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Population in Burundi compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 2.27 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Burundi vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Ivory Coast
2100 38,293,853 104,920,371
2099 38,174,358 104,113,061
2098 38,032,126 103,291,158
2097 37,893,681 102,471,756
2096 37,756,449 101,628,301
2095 37,614,540 100,772,460
2094 37,436,871 99,898,304
2093 37,274,132 99,021,348
2092 37,108,508 98,114,023
2091 36,942,857 97,191,635
2090 36,771,082 96,263,617
2089 36,563,987 95,332,834
2088 36,355,008 94,410,464
2087 36,164,606 93,478,576
2086 35,954,669 92,531,438
2085 35,713,632 91,589,651
2084 35,484,958 90,656,883
2083 35,263,538 89,687,091
2082 35,009,446 88,713,776
2081 34,736,107 87,729,381
2080 34,490,976 86,741,632
2079 34,213,139 85,754,611
2078 33,926,177 84,755,417
2077 33,614,120 83,751,773
2076 33,328,275 82,745,768
2075 33,008,877 81,715,680
2074 32,701,037 80,699,852
2073 32,376,989 79,680,254
2072 32,052,692 78,658,967
2071 31,745,266 77,619,677
2070 31,397,738 76,578,862
2069 31,057,284 75,539,439
2068 30,714,517 74,479,930
2067 30,354,696 73,429,006
2066 30,003,347 72,362,962
2065 29,629,671 71,312,115
2064 29,285,762 70,271,852
2063 28,949,355 69,232,655
2062 28,601,048 68,207,413
2061 28,250,749 67,176,556
2060 27,902,252 66,159,709
2059 27,548,599 65,140,683
2058 27,202,405 64,110,700
2057 26,854,783 63,092,260
2056 26,488,466 62,075,281
2055 26,128,941 61,046,238
2054 25,749,289 60,014,012
2053 25,370,938 58,992,661
2052 24,991,164 57,968,005
2051 24,616,398 56,941,659
2050 24,248,417 55,918,046
2049 23,841,324 54,901,818
2048 23,457,774 53,875,709
2047 23,054,780 52,858,830
2046 22,680,495 51,844,312
2045 22,268,462 50,830,306
2044 21,845,832 49,805,598
2043 21,428,437 48,788,840
2042 20,996,812 47,784,131
2041 20,590,106 46,795,255
2040 20,174,211 45,813,266
2039 19,754,227 44,841,250
2038 19,337,942 43,881,133
2037 18,919,404 42,929,373
2036 18,507,313 41,995,248
2035 18,115,077 41,077,730
2034 17,727,651 40,171,091
2033 17,339,180 39,279,116
2032 16,953,330 38,414,277
2031 16,569,289 37,563,879
2030 16,198,007 36,733,221
2029 15,827,843 35,912,791
2028 15,445,059 35,100,748
2027 15,084,625 34,301,358
2026 14,740,747 33,507,906
2025 14,397,864 32,716,581
2024 14,047,786 31,934,230
2023 13,689,450 31,165,654
2022 13,321,097 30,395,002
2021 12,965,481 29,639,736
2020 12,617,036 28,915,449
2019 12,255,336 28,193,009
2018 11,859,446 27,464,173
2017 11,506,762 26,733,372
2016 11,239,451 25,989,405
2015 11,047,580 25,246,342
2014 10,799,785 24,527,395
2013 10,439,341 23,939,775
2012 10,071,028 23,467,078
2011 9,717,978 22,982,000
2010 9,376,444 22,488,065
2009 8,947,646 21,997,940
2008 8,505,637 21,514,439
2007 8,161,874 21,030,558
2006 7,865,547 20,546,802
2005 7,587,299 20,068,458
2004 7,310,656 19,595,000
2003 7,043,154 19,125,542
2002 6,824,132 18,654,771
2001 6,634,365 18,178,913
2000 6,470,194 17,699,004
1999 6,337,155 17,215,935
1998 6,187,108 16,663,948
1997 6,070,042 16,047,170
