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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 928,784 people in Fiji in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 938,628 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 15.8 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.12% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.42% growth).

Burundi vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Fiji
2100 38,293,853 883,752
2099 38,174,358 888,271
2098 38,032,126 892,703
2097 37,893,681 896,915
2096 37,756,449 901,118
2095 37,614,540 905,308
2094 37,436,871 909,388
2093 37,274,132 913,372
2092 37,108,508 917,178
2091 36,942,857 921,020
2090 36,771,082 924,758
2089 36,563,987 928,500
2088 36,355,008 932,167
2087 36,164,606 935,844
2086 35,954,669 939,596
2085 35,713,632 943,266
2084 35,484,958 946,736
2083 35,263,538 950,144
2082 35,009,446 953,473
2081 34,736,107 956,823
2080 34,490,976 960,049
2079 34,213,139 963,146
2078 33,926,177 965,934
2077 33,614,120 968,648
2076 33,328,275 971,408
2075 33,008,877 974,149
2074 32,701,037 976,896
2073 32,376,989 979,510
2072 32,052,692 982,066
2071 31,745,266 984,518
2070 31,397,738 987,016
2069 31,057,284 989,177
2068 30,714,517 991,023
2067 30,354,696 992,790
2066 30,003,347 994,373
2065 29,629,671 996,052
2064 29,285,762 997,651
2063 28,949,355 998,950
2062 28,601,048 1,000,093
2061 28,250,749 1,001,067
2060 27,902,252 1,001,836
2059 27,548,599 1,002,506
2058 27,202,405 1,003,177
2057 26,854,783 1,003,569
2056 26,488,466 1,003,939
2055 26,128,941 1,004,079
2054 25,749,289 1,004,084
2053 25,370,938 1,003,814
2052 24,991,164 1,003,524
2051 24,616,398 1,003,005
2050 24,248,417 1,002,353
2049 23,841,324 1,001,571
2048 23,457,774 1,000,376
2047 23,054,780 999,119
2046 22,680,495 997,645
2045 22,268,462 996,077
2044 21,845,832 994,220
2043 21,428,437 992,313
2042 20,996,812 990,119
2041 20,590,106 987,497
2040 20,174,211 984,975
2039 19,754,227 982,332
2038 19,337,942 979,514
2037 18,919,404 976,515
2036 18,507,313 973,495
2035 18,115,077 970,449
2034 17,727,651 967,285
2033 17,339,180 964,084
2032 16,953,330 960,704
2031 16,569,289 957,319
2030 16,198,007 953,501
2029 15,827,843 949,652
2028 15,445,059 945,654
2027 15,084,625 941,548
2026 14,740,747 937,546
2025 14,397,864 933,274
2024 14,047,786 928,784
2023 13,689,450 924,145
2022 13,321,097 919,422
2021 12,965,481 916,711
2020 12,617,036 914,963
2019 12,255,336 914,899
2018 11,859,446 917,180
2017 11,506,762 918,759
2016 11,239,451 919,166
2015 11,047,580 918,578
2014 10,799,785 917,585
2013 10,439,341 916,352
2012 10,071,028 914,918
2011 9,717,978 912,989
2010 9,376,444 910,419
2009 8,947,646 907,239
2008 8,505,637 903,399
2007 8,161,874 897,832
2006 7,865,547 890,365
2005 7,587,299 882,379
2004 7,310,656 874,366
2003 7,043,154 866,286
2002 6,824,132 858,049
2001 6,634,365 849,596
2000 6,470,194 840,909
1999 6,337,155 831,828
1998 6,187,108 822,258
1997 6,070,042 812,139
1996 6,070,506 803,789
1995 6,066,316 798,746
1994 5,713,854 794,771
1993 5,676,843 790,369
1992 5,858,407 785,346
1991 5,703,857 779,656
1990 5,587,052 773,316
1989 5,471,706 766,321
1988 5,365,327 758,697
1987 5,247,787 750,540
1986 5,129,414 739,306
1985 5,034,042 723,761
1984 4,926,465 706,716
1983 4,808,528 689,835
1982 4,681,390 673,414
1981 4,566,014 657,471
1980 4,383,706 641,975
