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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 1.23 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

Burundi vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Haiti
2100 38,293,853 15,259,049
2099 38,174,358 15,299,437
2098 38,032,126 15,338,455
2097 37,893,681 15,376,492
2096 37,756,449 15,413,214
2095 37,614,540 15,448,584
2094 37,436,871 15,482,530
2093 37,274,132 15,515,275
2092 37,108,508 15,546,829
2091 36,942,857 15,576,873
2090 36,771,082 15,605,593
2089 36,563,987 15,633,063
2088 36,355,008 15,658,679
2087 36,164,606 15,682,423
2086 35,954,669 15,704,764
2085 35,713,632 15,724,953
2084 35,484,958 15,743,346
2083 35,263,538 15,759,380
2082 35,009,446 15,773,768
2081 34,736,107 15,786,254
2080 34,490,976 15,796,710
2079 34,213,139 15,804,509
2078 33,926,177 15,810,531
2077 33,614,120 15,813,971
2076 33,328,275 15,814,939
2075 33,008,877 15,813,894
2074 32,701,037 15,810,308
2073 32,376,989 15,804,302
2072 32,052,692 15,795,380
2071 31,745,266 15,783,669
2070 31,397,738 15,769,538
2069 31,057,284 15,752,007
2068 30,714,517 15,731,378
2067 30,354,696 15,707,152
2066 30,003,347 15,679,510
2065 29,629,671 15,648,952
2064 29,285,762 15,614,758
2063 28,949,355 15,576,832
2062 28,601,048 15,535,522
2061 28,250,749 15,490,720
2060 27,902,252 15,442,338
2059 27,548,599 15,389,829
2058 27,202,405 15,333,225
2057 26,854,783 15,273,178
2056 26,488,466 15,210,219
2055 26,128,941 15,143,461
2054 25,749,289 15,072,996
2053 25,370,938 14,998,576
2052 24,991,164 14,920,449
2051 24,616,398 14,838,409
2050 24,248,417 14,752,631
2049 23,841,324 14,664,689
2048 23,457,774 14,573,517
2047 23,054,780 14,480,194
2046 22,680,495 14,384,177
2045 22,268,462 14,285,803
2044 21,845,832 14,184,902
2043 21,428,437 14,081,547
2042 20,996,812 13,975,641
2041 20,590,106 13,867,631
2040 20,174,211 13,758,146
2039 19,754,227 13,646,894
2038 19,337,942 13,532,882
2037 18,919,404 13,417,458
2036 18,507,313 13,300,237
2035 18,115,077 13,181,288
2034 17,727,651 13,060,482
2033 17,339,180 12,938,038
2032 16,953,330 12,813,730
2031 16,569,289 12,688,158
2030 16,198,007 12,561,034
2029 15,827,843 12,432,856
2028 15,445,059 12,303,271
2027 15,084,625 12,172,389
2026 14,740,747 12,041,170
2025 14,397,864 11,908,056
2024 14,047,786 11,772,557
2023 13,689,450 11,637,398
2022 13,321,097 11,503,606
2021 12,965,481 11,374,586
2020 12,617,036 11,243,848
2019 12,255,336 11,105,163
2018 11,859,446 10,962,362
2017 11,506,762 10,817,754
2016 11,239,451 10,671,457
2015 11,047,580 10,523,242
2014 10,799,785 10,373,235
2013 10,439,341 10,222,362
2012 10,071,028 10,069,771
2011 9,717,978 9,914,904
2010 9,376,444 9,803,294
2009 8,947,646 9,689,581
2008 8,505,637 9,530,774
2007 8,161,874 9,373,296
2006 7,865,547 9,216,562
2005 7,587,299 9,061,273
2004 7,310,656 8,910,263
2003 7,043,154 8,759,912
2002 6,824,132 8,607,641
2001 6,634,365 8,455,918
2000 6,470,194 8,303,151
1999 6,337,155 8,151,296
1998 6,187,108 8,002,143
1997 6,070,042 7,854,298
1996 6,070,506 7,707,557
1995 6,066,316 7,562,546
1994 5,713,854 7,419,771
1993 5,676,843 7,278,181
1992 5,858,407 7,136,571
1991 5,703,857 6,995,450
1990 5,587,052 6,854,441
