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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 1.05 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

Burundi vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Guinea
2100 38,293,853 32,376,229
2099 38,174,358 32,347,865
2098 38,032,126 32,314,004
2097 37,893,681 32,276,347
2096 37,756,449 32,235,495
2095 37,614,540 32,192,977
2094 37,436,871 32,140,512
2093 37,274,132 32,082,262
2092 37,108,508 32,016,043
2091 36,942,857 31,950,972
2090 36,771,082 31,877,383
2089 36,563,987 31,796,200
2088 36,355,008 31,706,914
2087 36,164,606 31,616,297
2086 35,954,669 31,513,784
2085 35,713,632 31,397,618
2084 35,484,958 31,278,121
2083 35,263,538 31,149,657
2082 35,009,446 31,018,417
2081 34,736,107 30,874,294
2080 34,490,976 30,732,838
2079 34,213,139 30,578,815
2078 33,926,177 30,422,788
2077 33,614,120 30,262,797
2076 33,328,275 30,093,594
2075 33,008,877 29,912,683
2074 32,701,037 29,730,771
2073 32,376,989 29,543,355
2072 32,052,692 29,350,201
2071 31,745,266 29,147,256
2070 31,397,738 28,940,409
2069 31,057,284 28,724,140
2068 30,714,517 28,502,451
2067 30,354,696 28,273,692
2066 30,003,347 28,038,741
2065 29,629,671 27,799,894
2064 29,285,762 27,554,829
2063 28,949,355 27,300,055
2062 28,601,048 27,040,837
2061 28,250,749 26,777,235
2060 27,902,252 26,512,111
2059 27,548,599 26,236,871
2058 27,202,405 25,952,601
2057 26,854,783 25,667,399
2056 26,488,466 25,375,302
2055 26,128,941 25,076,744
2054 25,749,289 24,776,691
2053 25,370,938 24,464,996
2052 24,991,164 24,154,455
2051 24,616,398 23,840,942
2050 24,248,417 23,524,366
2049 23,841,324 23,209,588
2048 23,457,774 22,891,820
2047 23,054,780 22,568,175
2046 22,680,495 22,241,327
2045 22,268,462 21,911,584
2044 21,845,832 21,583,213
2043 21,428,437 21,246,672
2042 20,996,812 20,909,610
2041 20,590,106 20,571,500
2040 20,174,211 20,229,061
2039 19,754,227 19,889,710
2038 19,337,942 19,552,134
2037 18,919,404 19,214,553
2036 18,507,313 18,874,400
2035 18,115,077 18,536,891
2034 17,727,651 18,203,307
2033 17,339,180 17,864,588
2032 16,953,330 17,522,696
2031 16,569,289 17,180,034
2030 16,198,007 16,833,632
2029 15,827,843 16,491,163
2028 15,445,059 16,145,186
2027 15,084,625 15,798,054
2026 14,740,747 15,452,864
2025 14,397,864 15,105,390
2024 14,047,786 14,754,785
2023 13,689,450 14,405,468
2022 13,321,097 14,055,137
2021 12,965,481 13,710,513
2020 12,617,036 13,371,183
2019 12,255,336 13,034,346
2018 11,859,446 12,704,774
2017 11,506,762 12,385,659
2016 11,239,451 12,073,030
2015 11,047,580 11,767,070
2014 10,799,785 11,472,924
2013 10,439,341 11,191,873
2012 10,071,028 10,921,581
2011 9,717,978 10,656,810
2010 9,376,444 10,396,086
2009 8,947,646 10,143,534
2008 8,505,637 9,898,870
2007 8,161,874 9,662,281
2006 7,865,547 9,441,171
2005 7,587,299 9,245,844
2004 7,310,656 9,062,726
2003 7,043,154 8,870,781
2002 6,824,132 8,674,066
2001 6,634,365 8,539,960
2000 6,470,194 8,428,832
1999 6,337,155 8,265,123
1998 6,187,108 8,081,990
1997 6,070,042 7,931,370
1996 6,070,506 7,770,035
1995 6,066,316 7,553,249
1994 5,713,854 7,345,107