1979 4,203,530 626,862
1978 4,100,338 612,091
1977 3,983,582 597,805
1976 3,882,626 585,534
1975 3,796,612 575,906
1974 3,703,590 567,489
1973 3,611,991 559,222
1972 3,617,128 550,499
1971 3,617,289 541,121
1970 3,530,432 531,188
1969 3,454,590 520,797
1968 3,380,387 510,002
1967 3,300,690 498,873
1966 3,217,960 486,487
1965 3,141,367 472,575
1964 3,055,650 458,324
1963 2,969,841 444,276
1962 2,907,943 430,536
1961 2,835,119 417,406
1960 2,764,258 404,887

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/fiji | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th 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 Fiji will increase by 6.79% to 1,002,353 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Fiji
2100 0.31% -0.51%
2099 0.37% -0.5%
2098 0.37% -0.47%
2097 0.36% -0.47%
2096 0.38% -0.46%
2095 0.47% -0.45%
2094 0.44% -0.44%
2093 0.45% -0.41%
2092 0.45% -0.42%
2091 0.47% -0.4%
2090 0.57% -0.4%
2089 0.57% -0.39%
2088 0.53% -0.39%
2087 0.58% -0.4%
2086 0.67% -0.39%
2085 0.64% -0.37%
2084 0.63% -0.36%
2083 0.73% -0.35%
2082 0.79% -0.35%
2081 0.71% -0.34%
2080 0.81% -0.32%
2079 0.85% -0.29%
2078 0.93% -0.28%
2077 0.86% -0.28%
2076 0.97% -0.28%
2075 0.94% -0.28%
2074 1% -0.27%
2073 1.01% -0.26%
2072 0.97% -0.25%
2071 1.11% -0.25%
2070 1.1% -0.22%
2069 1.12% -0.19%
2068 1.19% -0.18%
2067 1.17% -0.16%
2066 1.26% -0.17%
2065 1.17% -0.16%
2064 1.16% -0.13%
2063 1.22% -0.11%
2062 1.24% -0.1%
2061 1.25% -0.08%
2060 1.28% -0.07%
2059 1.27% -0.07%
2058 1.29% -0.04%
2057 1.38% -0.04%
2056 1.38% -0.01%
2055 1.47% -0%
2054 1.49% 0.03%
2053 1.52% 0.03%
2052 1.52% 0.05%
2051 1.52% 0.07%
2050 1.71% 0.08%
2049 1.64% 0.12%
2048 1.75% 0.13%
2047 1.65% 0.15%
2046 1.85% 0.16%
2045 1.93% 0.19%
2044 1.95% 0.19%
2043 2.06% 0.22%
2042 1.98% 0.27%
2041 2.06% 0.26%
2040 2.13% 0.27%
2039 2.15% 0.29%
2038 2.21% 0.31%
2037 2.23% 0.31%
2036 2.17% 0.31%
2035 2.19% 0.33%
2034 2.24% 0.33%
2033 2.28% 0.35%
2032 2.32% 0.35%
2031 2.29% 0.4%
2030 2.34% 0.41%
2029 2.48% 0.42%
2028 2.39% 0.44%
2027 2.33% 0.43%
2026 2.38% 0.46%
2025 2.49% 0.48%
2024 2.62% 0.5%
2023 2.77% 0.51%
2022 2.74% 0.3%
2021 2.76% 0.19%
2020 2.95% 0.007%
2019 3.34% -0.25%
2018 3.07% -0.17%
2017 2.38% -0.04%
2016 1.74% 0.06%
2015 2.29% 0.11%
2014 3.45% 0.13%
2013 3.66% 0.16%
2012 3.63% 0.21%
2011 3.64% 0.28%
2010 4.79% 0.35%
2009 5.2% 0.43%
2008 4.21% 0.62%
2007 3.77% 0.84%
2006 3.67% 0.91%
2005 3.78% 0.92%
2004 3.8% 0.93%
2003 3.21% 0.96%
2002 2.86% 0.99%
2001 2.54% 1.03%
2000 2.1% 1.09%
1999 2.43% 1.16%
1998 1.93% 1.25%
1997 -0.008% 1.04%
1996 0.07% 0.63%
1995 6.17% 0.5%
1994 0.65% 0.56%
1993 -3.1% 0.64%
1992 2.71% 0.73%
1991 2.09% 0.82%
1990 2.11% 0.91%
1989 1.98% 1%
1988 2.24% 1.09%
1987 2.31% 1.52%
1986 1.89% 2.15%
1985 2.18% 2.41%
1984 2.45% 2.45%
1983 2.72% 2.44%
1982 2.53% 2.42%
1981 4.16% 2.41%
1980 4.29% 2.41%
1979 2.52% 2.41%
1978 2.93% 2.39%
1977 2.6% 2.1%
1976 2.27% 1.67%
1975 2.51% 1.48%
1974 2.54% 1.48%
1973 -0.14% 1.58%
1972 -0.004% 1.73%
1971 2.46% 1.87%
1970 2.2% 2%
1969 2.2% 2.12%
1968 2.41% 2.23%
1967 2.57% 2.55%
1966 2.44% 2.94%
1965 2.81% 3.11%
1964 2.89% 3.16%
1963 2.13% 3.19%
1962 2.57% 3.15%
1961 2.56% 3.09%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Fiji's population grew by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Burundi Fiji
Current population
14833763
938628
