 2.6% | 3.25% |
| 1978 | 4,100,338 | 558,446 | 2.93% | 3.35% |
| 1979 | 4,203,530 | 577,199 | 2.52% | 3.36% |
| 1980 | 4,383,706 | 596,644 | 4.29% | 3.37% |
| 1981 | 4,566,014 | 616,808 | 4.16% | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 4,681,390 | 637,652 | 2.53% | 3.38% |
| 1983 | 4,808,528 | 658,957 | 2.72% | 3.34% |
| 1984 | 4,926,465 | 680,783 | 2.45% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 5,034,042 | 706,196 | 2.18% | 3.73% |
| 1986 | 5,129,414 | 734,732 | 1.89% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 5,247,787 | 763,811 | 2.31% | 3.96% |
| 1988 | 5,365,327 | 799,798 | 2.24% | 4.71% |
| 1989 | 5,471,706 | 837,800 | 1.98% | 4.75% |
| 1990 | 5,587,052 | 872,428 | 2.11% | 4.13% |
| 1991 | 5,703,857 | 908,189 | 2.09% | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 5,858,407 | 943,416 | 2.71% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 5,676,843 | 971,318 | -3.1% | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 5,713,854 | 971,212 | 0.65% | -0.01% |
| 1995 | 6,066,316 | 970,433 | 6.17% | -0.08% |
| 1996 | 6,070,506 | 989,841 | 0.07% | 2% |
| 1997 | 6,070,042 | 1,006,635 | -0.008% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 6,187,108 | 1,019,653 | 1.93% | 1.29% |
| 1999 | 6,337,155 | 1,030,782 | 2.43% | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 6,470,194 | 1,041,414 | 2.1% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 6,634,365 | 1,051,064 | 2.54% | 0.93% |
| 2002 | 6,824,132 | 1,059,441 | 2.86% | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,043,154 | 1,066,700 | 3.21% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 7,310,656 | 1,073,159 | 3.8% | 0.61% |
| 2005 | 7,587,299 | 1,079,022 | 3.78% | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 7,865,547 | 1,084,436 | 3.67% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 8,161,874 | 1,090,705 | 3.77% | 0.58% |
| 2008 | 8,505,637 | 1,098,091 | 4.21% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 8,947,646 | 1,105,153 | 5.2% | 0.64% |
| 2010 | 9,376,444 | 1,111,650 | 4.79% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 9,717,978 | 1,117,833 | 3.64% | 0.56% |
| 2012 | 10,071,028 | 1,123,863 | 3.63% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 10,439,341 | 1,129,990 | 3.66% | 0.55% |
| 2014 | 10,799,785 | 1,136,299 | 3.45% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 11,047,580 | 1,142,813 | 2.29% | 0.57% |
| 2016 | 11,239,451 | 1,149,507 | 1.74% | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 11,506,762 | 1,158,195 | 2.38% | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 11,859,446 | 1,168,929 | 3.07% | 0.93% |
| 2019 | 12,255,336 | 1,179,874 | 3.34% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 12,617,036 | 1,192,729 | 2.95% | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 12,965,481 | 1,206,593 | 2.76% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 13,321,097 | 1,218,917 | 2.74% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | 13,689,450 | 1,230,506 | 2.77% | 0.95% |
| 2024 | 14,047,786 | 1,242,822 | 2.62% | 1% |
| 2025 | 14,390,012 | 1,256,168 | 2.44% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 14,729,161 | 1,269,854 | 2.36% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 15,076,977 | 1,283,222 | 2.36% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 15,444,020 | 1,295,964 | 2.43% | 0.99% |
| 2029 | 15,815,855 | 1,308,342 | 2.41% | 0.96% |
| 2030 | 16,182,014 | 1,320,904 | 2.32% | 0.96% |
| 2031 | 16,555,033 | 1,333,159 | 2.31% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 16,935,232 | 1,344,893 | 2.3% | 0.88% |
| 2033 | 17,317,635 | 1,356,736 | 2.26% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 17,700,808 | 1,368,346 | 2.21% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 18,085,838 | 1,379,413 | 2.18% | 0.81% |
| 2036 | 18,483,051 | 1,390,148 | 2.2% | 0.78% |
| 2037 | 18,893,262 | 1,400,439 | 2.22% | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 19,305,532 | 1,410,496 | 2.18% | 0.72% |
| 2039 | 19,718,523 | 1,420,444 | 2.14% | 0.71% |
| 2040 | 20,131,319 | 1,429,771 | 2.09% | 0.66% |
| 2041 | 20,537,559 | 1,439,042 | 2.02% | 0.65% |
| 2042 | 20,951,561 | 1,448,106 | 2.02% | 0.63% |
| 2043 | 21,370,845 | 1,456,448 | 2% | 0.58% |
| 2044 | 21,785,696 | 1,464,359 | 1.94% | 0.54% |
| 2045 | 22,197,888 | 1,472,135 | 1.89% | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 22,586,212 | 1,479,603 | 1.75% | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 22,970,055 | 1,486,494 | 1.7% | 0.47% |
| 2048 | 23,358,499 | 1,493,017 | 1.69% | 0.44% |
| 2049 | 23,748,950 | 1,499,424 | 1.67% | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 24,131,717 | 1,505,327 | 1.61% | 0.39% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burundi increased by 3,460,281 people (a 45.6% growth), while Eswatini gained 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burundi gained 3,614,863 (a 32.7% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 124,348 (a 10.9% growth).
Burundi was ranked 94th most populous country in 2005 and is 78th in 2025. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2005 and ranked 156th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 64.6% to 24,131,717 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Eswatini will increase by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.
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Population differences between Burundi and Eswatini
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| Life expectancy | 64 years | 64.4 years |
| Average age | 22 years | 26.5 years |
| Median age | 17.3 years | 23.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 4.88 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,417 ppl/mi² | 187.1 ppl/mi² |
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