1993 5,676,843 7,128,177
1992 5,858,407 6,914,366
1991 5,703,857 6,697,166
1990 5,587,052 6,434,374
1989 5,471,706 6,215,811
1988 5,365,327 6,056,574
1987 5,247,787 5,900,198
1986 5,129,414 5,750,668
1985 5,034,042 5,610,373
1984 4,926,465 5,480,096
1983 4,808,528 5,359,814
1982 4,681,390 5,247,672
1981 4,566,014 5,143,288
1980 4,383,706 5,047,419
1979 4,203,530 4,959,283
1978 4,100,338 4,877,854
1977 3,983,582 4,801,128
1976 3,882,626 4,727,022
1975 3,796,612 4,653,876
1974 3,703,590 4,580,510
1973 3,611,991 4,506,324
1972 3,617,128 4,431,292
1971 3,617,289 4,355,200
1970 3,530,432 4,277,535
1969 3,454,590 4,198,300
1968 3,380,387 4,118,550
1967 3,300,690 4,040,153
1966 3,217,960 3,964,155
1965 3,141,367 3,890,716
1964 3,055,650 3,819,722
1963 2,969,841 3,750,954
1962 2,907,943 3,684,273
1961 2,835,119 3,619,551
1960 2,764,258 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 32.4M people in 2100 for Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Guinea
2100 0.31% 0.09%
2099 0.37% 0.1%
2098 0.37% 0.12%
2097 0.36% 0.13%
2096 0.38% 0.13%
2095 0.47% 0.16%
2094 0.44% 0.18%
2093 0.45% 0.21%
2092 0.45% 0.2%
2091 0.47% 0.23%
2090 0.57% 0.26%
2089 0.57% 0.28%
2088 0.53% 0.29%
2087 0.58% 0.33%
2086 0.67% 0.37%
2085 0.64% 0.38%
2084 0.63% 0.41%
2083 0.73% 0.42%
2082 0.79% 0.47%
2081 0.71% 0.46%
2080 0.81% 0.5%
2079 0.85% 0.51%
2078 0.93% 0.53%
2077 0.86% 0.56%
2076 0.97% 0.6%
2075 0.94% 0.61%
2074 1% 0.63%
2073 1.01% 0.66%
2072 0.97% 0.7%
2071 1.11% 0.71%
2070 1.1% 0.75%
2069 1.12% 0.78%
2068 1.19% 0.81%
2067 1.17% 0.84%
2066 1.26% 0.86%
2065 1.17% 0.89%
2064 1.16% 0.93%
2063 1.22% 0.96%
2062 1.24% 0.98%
2061 1.25% 1%
2060 1.28% 1.05%
2059 1.27% 1.1%
2058 1.29% 1.11%
2057 1.38% 1.15%
2056 1.38% 1.19%
2055 1.47% 1.21%
2054 1.49% 1.27%
2053 1.52% 1.29%
2052 1.52% 1.32%
2051 1.52% 1.35%
2050 1.71% 1.36%
2049 1.64% 1.39%
2048 1.75% 1.43%
2047 1.65% 1.47%
2046 1.85% 1.5%
2045 1.93% 1.52%
2044 1.95% 1.58%
2043 2.06% 1.61%
2042 1.98% 1.64%
2041 2.06% 1.69%
2040 2.13% 1.71%
2039 2.15% 1.73%
2038 2.21% 1.76%
2037 2.23% 1.8%
2036 2.17% 1.82%
2035 2.19% 1.83%
2034 2.24% 1.9%
2033 2.28% 1.95%
2032 2.32% 1.99%
2031 2.29% 2.06%
2030 2.34% 2.08%
2029 2.48% 2.14%
2028 2.39% 2.2%
2027 2.33% 2.23%
2026 2.38% 2.3%
2025 2.49% 2.38%
2024 2.62% 2.42%
2023 2.77% 2.49%
2022 2.74% 2.51%
2021 2.76% 2.54%
2020 2.95% 2.58%
2019 3.34% 2.59%
2018 3.07% 2.58%
2017 2.38% 2.59%
2016 1.74% 2.6%
2015 2.29% 2.56%
2014 3.45% 2.51%
2013 3.66% 2.47%
2012 3.63% 2.48%
2011 3.64% 2.51%
2010 4.79% 2.49%
2009 5.2% 2.47%
2008 4.21% 2.45%
2007 3.77% 2.34%
2006 3.67% 2.11%
2005 3.78% 2.02%
2004 3.8% 2.16%
2003 3.21% 2.27%
2002 2.86% 1.57%
2001 2.54% 1.32%
2000 2.1% 1.98%
1999 2.43% 2.27%
1998 1.93% 1.9%
1997 -0.008% 2.08%
1996 0.07% 2.87%
1995 6.17% 2.83%
1994 0.65% 3.04%
1993 -3.1% 3.09%
1992 2.71% 3.24%
1991 2.09% 4.08%
1990 2.11% 3.52%
1989 1.98% 2.63%
1988 2.24% 2.65%
1987 2.31% 2.6%
1986 1.89% 2.5%
1985 2.18% 2.38%
1984 2.45% 2.24%
1983 2.72% 2.14%
1982 2.53% 2.03%
1981 4.16% 1.9%
1980 4.29% 1.78%
1979 2.52% 1.67%
1978 2.93% 1.6%
1977 2.6% 1.57%
1976 2.27% 1.57%
1975 2.51% 1.6%