1996 6,070,506 15,442,312
1995 6,066,316 14,855,565
1994 5,713,854 14,287,201
1993 5,676,843 13,735,951
1992 5,858,407 13,200,310
1991 5,703,857 12,683,870
1990 5,587,052 12,189,778
1989 5,471,706 11,719,771
1988 5,365,327 11,275,189
1987 5,247,787 10,851,475
1986 5,129,414 10,440,917
1985 5,034,042 10,040,483
1984 4,926,465 9,650,516
1983 4,808,528 9,272,744
1982 4,681,390 8,907,936
1981 4,566,014 8,556,596
1980 4,383,706 8,220,714
1979 4,203,530 7,902,267
1978 4,100,338 7,603,130
1977 3,983,582 7,321,950
1976 3,882,626 7,057,958
1975 3,796,612 6,776,297
1974 3,703,590 6,474,057
1973 3,611,991 6,184,944
1972 3,617,128 5,909,716
1971 3,617,289 5,650,868
1970 3,530,432 5,411,567
1969 3,454,590 5,192,221
1968 3,380,387 4,990,021
1967 3,300,690 4,799,744
1966 3,217,960 4,617,519
1965 3,141,367 4,442,377
1964 3,055,650 4,273,952
1963 2,969,841 4,112,061
1962 2,907,943 3,956,939
1961 2,835,119 3,810,151
1960 2,764,258 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Ivory Coast
2100 0.31% 0.78%
2099 0.37% 0.8%
2098 0.37% 0.8%
2097 0.36% 0.83%
2096 0.38% 0.85%
2095 0.47% 0.88%
2094 0.44% 0.89%
2093 0.45% 0.92%
2092 0.45% 0.95%
2091 0.47% 0.96%
2090 0.57% 0.98%
2089 0.57% 0.98%
2088 0.53% 1%
2087 0.58% 1.02%
2086 0.67% 1.03%
2085 0.64% 1.03%
2084 0.63% 1.08%
2083 0.73% 1.1%
2082 0.79% 1.12%
2081 0.71% 1.14%
2080 0.81% 1.15%
2079 0.85% 1.18%
2078 0.93% 1.2%
2077 0.86% 1.22%
2076 0.97% 1.26%
2075 0.94% 1.26%
2074 1% 1.28%
2073 1.01% 1.3%
2072 0.97% 1.34%
2071 1.11% 1.36%
2070 1.1% 1.38%
2069 1.12% 1.42%
2068 1.19% 1.43%
2067 1.17% 1.47%
2066 1.26% 1.47%
2065 1.17% 1.48%
2064 1.16% 1.5%
2063 1.22% 1.5%
2062 1.24% 1.53%
2061 1.25% 1.54%
2060 1.28% 1.56%
2059 1.27% 1.61%
2058 1.29% 1.61%
2057 1.38% 1.64%
2056 1.38% 1.69%
2055 1.47% 1.72%
2054 1.49% 1.73%
2053 1.52% 1.77%
2052 1.52% 1.8%
2051 1.52% 1.83%
2050 1.71% 1.85%
2049 1.64% 1.9%
2048 1.75% 1.92%
2047 1.65% 1.96%
2046 1.85% 1.99%
2045 1.93% 2.06%
2044 1.95% 2.08%
2043 2.06% 2.1%
2042 1.98% 2.11%
2041 2.06% 2.14%
2040 2.13% 2.17%
2039 2.15% 2.19%
2038 2.21% 2.22%
2037 2.23% 2.22%
2036 2.17% 2.23%
2035 2.19% 2.26%
2034 2.24% 2.27%
2033 2.28% 2.25%
2032 2.32% 2.26%
2031 2.29% 2.26%
2030 2.34% 2.28%
2029 2.48% 2.31%
2028 2.39% 2.33%
2027 2.33% 2.37%
2026 2.38% 2.42%
2025 2.49% 2.45%
2024 2.62% 2.47%
2023 2.77% 2.54%
2022 2.74% 2.55%
2021 2.76% 2.5%
2020 2.95% 2.56%
2019 3.34% 2.65%
2018 3.07% 2.73%
2017 2.38% 2.86%
2016 1.74% 2.94%
2015 2.29% 2.93%
2014 3.45% 2.45%
2013 3.66% 2.01%
2012 3.63% 2.11%
2011 3.64% 2.2%
2010 4.79% 2.23%
2009 5.2% 2.25%
2008 4.21% 2.3%
2007 3.77% 2.35%
2006 3.67% 2.38%
2005 3.78% 2.42%
2004 3.8% 2.45%
2003 3.21% 2.52%
2002 2.86% 2.62%
2001 2.54% 2.71%
2000 2.1% 2.81%
1999 2.43% 3.31%
1998 1.93% 3.84%
1997 -0.008% 3.92%
1996 0.07% 3.95%
1995 6.17% 3.98%
1994 0.65% 4.01%
1993 -3.1% 4.06%
1992 2.71% 4.07%
1991 2.09% 4.05%
1990 2.11% 4.01%
1989 1.98% 3.94%
1988 2.24% 3.9%
1987 2.31% 3.93%
1986 1.89% 3.99%
1985 2.18% 4.04%
1984 2.45% 4.07%
1983 2.72% 4.1%
1982 2.53% 4.11%
1981 4.16% 4.09%
1980 4.29% 4.03%
1979 2.52% 3.93%
1978 2.93% 3.84%
