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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 9.44 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.87% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Burundi vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Ethiopia
2100 38,272,944 371,078,260
2099 38,153,515 369,338,252
2098 38,011,360 367,513,542
2097 37,872,991 365,567,496
2096 37,735,834 363,536,294
2095 37,594,002 361,596,042
2094 37,416,430 359,531,317
2093 37,253,780 357,460,480
2092 37,088,246 355,389,829
2091 36,922,686 353,218,632
2090 36,751,005 350,960,021
2089 36,544,022 348,751,618
2088 36,335,158 346,517,326
2087 36,144,860 344,162,324
2086 35,935,037 341,671,994
2085 35,694,132 339,167,930
2084 35,465,583 336,649,520
2083 35,244,284 334,083,247
2082 34,990,330 331,401,460
2081 34,717,141 328,715,487
2080 34,472,144 326,013,981
2079 34,194,458 323,282,865
2078 33,907,653 320,422,535
2077 33,595,766 317,492,915
2076 33,310,077 314,518,328
2075 32,990,854 311,487,723
2074 32,683,181 308,416,133
2073 32,359,310 305,383,505
2072 32,035,191 302,258,564
2071 31,727,933 299,119,280
2070 31,380,595 295,963,235
2069 31,040,326 292,756,723
2068 30,697,746 289,522,748
2067 30,338,122 286,191,689
2066 29,986,965 282,905,709
2065 29,613,492 279,576,283
2064 29,269,772 276,197,958
2063 28,933,548 272,782,685
2062 28,585,432 269,340,926
2061 28,235,324 265,803,351
2060 27,887,017 262,269,354
2059 27,533,557 258,692,767
2058 27,187,553 255,205,644
2057 26,840,120 251,656,356
2056 26,474,003 248,002,497
2055 26,114,675 244,426,069
2054 25,735,230 240,794,405
2053 25,357,085 237,155,110
2052 24,977,518 233,479,314
2051 24,602,957 229,733,593
2050 24,235,177 226,055,085
2049 23,828,306 222,351,471
2048 23,444,966 218,627,197
2047 23,042,192 214,883,954
2046 22,668,111 211,161,780
2045 22,256,303 207,461,987
2044 21,833,904 203,749,820
2043 21,416,736 200,035,613
2042 20,985,347 196,351,202
2041 20,578,864 192,689,672
2040 20,163,196 189,023,384
2039 19,743,441 185,365,776
2038 19,327,383 181,733,067
2037 18,909,074 178,124,993
2036 18,497,207 174,515,366
2035 18,105,186 170,904,339
2034 17,717,972 167,316,305
2033 17,329,713 163,763,376
2032 16,944,073 160,167,364
2031 16,560,242 156,590,018
2030 16,189,163 153,023,174
2029 15,819,200 149,461,578
2028 15,436,625 145,944,350
2027 15,076,388 142,419,893
2026 14,732,698 138,930,724
2025 14,390,003 135,472,051
2024 14,047,786 132,059,767
2023 13,689,450 128,691,692
2022 13,321,097 125,384,287
2021 12,965,481 122,138,588
2020 12,617,036 118,917,671
2019 12,255,336 115,737,383
2018 11,859,446 112,664,152
2017 11,506,762 109,666,481
2016 11,239,451 106,718,162
2015 11,047,580 103,867,135
2014 10,799,785 101,115,610
2013 10,439,341 98,438,751
2012 10,071,028 95,798,767
2011 9,717,978 93,149,970
2010 9,376,444 90,538,514
2009 8,947,646 88,007,636
2008 8,505,637 85,543,668
2007 8,161,874 83,103,217
2006 7,865,547 80,703,490
2005 7,587,299 78,367,470
2004 7,310,656 76,077,206
2003 7,043,154 73,832,663
2002 6,824,132 71,635,517
2001 6,634,365 69,487,762
2000 6,470,194 67,411,494
1999 6,337,155 65,374,561
1998 6,187,108 63,363,524
1997 6,070,042 61,404,539
1996 6,070,506 59,467,635
1995 6,066,316 57,537,335
1994 5,713,854 55,611,508
1993 5,676,843 53,708,891
1992 5,858,407 51,853,747
1991 5,703,857 49,717,198
1990 5,587,052 47,609,755
1989 5,471,706 45,879,690
1988 5,365,327 44,150,825
