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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 2.69 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Burundi vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Ireland
2100 38,293,853 5,468,791
2099 38,174,358 5,493,162
2098 38,032,126 5,516,999
2097 37,893,681 5,540,157
2096 37,756,449 5,562,811
2095 37,614,540 5,583,505
2094 37,436,871 5,603,538
2093 37,274,132 5,623,266
2092 37,108,508 5,642,437
2091 36,942,857 5,661,268
2090 36,771,082 5,680,076
2089 36,563,987 5,697,512
2088 36,355,008 5,714,108
2087 36,164,606 5,729,431
2086 35,954,669 5,743,405
2085 35,713,632 5,757,666
2084 35,484,958 5,771,610
2083 35,263,538 5,785,324
2082 35,009,446 5,798,037
2081 34,736,107 5,809,262
2080 34,490,976 5,821,598
2079 34,213,139 5,836,731
2078 33,926,177 5,851,937
2077 33,614,120 5,867,627
2076 33,328,275 5,883,876
2075 33,008,877 5,900,200
2074 32,701,037 5,917,659
2073 32,376,989 5,934,975
2072 32,052,692 5,952,211
2071 31,745,266 5,969,279
2070 31,397,738 5,986,770
2069 31,057,284 6,003,570
2068 30,714,517 6,019,937
2067 30,354,696 6,035,810
2066 30,003,347 6,051,604
2065 29,629,671 6,066,791
2064 29,285,762 6,081,606
2063 28,949,355 6,094,455
2062 28,601,048 6,106,325
2061 28,250,749 6,118,587
2060 27,902,252 6,131,482
2059 27,548,599 6,143,979
2058 27,202,405 6,153,447
2057 26,854,783 6,161,059
2056 26,488,466 6,164,047
2055 26,128,941 6,168,611
2054 25,749,289 6,169,455
2053 25,370,938 6,169,673
2052 24,991,164 6,167,591
2051 24,616,398 6,164,894
2050 24,248,417 6,159,756
2049 23,841,324 6,151,623
2048 23,457,774 6,140,272
2047 23,054,780 6,128,245
2046 22,680,495 6,115,454
2045 22,268,462 6,099,562
2044 21,845,832 6,081,384
2043 21,428,437 6,062,477
2042 20,996,812 6,041,683
2041 20,590,106 6,017,573
2040 20,174,211 5,992,311
2039 19,754,227 5,967,604
2038 19,337,942 5,940,474
2037 18,919,404 5,912,327
2036 18,507,313 5,884,159
2035 18,115,077 5,855,902
2034 17,727,651 5,825,178
2033 17,339,180 5,792,751
2032 16,953,330 5,757,842
2031 16,569,289 5,721,671
2030 16,198,007 5,684,420
2029 15,827,843 5,644,008
2028 15,445,059 5,600,083
2027 15,084,625 5,553,725
2026 14,740,747 5,505,248
2025 14,397,864 5,452,752
2024 14,047,786 5,395,790
2023 13,689,450 5,311,538
2022 13,321,097 5,212,836
2021 12,965,481 5,110,585
2020 12,617,036 5,039,747
2019 12,255,336 4,976,456
2018 11,859,446 4,898,022
2017 11,506,762 4,827,445
2016 11,239,451 4,762,722
2015 11,047,580 4,701,957
2014 10,799,785 4,657,740
2013 10,439,341 4,623,816
2012 10,071,028 4,599,533
2011 9,717,978 4,580,084
2010 9,376,444 4,560,155
2009 8,947,646 4,535,375
2008 8,505,637 4,489,544
2007 8,161,874 4,398,942
2006 7,865,547 4,273,591
2005 7,587,299 4,159,914
2004 7,310,656 4,070,262
2003 7,043,154 3,996,521
2002 6,824,132 3,931,947
2001 6,634,365 3,866,243
2000 6,470,194 3,805,174
1999 6,337,155 3,754,786
1998 6,187,108 3,712,696
1997 6,070,042 3,674,171
1996 6,070,506 3,637,510
1995 6,066,316 3,608,841
1994 5,713,854 3,590,386
1993 5,676,843 3,576,261
1992 5,858,407 3,558,430
1991 5,703,857 3,534,235
1990 5,587,052 3,513,974
1989 5,471,706 3,511,009
1988 5,365,327 3,524,949
