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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 19.4 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.66% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Burundi vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Indonesia
2100 38,272,944 297,217,412
2099 38,153,515 298,340,219
2098 38,011,360 299,449,882
2097 37,872,991 300,549,857
2096 37,735,834 301,634,112
2095 37,594,002 302,698,798
2094 37,416,430 303,751,488
2093 37,253,780 304,790,169
2092 37,088,246 305,809,796
2091 36,922,686 306,805,664
2090 36,751,005 307,780,044
2089 36,544,022 308,727,665
2088 36,335,158 309,652,467
2087 36,144,860 310,557,120
2086 35,935,037 311,434,804
2085 35,694,132 312,284,488
2084 35,465,583 313,107,329
2083 35,244,284 313,904,231
2082 34,990,330 314,670,881
2081 34,717,141 315,404,888
2080 34,472,144 316,109,402
2079 34,194,458 316,790,074
2078 33,907,653 317,438,140
2077 33,595,766 318,056,534
2076 33,310,077 318,635,038
2075 32,990,854 319,190,402
2074 32,683,181 319,709,426
2073 32,359,310 320,201,444
2072 32,035,191 320,659,562
2071 31,727,933 321,086,184
2070 31,380,595 321,485,042
2069 31,040,326 321,858,064
2068 30,697,746 322,201,979
2067 30,338,122 322,516,545
2066 29,986,965 322,798,892
2065 29,613,492 323,048,550
2064 29,269,772 323,268,759
2063 28,933,548 323,456,004
2062 28,585,432 323,612,644
2061 28,235,324 323,734,699
2060 27,887,017 323,814,746
2059 27,533,557 323,854,683
2058 27,187,553 323,844,015
2057 26,840,120 323,786,943
2056 26,474,003 323,671,172
2055 26,114,675 323,502,155
2054 25,735,230 323,274,189
2053 25,357,085 322,982,358
2052 24,977,518 322,627,695
2051 24,602,957 322,202,850
2050 24,235,177 321,699,802
2049 23,828,306 321,119,283
2048 23,444,966 320,457,830
2047 23,042,192 319,728,668
2046 22,668,111 318,921,027
2045 22,256,303 318,028,206
2044 21,833,904 317,051,440
2043 21,416,736 315,992,168
2042 20,985,347 314,856,940
2041 20,578,864 313,643,892
2040 20,163,196 312,358,800
2039 19,743,441 311,001,176
2038 19,327,383 309,578,763
2037 18,909,074 308,089,917
2036 18,497,207 306,544,452
2035 18,105,186 304,940,852
2034 17,717,972 303,275,782
2033 17,329,713 301,552,643
2032 16,944,073 299,781,696
2031 16,560,242 297,956,985
2030 16,189,163 296,081,262
2029 15,819,200 294,145,245
2028 15,436,625 292,143,454
2027 15,076,388 290,069,053
2026 14,732,698 287,927,760
2025 14,390,003 285,721,236
2024 14,047,786 283,487,931
2023 13,689,450 281,190,067
2022 13,321,097 278,830,529
2021 12,965,481 276,758,053
2020 12,617,036 274,814,866
2019 12,255,336 272,489,381
2018 11,859,446 269,951,846
2017 11,506,762 267,346,658
2016 11,239,451 264,627,418
2015 11,047,580 261,799,249
2014 10,799,785 258,877,399
2013 10,439,341 255,852,467
2012 10,071,028 252,698,525
2011 9,717,978 249,470,032
2010 9,376,444 246,305,322
2009 8,947,646 243,220,028
2008 8,505,637 240,157,903
2007 8,161,874 237,062,337
2006 7,865,547 233,951,652
2005 7,587,299 230,871,650
2004 7,310,656 227,926,649
2003 7,043,154 225,048,008
2002 6,824,132 222,088,495
2001 6,634,365 219,097,902
2000 6,470,194 216,077,790
1999 6,337,155 213,004,668
1998 6,187,108 209,826,788
1997 6,070,042 206,536,095
1996 6,070,506 203,204,348
1995 6,066,316 199,888,057
1994 5,713,854 196,591,828
1993 5,676,843 193,305,168
1992 5,858,407 190,043,744
1991 5,703,857 186,778,238
1990 5,587,052 183,501,098
1989 5,471,706 180,201,630
1988 5,365,327 176,855,065
1987 5,247,787 173,511,154
1986 5,129,414 170,175,065
1985 5,034,042 166,776,185
1984 4,926,465 163,251,124
1983 4,808,528 159,651,381
1982 4,681,390 156,052,152
1981 4,566,014 152,485,035