Population rank 78/197 159/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.01%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.89 hours
One birth every
1.14 minutes
31.6 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +982 +13
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +4,639
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.5%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 133/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
2.67 hours
Annual migration change -34,727 -3,288
Net migration rank 169/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -3,288
2024 - -27,074 - -3,278
2023 368,917 1,995 8,078 -3,289
2022 363,786 1,995 8,223 -3,557
2021 359,844 -14,415 6,777 -6,008
2020 361,654 -10,189 8,730 -6,008
2019 357,672 14,253 9,271 -11,873
2018 351,704 68,141 9,779 -11,738
2017 353,879 -68,349 10,413 -11,607
2016 358,393 -109,296 10,807 -10,441
2015 370,856 -236,207 11,213 -10,401
2014 367,797 -6,856 11,680 -10,493
2013 362,224 -2,285 11,972 -10,703
2012 354,068 22,617 11,716 -10,114
2011 348,934 -19,513 12,657 -10,396
2010 341,808 11,845 13,227 -10,354
2009 319,583 184,359 13,540 -10,052
2008 300,750 79,319 14,000 -9,812
2007 285,323 22,129 14,349 -7,406
2006 269,874 15,322 14,555 -6,562
2005 253,401 17,905 14,503 -6,523
2004 234,891 47,091 14,526 -6,484
2003 216,295 36,719 14,527 -6,411
2002 201,892 -16,871 14,468 -6,106
2001 184,541 9,967 14,720 -6,167
2000 173,867 -40,032 14,724 -5,909
1999 166,699 -34,465 15,229 -5,892
1998 154,010 13,840 15,464 -5,654
1997 150,404 -84,126 15,750 -5,318
1996 158,920 -226,317 16,163 -9,902
1995 160,284 -84,697 16,273 -12,448
1994 112,968 516,373 16,424 -12,300
1993 128,898 -684,261 16,751 -12,071
1992 156,420 35,769 17,170 -11,802
1991 156,148 -39,236 17,617 -11,603
1990 156,617 -39,926 17,748 -11,081
1989 157,547 -43,561 18,007 -10,685
1988 145,234 -46,464 18,063 -10,138
1987 157,481 -21,179 17,987 -9,602
1986 156,170 -55,742 18,024 -3,943
1985 156,896 -66,574 18,469 -1,452
1984 154,366 -29,534 18,499 -1,421
1983 152,801 -41,756 18,237 -1,565
1982 147,090 -3,844 17,681 -1,509
1981 146,231 -58,723 17,282 -1,558
1980 127,746 149,361 16,907 -1,632
1979 123,377 -40,126 16,450 -1,502
1978 114,884 8,247 16,196 -1,609
1977 108,488 1,884 15,532 -1,550
1976 104,396 -12,848 14,933 -4,370
1975 101,172 -20,693 14,272 -5,577
1974 95,486 10,065 13,557 -5,414
1973 74,805 2,843 13,383 -4,989
1972 30,532 -118,457 13,905 -4,848
1971 95,153 -7,569 14,313 -4,624
1970 92,476 -6,346 14,538 -4,371
1969 90,852 -25,292 14,669 -4,050
1968 88,765 -5,917 14,831 -3,857
1967 86,373 -9,821 14,861 -3,576
1966 83,651 5,262 15,111 -1,623
1965 78,208 -13,947 15,166 -832
1964 77,528 29,639 14,979 -812
1963 75,962 -11,502 14,774 -838
1962 74,710 -15,378 14,429 -889
1961 71,216 15,094 13,653 -943
1960 70,032 -14,620 13,313 -981

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/fiji | 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 Fiji 52.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 94,971 people) and 47.4% is from migration (a loss of 85,415 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

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
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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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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