1987 5,247,787 3,540,057
1986 5,129,414 3,539,690
1985 5,034,042 3,538,082
1984 4,926,465 3,532,423
1983 4,808,528 3,510,600
1982 4,681,390 3,485,800
1981 4,566,014 3,453,000
1980 4,383,706 3,412,800
1979 4,203,530 3,373,750
1978 4,100,338 3,329,100
1977 3,983,582 3,282,200
1976 3,882,626 3,238,050
1975 3,796,612 3,189,550
1974 3,703,590 3,137,500
1973 3,611,991 3,085,950
1972 3,617,128 3,036,850
1971 3,617,289 2,992,050
1970 3,530,432 2,957,250
1969 3,454,590 2,932,650
1968 3,380,387 2,915,550
1967 3,300,690 2,902,450
1966 3,217,960 2,888,800
1965 3,141,367 2,877,300
1964 3,055,650 2,866,550
1963 2,969,841 2,852,650
1962 2,907,943 2,836,050
1961 2,835,119 2,824,400
1960 2,764,258 2,828,600

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/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 6.17M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Ireland
2100 0.31% -0.44%
2099 0.37% -0.43%
2098 0.37% -0.42%
2097 0.36% -0.41%
2096 0.38% -0.37%
2095 0.47% -0.36%
2094 0.44% -0.35%
2093 0.45% -0.34%
2092 0.45% -0.33%
2091 0.47% -0.33%
2090 0.57% -0.31%
2089 0.57% -0.29%
2088 0.53% -0.27%
2087 0.58% -0.24%
2086 0.67% -0.25%
2085 0.64% -0.24%
2084 0.63% -0.24%
2083 0.73% -0.22%
2082 0.79% -0.19%
2081 0.71% -0.21%
2080 0.81% -0.26%
2079 0.85% -0.26%
2078 0.93% -0.27%
2077 0.86% -0.28%
2076 0.97% -0.28%
2075 0.94% -0.3%
2074 1% -0.29%
2073 1.01% -0.29%
2072 0.97% -0.29%
2071 1.11% -0.29%
2070 1.1% -0.28%
2069 1.12% -0.27%
2068 1.19% -0.26%
2067 1.17% -0.26%
2066 1.26% -0.25%
2065 1.17% -0.24%
2064 1.16% -0.21%
2063 1.22% -0.19%
2062 1.24% -0.2%
2061 1.25% -0.21%
2060 1.28% -0.2%
2059 1.27% -0.15%
2058 1.29% -0.12%
2057 1.38% -0.05%
2056 1.38% -0.07%
2055 1.47% -0.01%
2054 1.49% -0.004%
2053 1.52% 0.03%
2052 1.52% 0.04%
2051 1.52% 0.08%
2050 1.71% 0.13%
2049 1.64% 0.18%
2048 1.75% 0.2%
2047 1.65% 0.21%
2046 1.85% 0.26%
2045 1.93% 0.3%
2044 1.95% 0.31%
2043 2.06% 0.34%
2042 1.98% 0.4%
2041 2.06% 0.42%
2040 2.13% 0.41%
2039 2.15% 0.46%
2038 2.21% 0.48%
2037 2.23% 0.48%
2036 2.17% 0.48%
2035 2.19% 0.53%
2034 2.24% 0.56%
2033 2.28% 0.61%
2032 2.32% 0.63%
2031 2.29% 0.66%
2030 2.34% 0.72%
2029 2.48% 0.78%
2028 2.39% 0.83%
2027 2.33% 0.88%
2026 2.38% 0.96%
2025 2.49% 1.06%
2024 2.62% 1.59%
2023 2.77% 1.89%
2022 2.74% 2%
2021 2.76% 1.41%
2020 2.95% 1.27%
2019 3.34% 1.6%
2018 3.07% 1.46%
2017 2.38% 1.36%
2016 1.74% 1.29%
2015 2.29% 0.95%
2014 3.45% 0.73%
2013 3.66% 0.53%
2012 3.63% 0.42%
2011 3.64% 0.44%
2010 4.79% 0.55%
2009 5.2% 1.02%
2008 4.21% 2.06%
2007 3.77% 2.93%
2006 3.67% 2.73%
2005 3.78% 2.2%
2004 3.8% 1.85%
2003 3.21% 1.64%
2002 2.86% 1.7%
2001 2.54% 1.6%
2000 2.1% 1.34%
1999 2.43% 1.13%
1998 1.93% 1.05%
1997 -0.008% 1.01%
1996 0.07% 0.79%
1995 6.17% 0.51%
1994 0.65% 0.39%
1993 -3.1% 0.5%
1992 2.71% 0.68%
1991 2.09% 0.58%
1990 2.11% 0.08%
1989 1.98% -0.4%
1988 2.24% -0.43%
1987 2.31% 0.01%
1986 1.89% 0.05%
1985 2.18% 0.16%
1984 2.45% 0.62%
1983 2.72% 0.71%
1982 2.53% 0.95%
1981 4.16% 1.18%
1980 4.29% 1.16%
1979 2.52% 1.34%
1978 2.93% 1.43%
1977 2.6% 1.36%
1976 2.27% 1.52%
1975 2.51% 1.66%
1974 2.54% 1.67%
1973 -0.14% 1.62%
1972 -0.004% 1.5%
1971 2.46% 1.18%
1970 2.2% 0.84%
1969 2.2% 0.59%