1987 5,247,787 42,460,039
1986 5,129,414 41,037,656
1985 5,034,042 39,842,136
1984 4,926,465 38,735,722
1983 4,808,528 37,740,817
1982 4,681,390 36,701,290
1981 4,566,014 35,304,012
1980 4,383,706 34,428,514
1979 4,203,530 34,238,652
1978 4,100,338 33,734,592
1977 3,983,582 33,167,272
1976 3,882,626 32,534,418
1975 3,796,612 31,723,252
1974 3,703,590 30,957,273
1973 3,611,991 30,166,785
1972 3,617,128 29,374,608
1971 3,617,289 28,600,106
1970 3,530,432 27,829,128
1969 3,454,590 27,072,571
1968 3,380,387 26,337,930
1967 3,300,690 25,620,276
1966 3,217,960 24,952,689
1965 3,141,367 24,310,612
1964 3,055,650 23,666,548
1963 2,969,841 23,051,637
1962 2,907,943 22,465,126
1961 2,835,119 21,906,102
1960 2,764,258 21,376,693

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Ethiopia
2100 0.31% 0.47%
2099 0.37% 0.5%
2098 0.37% 0.53%
2097 0.36% 0.56%
2096 0.38% 0.54%
2095 0.47% 0.57%
2094 0.44% 0.58%
2093 0.45% 0.58%
2092 0.45% 0.61%
2091 0.47% 0.64%
2090 0.57% 0.63%
2089 0.57% 0.64%
2088 0.53% 0.68%
2087 0.58% 0.73%
2086 0.67% 0.74%
2085 0.64% 0.75%
2084 0.63% 0.77%
2083 0.73% 0.81%
2082 0.79% 0.82%
2081 0.71% 0.83%
2080 0.81% 0.84%
2079 0.85% 0.89%
2078 0.93% 0.92%
2077 0.86% 0.95%
2076 0.97% 0.97%
2075 0.94% 1%
2074 1% 0.99%
2073 1.01% 1.03%
2072 0.97% 1.05%
2071 1.11% 1.07%
2070 1.1% 1.1%
2069 1.12% 1.12%
2068 1.19% 1.16%
2067 1.17% 1.16%
2066 1.26% 1.19%
2065 1.17% 1.22%
2064 1.16% 1.25%
2063 1.22% 1.28%
2062 1.24% 1.33%
2061 1.25% 1.35%
2060 1.28% 1.38%
2059 1.27% 1.37%
2058 1.29% 1.41%
2057 1.38% 1.47%
2056 1.38% 1.46%
2055 1.47% 1.51%
2054 1.49% 1.53%
2053 1.52% 1.57%
2052 1.52% 1.63%
2051 1.52% 1.63%
2050 1.71% 1.67%
2049 1.64% 1.7%
2048 1.75% 1.74%
2047 1.65% 1.76%
2046 1.85% 1.78%
2045 1.93% 1.82%
2044 1.95% 1.86%
2043 2.06% 1.88%
2042 1.98% 1.9%
2041 2.06% 1.94%
2040 2.13% 1.97%
2039 2.15% 2%
2038 2.21% 2.03%
2037 2.23% 2.07%
2036 2.17% 2.11%
2035 2.19% 2.14%
2034 2.24% 2.17%
2033 2.28% 2.25%
2032 2.32% 2.28%
2031 2.29% 2.33%
2030 2.34% 2.38%
2029 2.48% 2.41%
2028 2.39% 2.47%
2027 2.33% 2.51%
2026 2.38% 2.55%
2025 2.44% 2.58%
2024 2.62% 2.62%
2023 2.77% 2.64%
2022 2.74% 2.66%
2021 2.76% 2.71%
2020 2.95% 2.75%
2019 3.34% 2.73%
2018 3.07% 2.73%
2017 2.38% 2.76%
2016 1.74% 2.74%
2015 2.29% 2.72%
2014 3.45% 2.72%
2013 3.66% 2.76%
2012 3.63% 2.84%
2011 3.64% 2.88%
2010 4.79% 2.88%
2009 5.2% 2.88%
2008 4.21% 2.94%
2007 3.77% 2.97%
2006 3.67% 2.98%
2005 3.78% 3.01%
2004 3.8% 3.04%
2003 3.21% 3.07%
2002 2.86% 3.09%
2001 2.54% 3.08%
2000 2.1% 3.12%
1999 2.43% 3.17%
1998 1.93% 3.19%
1997 -0.008% 3.26%
1996 0.07% 3.35%
1995 6.17% 3.46%
1994 0.65% 3.54%
1993 -3.1% 3.58%
1992 2.71% 4.3%
1991 2.09% 4.43%
1990 2.11% 3.77%
1989 1.98% 3.92%
1988 2.24% 3.98%
1987 2.31% 3.47%
1986 1.89% 3%
1985 2.18% 2.86%
1984 2.45% 2.64%
1983 2.72% 2.83%
1982 2.53% 3.96%
1981 4.16% 2.54%
1980 4.29% 0.55%
1979 2.52% 1.49%
1978 2.93% 1.71%
1977 2.6% 1.95%
1976 2.27% 2.56%
1975 2.51% 2.47%
1974 2.54% 2.62%
1973 -0.14% 2.7%
1972 -0.004% 2.71%
1971 2.46% 2.77%
1970 2.2% 2.79%
1969 2.2% 2.79%
1968 2.41% 2.8%
1967 2.57% 2.68%
1966 2.44% 2.64%
1965 2.81% 2.72%
1964 2.89% 2.67%
1963 2.13% 2.61%
1962 2.57% 2.55%
1961 2.56% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Burundi Ethiopia
Current population
14909238
140722974
Population rank 78/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.69%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
1.13 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