1977 2.6% 3.74%
1976 2.27% 4.16%
1975 2.51% 4.67%
1974 2.54% 4.67%
1973 -0.14% 4.66%
1972 -0.004% 4.58%
1971 2.46% 4.42%
1970 2.2% 4.22%
1969 2.2% 4.05%
1968 2.41% 3.96%
1967 2.57% 3.95%
1966 2.44% 3.94%
1965 2.81% 3.94%
1964 2.89% 3.94%
1963 2.13% 3.92%
1962 2.57% 3.85%
1961 2.56% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Burundi Ivory Coast
Current population
14833763
33722528
Population rank 78/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.41%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 28/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +11,305
Net migration rank 169/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 11,305
2024 - -27,074 - 7,838
2023 368,917 1,995 758,261 6,002
2022 363,786 1,995 750,270 26,777
2021 359,844 -14,415 732,191 1,322
2020 361,654 -10,189 727,455 -12,390
2019 357,672 14,253 727,774 2,043
2018 351,704 68,141 722,445 5,395
2017 353,879 -68,349 734,553 -796
2016 358,393 -109,296 735,630 18,568
2015 370,856 -236,207 731,387 522
2014 367,797 -6,856 728,978 -23,011
2013 362,224 -2,285 720,228 -250,964
2012 354,068 22,617 708,847 -232,712
2011 348,934 -19,513 694,033 -200,010
2010 341,808 11,845 676,554 -182,689
2009 319,583 184,359 654,439 -168,027
2008 300,750 79,319 630,610 -150,037
2007 285,323 22,129 617,247 -130,079
2006 269,874 15,322 605,001 -124,651
2005 253,401 17,905 593,685 -117,342
2004 234,891 47,091 579,424 -108,869
2003 216,295 36,719 568,220 -99,880
2002 201,892 -16,871 563,692 -90,503
2001 184,541 9,967 555,220 -76,679
2000 173,867 -40,032 545,129 -63,843
1999 166,699 -34,465 527,634 -42,777
1998 154,010 13,840 509,167 109,961
1997 150,404 -84,126 489,984 124,443
1996 158,920 -226,317 469,740 125,556
1995 160,284 -84,697 453,719 124,501
1994 112,968 516,373 438,274 120,247
1993 128,898 -684,261 430,759 113,215
1992 156,420 35,769 423,294 104,006
1991 156,148 -39,236 413,354 92,228
1990 156,617 -39,926 402,629 79,979
1989 157,547 -43,561 390,081 67,324
1988 145,234 -46,464 378,575 53,187
1987 157,481 -21,179 370,654 45,028
1986 156,170 -55,742 357,205 48,233
1985 156,896 -66,574 344,549 50,872
1984 154,366 -29,534 331,910 52,594
1983 152,801 -41,756 317,379 53,646
1982 147,090 -3,844 305,204 53,384
1981 146,231 -58,723 292,755 51,354
1980 127,746 149,361 280,630 47,031
1979 123,377 -40,126 268,875 40,355
1978 114,884 8,247 257,222 31,822
1977 108,488 1,884 250,858 22,452
1976 104,396 -12,848 241,939 12,735
1975 101,172 -20,693 228,883 79,766
1974 95,486 10,065 216,389 79,445
1973 74,805 2,843 203,429 78,963
1972 30,532 -118,457 190,842 77,213
1971 95,153 -7,569 179,918 69,728
1970 92,476 -6,346 170,070 58,883
1969 90,852 -25,292 161,541 48,192
1968 88,765 -5,917 153,464 41,198
1967 86,373 -9,821 145,773 40,125
1966 83,651 5,262 138,438 40,125
1965 78,208 -13,947 131,601 40,125
1964 77,528 29,639 124,996 40,125
1963 75,962 -11,502 118,526 40,125
1962 74,710 -15,378 111,930 39,670
1961 71,216 15,094 105,568 36,410
1960 70,032 -14,620 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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