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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 33,910,252 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 +2.64% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Burundi vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Ivory Coast
2100 38,272,944 104,904,226
2099 38,153,515 104,097,040
2098 38,011,360 103,275,264
2097 37,872,991 102,455,988
2096 37,735,834 101,612,663
2095 37,594,002 100,756,953
2094 37,416,430 99,882,932
2093 37,253,780 99,006,111
2092 37,088,246 98,098,926
2091 36,922,686 97,176,680
2090 36,751,005 96,248,804
2089 36,544,022 95,318,164
2088 36,335,158 94,395,936
2087 36,144,860 93,464,192
2086 35,935,037 92,517,200
2085 35,694,132 91,575,557
2084 35,465,583 90,642,933
2083 35,244,284 89,673,290
2082 34,990,330 88,700,125
2081 34,717,141 87,715,881
2080 34,472,144 86,728,284
2079 34,194,458 85,741,415
2078 33,907,653 84,742,375
2077 33,595,766 83,738,886
2076 33,310,077 82,733,035
2075 32,990,854 81,703,106
2074 32,683,181 80,687,434
2073 32,359,310 79,667,993
2072 32,035,191 78,646,863
2071 31,727,933 77,607,733
2070 31,380,595 76,567,079
2069 31,040,326 75,527,815
2068 30,697,746 74,468,469
2067 30,338,122 73,417,707
2066 29,986,965 72,351,827
2065 29,613,492 71,301,141
2064 29,269,772 70,261,039
2063 28,933,548 69,222,001
2062 28,585,432 68,196,917
2061 28,235,324 67,166,219
2060 27,887,017 66,149,529
2059 27,533,557 65,130,659
2058 27,187,553 64,100,835
2057 26,840,120 63,082,551
2056 26,474,003 62,065,729
2055 26,114,675 61,036,845
2054 25,735,230 60,004,777
2053 25,357,085 58,983,583
2052 24,977,518 57,959,085
2051 24,602,957 56,932,897
2050 24,235,177 55,909,441
2049 23,828,306 54,893,369
2048 23,444,966 53,867,419
2047 23,042,192 52,850,696
2046 22,668,111 51,836,334
2045 22,256,303 50,822,485
2044 21,833,904 49,797,934
2043 21,416,736 48,781,333
2042 20,985,347 47,776,778
2041 20,578,864 46,788,054
2040 20,163,196 45,806,217
2039 19,743,441 44,834,350
2038 19,327,383 43,874,381
2037 18,909,074 42,922,767
2036 18,497,207 41,988,786
2035 18,105,186 41,071,409
2034 17,717,972 40,164,910
2033 17,329,713 39,273,072
2032 16,944,073 38,408,366
2031 16,560,242 37,558,099
2030 16,189,163 36,727,569
2029 15,819,200 35,907,265
2028 15,436,625 35,095,347
2027 15,076,388 34,296,079
2026 14,732,698 33,502,750
2025 14,390,003 32,711,547
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% 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 62.6% to 24,235,177 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 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 2.44% 2.43%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Burundi grew by 2.44%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Burundi Ivory Coast
Current population
14909238
33910252
Population rank 78/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.41%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
40.7 seconds
One birth every
1.13 minutes
31.3 seconds
One death every
5.61 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +938 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 26/197
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 372,843 -27,074 765,049 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/ivory-coast | CC BY

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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 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 (1960–2025, 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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