1980 4,383,706 148,950,540
1979 4,203,530 145,434,834
1978 4,100,338 141,953,163
1977 3,983,582 138,533,541
1976 3,882,626 135,173,655
1975 3,796,612 131,843,848
1974 3,703,590 128,555,045
1973 3,611,991 125,288,515
1972 3,617,128 122,039,841
1971 3,617,289 118,833,702
1970 3,530,432 115,657,495
1969 3,454,590 112,517,639
1968 3,380,387 109,450,006
1967 3,300,690 106,526,393
1966 3,217,960 103,792,754
1965 3,141,367 101,365,130
1964 3,055,650 98,833,749
1963 2,969,841 96,051,424
1962 2,907,943 93,375,850
1961 2,835,119 90,791,249
1960 2,764,258 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Indonesia
2100 0.31% -0.38%
2099 0.37% -0.37%
2098 0.37% -0.37%
2097 0.36% -0.36%
2096 0.38% -0.35%
2095 0.47% -0.35%
2094 0.44% -0.34%
2093 0.45% -0.33%
2092 0.45% -0.32%
2091 0.47% -0.32%
2090 0.57% -0.31%
2089 0.57% -0.3%
2088 0.53% -0.29%
2087 0.58% -0.28%
2086 0.67% -0.27%
2085 0.64% -0.26%
2084 0.63% -0.25%
2083 0.73% -0.24%
2082 0.79% -0.23%
2081 0.71% -0.22%
2080 0.81% -0.21%
2079 0.85% -0.2%
2078 0.93% -0.19%
2077 0.86% -0.18%
2076 0.97% -0.17%
2075 0.94% -0.16%
2074 1% -0.15%
2073 1.01% -0.14%
2072 0.97% -0.13%
2071 1.11% -0.12%
2070 1.1% -0.12%
2069 1.12% -0.11%
2068 1.19% -0.1%
2067 1.17% -0.09%
2066 1.26% -0.08%
2065 1.17% -0.07%
2064 1.16% -0.06%
2063 1.22% -0.05%
2062 1.24% -0.04%
2061 1.25% -0.02%
2060 1.28% -0.01%
2059 1.27% 0.003%
2058 1.29% 0.02%
2057 1.38% 0.04%
2056 1.38% 0.05%
2055 1.47% 0.07%
2054 1.49% 0.09%
2053 1.52% 0.11%
2052 1.52% 0.13%
2051 1.52% 0.16%
2050 1.71% 0.18%
2049 1.64% 0.21%
2048 1.75% 0.23%
2047 1.65% 0.25%
2046 1.85% 0.28%
2045 1.93% 0.31%
2044 1.95% 0.34%
2043 2.06% 0.36%
2042 1.98% 0.39%
2041 2.06% 0.41%
2040 2.13% 0.44%
2039 2.15% 0.46%
2038 2.21% 0.48%
2037 2.23% 0.5%
2036 2.17% 0.53%
2035 2.19% 0.55%
2034 2.24% 0.57%
2033 2.28% 0.59%
2032 2.32% 0.61%
2031 2.29% 0.63%
2030 2.34% 0.66%
2029 2.48% 0.69%
2028 2.39% 0.72%
2027 2.33% 0.74%
2026 2.38% 0.77%
2025 2.44% 0.79%
2024 2.62% 0.82%
2023 2.77% 0.85%
2022 2.74% 0.75%
2021 2.76% 0.71%
2020 2.95% 0.85%
2019 3.34% 0.94%
2018 3.07% 0.97%
2017 2.38% 1.03%
2016 1.74% 1.08%
2015 2.29% 1.13%
2014 3.45% 1.18%
2013 3.66% 1.25%
2012 3.63% 1.29%
2011 3.64% 1.28%
2010 4.79% 1.27%
2009 5.2% 1.28%
2008 4.21% 1.31%
2007 3.77% 1.33%
2006 3.67% 1.33%
2005 3.78% 1.29%
2004 3.8% 1.28%
2003 3.21% 1.33%
2002 2.86% 1.36%
2001 2.54% 1.4%
2000 2.1% 1.44%
1999 2.43% 1.51%
1998 1.93% 1.59%
1997 -0.008% 1.64%
1996 0.07% 1.66%
1995 6.17% 1.68%
1994 0.65% 1.7%
1993 -3.1% 1.72%
1992 2.71% 1.75%
1991 2.09% 1.79%
1990 2.11% 1.83%
1989 1.98% 1.89%
1988 2.24% 1.93%
1987 2.31% 1.96%
1986 1.89% 2.04%
1985 2.18% 2.16%
1984 2.45% 2.25%
1983 2.72% 2.31%
1982 2.53% 2.34%
1981 4.16% 2.37%
1980 4.29% 2.42%
1979 2.52% 2.45%
1978 2.93% 2.47%
1977 2.6% 2.49%
1976 2.27% 2.53%
1975 2.51% 2.56%
1974 2.54% 2.61%
1973 -0.14% 2.66%
1972 -0.004% 2.7%
1971 2.46% 2.75%
1970 2.2% 2.79%
1969 2.2% 2.8%
1968 2.41% 2.74%
1967 2.57% 2.63%
1966 2.44% 2.39%
1965 2.81% 2.56%
1964 2.89% 2.9%
1963 2.13% 2.87%
1962 2.57% 2.85%
1961 2.56% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Burundi Indonesia
Current population
14909238
289027659
Population rank 78/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 3.48%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
1.13 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
5.61 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +938 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 112/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -39,509
Net migration rank 169/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -39,509