1974 2.54% 1.65%
1973 -0.14% 1.69%
1972 -0.004% 1.75%
1971 2.46% 1.82%
1970 2.2% 1.89%
1969 2.2% 1.94%
1968 2.41% 1.94%
1967 2.57% 1.92%
1966 2.44% 1.89%
1965 2.81% 1.86%
1964 2.89% 1.83%
1963 2.13% 1.81%
1962 2.57% 1.79%
1961 2.56% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

Burundi Guinea
Current population
14833763
15546235
Population rank 78/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.19%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +957
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 32/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -16,282
Net migration rank 169/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -16,282
2024 - -27,074 - -12,024
2023 368,917 1,995 356,147 -3,997
2022 363,786 1,995 352,517 -3,997
2021 359,844 -14,415 345,121 -4,373
2020 361,654 -10,189 342,289 -4,365
2019 357,672 14,253 338,984 -3,240
2018 351,704 68,141 332,585 -9,187
2017 353,879 -68,349 328,542 -13,718
2016 358,393 -109,296 324,608 -14,189
2015 370,856 -236,207 316,604 -15,117
2014 367,797 -6,856 309,539 -22,741
2013 362,224 -2,285 304,430 -29,136
2012 354,068 22,617 298,094 -32,808
2011 348,934 -19,513 293,318 -29,069
2010 341,808 11,845 288,512 -31,327
2009 319,583 184,359 281,920 -34,007
2008 300,750 79,319 274,327 -32,925
2007 285,323 22,129 266,070 -34,311
2006 269,874 15,322 258,518 -48,078
2005 253,401 17,905 251,209 -71,015
2004 234,891 47,091 242,075 -56,036
2003 216,295 36,719 234,774 -36,934
2002 201,892 -16,871 229,022 -33,450
2001 184,541 9,967 227,642 -155,020
2000 173,867 -40,032 227,081 -77,450
1999 166,699 -34,465 223,968 -46,183
1998 154,010 13,840 219,385 -30,903
1997 150,404 -84,126 220,373 -107,614
1996 158,920 -226,317 214,896 -4,973
1995 160,284 -84,697 205,644 18,021
1994 112,968 516,373 201,439 -8,826
1993 128,898 -684,261 195,612 45,616
1992 156,420 35,769 189,682 -3,285
1991 156,148 -39,236 181,299 66,718
1990 156,617 -39,926 169,926 107,641
1989 157,547 -43,561 164,707 -5,150
1988 145,234 -46,464 159,566 -637
1987 157,481 -21,179 154,178 -350
1986 156,170 -55,742 148,137 -2,900
1985 156,896 -66,574 142,313 -6,965
1984 154,366 -29,534 136,640 -11,439
1983 152,801 -41,756 130,629 -15,265
1982 147,090 -3,844 126,831 -17,920
1981 146,231 -58,723 121,223 -21,367
1980 127,746 149,361 117,186 -25,287
1979 123,377 -40,126 113,141 -28,770
1978 114,884 8,247 109,415 -30,933
1977 108,488 1,884 105,990 -31,004
1976 104,396 -12,848 102,449 -29,220
1975 101,172 -20,693 99,267 -26,221
1974 95,486 10,065 96,315 -22,637
1973 74,805 2,843 93,764 -19,065
1972 30,532 -118,457 91,147 -15,782
1971 95,153 -7,569 88,358 -11,543
1970 92,476 -6,346 85,418 -6,906
1969 90,852 -25,292 82,799 -2,844
1968 88,765 -5,917 79,892 -345
1967 86,373 -9,821 77,251 0
1966 83,651 5,262 74,748 0
1965 78,208 -13,947 72,134 0
1964 77,528 29,639 69,848 0
1963 75,962 -11,502 67,690 0
1962 74,710 -15,378 65,672 0
1961 71,216 15,094 63,766 0
1960 70,032 -14,620 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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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