5.61 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +938 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 24/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +24,054
Net migration rank 169/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 24,054
2024 372,843 -27,074 3,379,409 30,069
2023 368,917 1,995 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 363,786 1,995 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 359,844 -14,415 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 361,654 -10,189 3,199,718 38,866
2019 357,672 14,253 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 351,704 68,141 3,015,231 9,302
2017 353,879 -68,349 2,899,143 71,766
2016 358,393 -109,296 2,809,889 115,823
2015 370,856 -236,207 2,713,529 62,785
2014 367,797 -6,856 2,623,647 103,122
2013 362,224 -2,285 2,546,020 80,955
2012 354,068 22,617 2,533,398 119,517
2011 348,934 -19,513 2,527,811 116,793
2010 341,808 11,845 2,498,048 80,213
2009 319,583 184,359 2,467,118 16,315
2008 300,750 79,319 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 285,323 22,129 2,436,753 -381
2006 269,874 15,322 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 253,401 17,905 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 234,891 47,091 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 216,295 36,719 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 201,892 -16,871 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 184,541 9,967 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 173,867 -40,032 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 166,699 -34,465 2,010,987 29,142
1998 154,010 13,840 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 150,404 -84,126 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 158,920 -226,317 1,896,364 41,456
1995 160,284 -84,697 1,831,068 91,727
1994 112,968 516,373 1,788,133 140,715
1993 128,898 -684,261 1,734,851 141,545
1992 156,420 35,769 1,673,839 160,106
1991 156,148 -39,236 1,579,416 859,737
1990 156,617 -39,926 1,479,663 296,014
1989 157,547 -43,561 1,441,769 242,614
1988 145,234 -46,464 1,393,356 379,966
1987 157,481 -21,179 1,356,853 251,387
1986 156,170 -55,742 1,050,277 186,227
1985 156,896 -66,574 997,050 157,476
1984 154,366 -29,534 920,670 137,632
1983 152,801 -41,756 863,472 68,022
1982 147,090 -3,844 1,080,853 66,702
1981 146,231 -58,723 1,018,838 628,135
1980 127,746 149,361 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 123,377 -40,126 987,203 -711,455
1978 114,884 8,247 943,388 -210,991
1977 108,488 1,884 929,381 -527,133
1976 104,396 -12,848 899,577 -36,125
1975 101,172 -20,693 801,425 -42,540
1974 95,486 10,065 777,306 -4,232
1973 74,805 2,843 807,535 347
1972 30,532 -118,457 779,808 -3,375
1971 95,153 -7,569 787,047 -14,510
1970 92,476 -6,346 760,821 8,589
1969 90,852 -25,292 736,428 7,258
1968 88,765 -5,917 715,602 9,992
1967 86,373 -9,821 695,283 14,437
1966 83,651 5,262 616,281 9,160
1965 78,208 -13,947 642,359 16,348
1964 77,528 29,639 618,667 10,749
1963 75,962 -11,502 590,998 9,418
1962 74,710 -15,378 563,650 8,960
1961 71,216 15,094 538,518 6,938
1960 70,032 -14,620 511,694 1,696

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

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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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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