1989 5,471,706 6,714,730
1988 5,365,327 6,578,145
1987 5,247,787 6,445,123
1986 5,129,414 6,316,122
1985 5,034,042 6,190,862
1984 4,926,465 6,069,230
1983 4,808,528 5,951,096
1982 4,681,390 5,835,937
1981 4,566,014 5,723,725
1980 4,383,706 5,614,493
1979 4,203,530 5,507,590
1978 4,100,338 5,402,580
1977 3,983,582 5,299,476
1976 3,882,626 5,198,357
1975 3,796,612 5,099,086
1974 3,703,590 5,001,796
1973 3,611,991 4,906,743
1972 3,617,128 4,813,868
1971 3,617,289 4,723,244
1970 3,530,432 4,635,124
1969 3,454,590 4,549,334
1968 3,380,387 4,465,328
1967 3,300,690 4,382,999
1966 3,217,960 4,302,639
1965 3,141,367 4,223,820
1964 3,055,650 4,146,244
1963 2,969,841 4,073,068
1962 2,907,943 4,001,575
1961 2,835,119 3,929,030
1960 2,764,258 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 15.8M people in 2076 for Haiti.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Haiti
2100 0.31% -0.26%
2099 0.37% -0.25%
2098 0.37% -0.25%
2097 0.36% -0.24%
2096 0.38% -0.23%
2095 0.47% -0.22%
2094 0.44% -0.21%
2093 0.45% -0.2%
2092 0.45% -0.19%
2091 0.47% -0.18%
2090 0.57% -0.18%
2089 0.57% -0.16%
2088 0.53% -0.15%
2087 0.58% -0.14%
2086 0.67% -0.13%
2085 0.64% -0.12%
2084 0.63% -0.1%
2083 0.73% -0.09%
2082 0.79% -0.08%
2081 0.71% -0.07%
2080 0.81% -0.05%
2079 0.85% -0.04%
2078 0.93% -0.02%
2077 0.86% -0.006%
2076 0.97% 0.007%
2075 0.94% 0.02%
2074 1% 0.04%
2073 1.01% 0.06%
2072 0.97% 0.07%
2071 1.11% 0.09%
2070 1.1% 0.11%
2069 1.12% 0.13%
2068 1.19% 0.15%
2067 1.17% 0.18%
2066 1.26% 0.2%
2065 1.17% 0.22%
2064 1.16% 0.24%
2063 1.22% 0.27%
2062 1.24% 0.29%
2061 1.25% 0.31%
2060 1.28% 0.34%
2059 1.27% 0.37%
2058 1.29% 0.39%
2057 1.38% 0.41%
2056 1.38% 0.44%
2055 1.47% 0.47%
2054 1.49% 0.5%
2053 1.52% 0.52%
2052 1.52% 0.55%
2051 1.52% 0.58%
2050 1.71% 0.6%
2049 1.64% 0.63%
2048 1.75% 0.64%
2047 1.65% 0.67%
2046 1.85% 0.69%
2045 1.93% 0.71%
2044 1.95% 0.73%
2043 2.06% 0.76%
2042 1.98% 0.78%
2041 2.06% 0.8%
2040 2.13% 0.82%
2039 2.15% 0.84%
2038 2.21% 0.86%
2037 2.23% 0.88%
2036 2.17% 0.9%
2035 2.19% 0.92%
2034 2.24% 0.95%
2033 2.28% 0.97%
2032 2.32% 0.99%
2031 2.29% 1.01%
2030 2.34% 1.03%
2029 2.48% 1.05%
2028 2.39% 1.08%
2027 2.33% 1.09%
2026 2.38% 1.12%
2025 2.49% 1.15%
2024 2.62% 1.16%
2023 2.77% 1.16%
2022 2.74% 1.13%
2021 2.76% 1.16%
2020 2.95% 1.25%
2019 3.34% 1.3%
2018 3.07% 1.34%
2017 2.38% 1.37%
2016 1.74% 1.41%
2015 2.29% 1.45%
2014 3.45% 1.48%
2013 3.66% 1.52%
2012 3.63% 1.56%
2011 3.64% 1.14%
2010 4.79% 1.17%
2009 5.2% 1.67%
2008 4.21% 1.68%
2007 3.77% 1.7%
2006 3.67% 1.71%
2005 3.78% 1.69%
2004 3.8% 1.72%
2003 3.21% 1.77%
2002 2.86% 1.79%
2001 2.54% 1.84%
2000 2.1% 1.86%
1999 2.43% 1.86%
1998 1.93% 1.88%
1997 -0.008% 1.9%
1996 0.07% 1.92%
1995 6.17% 1.92%
1994 0.65% 1.95%
1993 -3.1% 1.98%
1992 2.71% 2.02%
1991 2.09% 2.06%
1990 2.11% 2.08%
1989 1.98% 2.08%
1988 2.24% 2.06%
1987 2.31% 2.04%
1986 1.89% 2.02%
1985 2.18% 2%
1984 2.45% 1.99%
1983 2.72% 1.97%
1982 2.53% 1.96%
1981 4.16% 1.95%
1980 4.29% 1.94%
1979 2.52% 1.94%
1978 2.93% 1.95%
1977 2.6% 1.95%
1976 2.27% 1.95%
1975 2.51% 1.95%
1974 2.54% 1.94%
1973 -0.14% 1.93%
1972 -0.004% 1.92%
1971 2.46% 1.9%
1970 2.2% 1.89%
1969 2.2% 1.88%
1968 2.41% 1.88%
1967 2.57% 1.87%