2024 372,843 -27,074 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 368,917 1,995 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 363,786 1,995 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 359,844 -14,415 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 361,654 -10,189 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 357,672 14,253 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 351,704 68,141 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 353,879 -68,349 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 358,393 -109,296 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 370,856 -236,207 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 367,797 -6,856 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 362,224 -2,285 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 354,068 22,617 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 348,934 -19,513 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 341,808 11,845 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 319,583 184,359 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 300,750 79,319 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 285,323 22,129 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 269,874 15,322 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 253,401 17,905 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 234,891 47,091 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 216,295 36,719 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 201,892 -16,871 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 184,541 9,967 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 173,867 -40,032 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 166,699 -34,465 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 154,010 13,840 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 150,404 -84,126 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 158,920 -226,317 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 160,284 -84,697 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 112,968 516,373 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 128,898 -684,261 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 156,420 35,769 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 156,148 -39,236 3,288,791 3,096
1990 156,617 -39,926 3,250,906 11,539
1989 157,547 -43,561 3,316,792 19,905
1988 145,234 -46,464 3,331,242 25,383
1987 157,481 -21,179 3,304,520 26,705
1986 156,170 -55,742 3,309,905 30,988
1985 156,896 -66,574 3,419,412 37,451
1984 154,366 -29,534 3,549,570 43,693
1983 152,801 -41,756 3,558,949 47,375
1982 147,090 -3,844 3,545,504 46,792
1981 146,231 -58,723 3,497,244 44,710
1980 127,746 149,361 3,484,846 42,254
1979 123,377 -40,126 3,460,621 43,900
1978 114,884 8,247 3,412,980 45,911
1977 108,488 1,884 3,334,779 45,610
1976 104,396 -12,848 3,291,479 48,010
1975 101,172 -20,693 3,263,794 56,386
1974 95,486 10,065 3,196,136 61,188
1973 74,805 2,843 3,210,643 64,991
1972 30,532 -118,457 3,149,726 72,007
1971 95,153 -7,569 3,111,304 79,264
1970 92,476 -6,346 3,080,421 81,368
1969 90,852 -25,292 3,034,825 82,955
1968 88,765 -5,917 2,961,608 55,731
1967 86,373 -9,821 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 83,651 5,262 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 78,208 -13,947 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 77,528 29,639 2,700,138 144,819
1963 75,962 -11,502 2,609,526 110,166
1962 74,710 -15,378 2,525,163 106,264
1961 71,216 15,094 2,434,113 103,628
1960 70,032 -14,620 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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