1968 2.41% 0.45%
1967 2.57% 0.47%
1966 2.44% 0.4%
1965 2.81% 0.38%
1964 2.89% 0.49%
1963 2.13% 0.59%
1962 2.57% 0.41%
1961 2.56% -0.15%

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/ireland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Burundi Ireland
Current population
14833763
5518360
Population rank 78/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.07%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
6.24 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +231
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 68/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +35,417
Net migration rank 169/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 35,417
2024 - -27,074 - 39,059
2023 368,917 1,995 19,652 43,873
2022 363,786 1,995 19,287 93,535
2021 359,844 -14,415 26,064 27,419
2020 361,654 -10,189 23,687 15,746
2019 357,672 14,253 28,365 29,663
2018 351,704 68,141 29,878 33,387
2017 353,879 -68,349 31,379 28,883
2016 358,393 -109,296 33,339 18,967
2015 370,856 -236,207 35,265 13,376
2014 367,797 -6,856 37,728 448
2013 362,224 -2,285 39,302 -12,309
2012 354,068 22,617 42,775 -22,411
2011 348,934 -19,513 45,801 -26,529
2010 341,808 11,845 47,426 -26,974
2009 319,583 184,359 47,168 -18,524
2008 300,750 79,319 46,691 18,979
2007 285,323 22,129 43,109 76,465
2006 269,874 15,322 36,752 94,513
2005 253,401 17,905 33,279 63,983
2004 234,891 47,091 33,376 49,102
2003 216,295 36,719 32,372 32,220
2002 201,892 -16,871 31,062 34,286
2001 184,541 9,967 27,837 39,220
2000 173,867 -40,032 23,592 31,298
1999 166,699 -34,465 21,402 23,592
1998 154,010 13,840 22,277 16,615
1997 150,404 -84,126 21,311 17,425
1996 158,920 -226,317 18,915 9,959
1995 160,284 -84,697 16,601 10,019
1994 112,968 516,373 17,234 -3,118
1993 128,898 -684,261 17,166 -3,762
1992 156,420 35,769 20,283 1,335
1991 156,148 -39,236 21,206 4,944
1990 156,617 -39,926 21,787 -8,203
1989 157,547 -43,561 20,012 -28,752
1988 145,234 -46,464 22,912 -44,020
1987 157,481 -21,179 26,904 -38,426
1986 156,170 -55,742 27,963 -21,139
1985 156,896 -66,574 29,013 -16,178
1984 154,366 -29,534 31,791 -15,549
1983 152,801 -41,756 34,053 -15,043
1982 147,090 -3,844 38,344 -14,464
1981 146,231 -58,723 39,364 -10,834
1980 127,746 149,361 40,612 -2,876
1979 123,377 -40,126 38,798 1,486
1978 114,884 8,247 36,288 15,543
1977 108,488 1,884 35,448 14,505
1976 104,396 -12,848 33,676 14,200
1975 101,172 -20,693 34,128 13,828
1974 95,486 10,065 34,199 13,482
1973 74,805 2,843 34,562 13,164
1972 30,532 -118,457 34,316 12,858
1971 95,153 -7,569 35,606 5,851
1970 92,476 -6,346 30,756 -8,892
1969 90,852 -25,292 29,326 -10,250
1968 88,765 -5,917 27,697 -11,132
1967 86,373 -9,821 29,895 -11,708
1966 83,651 5,262 26,866 -11,858
1965 78,208 -13,947 30,500 -14,016
1964 77,528 29,639 31,532 -15,640
1963 75,962 -11,502 29,667 -16,615
1962 74,710 -15,378 28,077 -17,438
1961 71,216 15,094 25,137 -22,237
1960 70,032 -14,620 28,286 -38,492

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/ireland | 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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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