1966 2.44% 1.87%
1965 2.81% 1.87%
1964 2.89% 1.8%
1963 2.13% 1.79%
1962 2.57% 1.85%
1961 2.56% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Burundi Haiti
Current population
14833763
12076663
Population rank 78/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.15%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
3.89 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +370
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 92/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -32,052
Net migration rank 169/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -32,052
2024 - -27,074 - -31,747
2023 368,917 1,995 167,381 -31,786
2022 363,786 1,995 164,214 -32,220
2021 359,844 -14,415 158,994 -32,952
2020 361,654 -10,189 169,264 -33,850
2019 357,672 14,253 176,550 -34,612
2018 351,704 68,141 178,632 -34,976
2017 353,879 -68,349 180,310 -34,742
2016 358,393 -109,296 180,902 -33,879
2015 370,856 -236,207 182,063 -32,669
2014 367,797 -6,856 182,009 -31,390
2013 362,224 -2,285 181,457 -30,323
2012 354,068 22,617 183,702 -29,658
2011 348,934 -19,513 184,695 -29,029
2010 341,808 11,845 95,965 -28,416
2009 319,583 184,359 187,804 -27,924
2008 300,750 79,319 185,364 -27,630
2007 285,323 22,129 184,223 -26,995
2006 269,874 15,322 182,866 -26,629
2005 253,401 17,905 180,618 -26,276
2004 234,891 47,091 174,071 -26,399
2003 216,295 36,719 179,543 -26,518
2002 201,892 -16,871 178,126 -26,626
2001 184,541 9,967 178,741 -26,812
2000 173,867 -40,032 180,677 -27,075
1999 166,699 -34,465 177,421 -27,317
1998 154,010 13,840 175,687 -27,476
1997 150,404 -84,126 174,962 -27,492
1996 158,920 -226,317 173,351 -27,348
1995 160,284 -84,697 171,852 -27,826
1994 112,968 516,373 169,260 -27,744
1993 128,898 -684,261 169,240 -27,584
1992 156,420 35,769 168,980 -27,415
1991 156,148 -39,236 167,919 -27,245
1990 156,617 -39,926 167,420 -26,075
1989 157,547 -43,561 163,947 -25,857
1988 145,234 -46,464 160,750 -25,662
1987 157,481 -21,179 156,468 -25,518
1986 156,170 -55,742 152,288 -25,257
1985 156,896 -66,574 148,364 -24,887
1984 154,366 -29,534 144,211 -24,427
1983 152,801 -41,756 140,422 -23,944
1982 147,090 -3,844 137,214 -23,375
1981 146,231 -58,723 133,695 -23,106
1980 127,746 149,361 130,773 -22,900
1979 123,377 -40,126 128,206 -22,280
1978 114,884 8,247 125,885 -21,809
1977 108,488 1,884 123,520 -21,401
1976 104,396 -12,848 120,992 -20,870
1975 101,172 -20,693 118,508 -20,074
1974 95,486 10,065 115,941 -19,792
1973 74,805 2,843 113,223 -19,278
1972 30,532 -118,457 110,709 -18,916
1971 95,153 -7,569 107,968 -18,509
1970 92,476 -6,346 105,208 -18,425
1969 90,852 -25,292 103,133 -18,340
1968 88,765 -5,917 101,300 -18,087
1967 86,373 -9,821 99,266 -17,827
1966 83,651 5,262 96,973 -17,690
1965 78,208 -13,947 95,754 -17,404
1964 77,528 29,639 93,987 -17,179
1963 75,962 -11,502 86,394 -16,846
1962 74,710 -15,378 89,683 -16,253
1961 71,216 15,094 87,563 -15,902
1960 70,032 -14,620 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

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
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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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