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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 5.26 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Burundi vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Jamaica
2100 38,272,944 1,075,631
2099 38,153,515 1,095,039
2098 38,011,360 1,114,926
2097 37,872,991 1,135,331
2096 37,735,834 1,156,197
2095 37,594,002 1,177,632
2094 37,416,430 1,199,705
2093 37,253,780 1,222,447
2092 37,088,246 1,245,845
2091 36,922,686 1,269,943
2090 36,751,005 1,294,621
2089 36,544,022 1,319,987
2088 36,335,158 1,345,908
2087 36,144,860 1,372,420
2086 35,935,037 1,399,559
2085 35,694,132 1,427,403
2084 35,465,583 1,455,598
2083 35,244,284 1,483,973
2082 34,990,330 1,513,113
2081 34,717,141 1,542,698
2080 34,472,144 1,572,954
2079 34,194,458 1,603,471
2078 33,907,653 1,634,036
2077 33,595,766 1,665,130
2076 33,310,077 1,696,282
2075 32,990,854 1,727,653
2074 32,683,181 1,759,538
2073 32,359,310 1,791,310
2072 32,035,191 1,823,277
2071 31,727,933 1,855,059
2070 31,380,595 1,886,784
2069 31,040,326 1,918,215
2068 30,697,746 1,949,604
2067 30,338,122 1,980,685
2066 29,986,965 2,011,465
2065 29,613,492 2,042,697
2064 29,269,772 2,073,400
2063 28,933,548 2,103,669
2062 28,585,432 2,133,903
2061 28,235,324 2,163,699
2060 27,887,017 2,193,436
2059 27,533,557 2,222,680
2058 27,187,553 2,251,648
2057 26,840,120 2,279,932
2056 26,474,003 2,308,282
2055 26,114,675 2,336,168
2054 25,735,230 2,363,575
2053 25,357,085 2,390,213
2052 24,977,518 2,416,056
2051 24,602,957 2,441,297
2050 24,235,177 2,466,072
2049 23,828,306 2,490,883
2048 23,444,966 2,514,954
2047 23,042,192 2,538,499
2046 22,668,111 2,561,597
2045 22,256,303 2,583,931
2044 21,833,904 2,605,750
2043 21,416,736 2,626,741
2042 20,985,347 2,646,740
2041 20,578,864 2,665,673
2040 20,163,196 2,683,790
2039 19,743,441 2,701,261
2038 19,327,383 2,717,604
2037 18,909,074 2,733,406
2036 18,497,207 2,747,946
2035 18,105,186 2,761,103
2034 17,717,972 2,773,511
2033 17,329,713 2,784,591
2032 16,944,073 2,794,827
2031 16,560,242 2,803,535
2030 16,189,163 2,811,500
2029 15,819,200 2,818,414
2028 15,436,625 2,824,434
2027 15,076,388 2,829,732
2026 14,732,698 2,834,177
2025 14,390,003 2,837,077
2024 14,047,786 2,839,175
2023 13,689,450 2,839,786
2022 13,321,097 2,839,144
2021 12,965,481 2,837,682
2020 12,617,036 2,830,739
2019 12,255,336 2,823,271
2018 11,859,446 2,820,097
2017 11,506,762 2,815,764
2016 11,239,451 2,809,915
2015 11,047,580 2,802,534
2014 10,799,785 2,793,749
2013 10,439,341 2,783,687
2012 10,071,028 2,772,430
2011 9,717,978 2,760,494
2010 9,376,444 2,748,568
2009 8,947,646 2,736,995
2008 8,505,637 2,725,635
2007 8,161,874 2,713,800
2006 7,865,547 2,700,968
2005 7,587,299 2,687,066
2004 7,310,656 2,672,225
2003 7,043,154 2,656,623
2002 6,824,132 2,640,572
2001 6,634,365 2,624,403
2000 6,470,194 2,607,826
1999 6,337,155 2,589,795
1998 6,187,108 2,569,736
1997 6,070,042 2,547,848
1996 6,070,506 2,524,463
1995 6,066,316 2,500,151
1994 5,713,854 2,475,220
1993 5,676,843 2,449,916
1992 5,858,407 2,424,701
1991 5,703,857 2,400,869
1990 5,587,052 2,379,877
1989 5,471,706 2,361,916
1988 5,365,327 2,345,777
1987 5,247,787 2,329,813
1986 5,129,414 2,312,125
1985 5,034,042 2,290,656
1984 4,926,465 2,264,562
1983 4,808,528 2,234,832
1982 4,681,390 2,203,889
1981 4,566,014 2,173,818
1980 4,383,706 2,145,658
1979 4,203,530 2,119,486
1978 4,100,338 2,094,836
1977 3,983,582 2,070,657
1976 3,882,626 2,045,578
1975 3,796,612 2,018,981
1974 3,703,590 1,990,906
1973 3,611,991 1,961,219
1972 3,617,128 1,931,542
1971 3,617,289 1,903,728
1970 3,530,432 1,878,196
1969 3,454,590 1,855,127
1968 3,380,387 1,833,765
1967 3,300,690 1,812,865
1966 3,217,960 1,791,475
1965 3,141,367 1,769,192
1964 3,055,650 1,745,568
1963 2,969,841 1,721,099
1962 2,907,943 1,696,932
1961 2,835,119 1,673,261
1960 2,764,258 1,650,005

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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Jamaica
2100 0.31% -1.77%
2099 0.37% -1.78%
2098 0.37% -1.8%
2097 0.36% -1.8%
2096 0.38% -1.82%
2095 0.47% -1.84%
2094 0.44% -1.86%
2093 0.45% -1.88%
2092 0.45% -1.9%
2091 0.47% -1.91%
2090 0.57% -1.92%
2089 0.57% -1.93%
2088 0.53% -1.93%
2087 0.58% -1.94%
2086 0.67% -1.95%
2085 0.64% -1.94%
2084 0.63% -1.91%
2083 0.73% -1.93%
2082 0.79% -1.92%
2081 0.71% -1.92%
2080 0.81% -1.9%
2079 0.85% -1.87%
2078 0.93% -1.87%
2077 0.86% -1.84%
2076 0.97% -1.82%
2075 0.94% -1.81%
2074 1% -1.77%
2073 1.01% -1.75%
2072 0.97% -1.71%
2071 1.11% -1.68%
2070 1.1% -1.64%
2069 1.12% -1.61%
2068 1.19% -1.57%
2067 1.17% -1.53%
2066 1.26% -1.53%
2065 1.17% -1.48%
2064 1.16% -1.44%
2063 1.22% -1.42%
2062 1.24% -1.38%
2061 1.25% -1.36%
2060 1.28% -1.32%
2059 1.27% -1.29%
2058 1.29% -1.24%
2057 1.38% -1.23%
2056 1.38% -1.19%
2055 1.47% -1.16%
2054 1.49% -1.11%
2053 1.52% -1.07%
2052 1.52% -1.03%
2051 1.52% -1%
2050 1.71% -1%
2049 1.64% -0.96%
2048 1.75% -0.93%
2047 1.65% -0.9%
2046 1.85% -0.86%
2045 1.93% -0.84%
2044 1.95% -0.8%
2043 2.06% -0.76%
2042 1.98% -0.71%
2041 2.06% -0.68%
2040 2.13% -0.65%
2039 2.15% -0.6%
2038 2.21% -0.58%
2037 2.23% -0.53%
2036 2.17% -0.48%
2035 2.19% -0.45%
2034 2.24% -0.4%
2033 2.28% -0.37%
2032 2.32% -0.31%
2031 2.29% -0.28%
2030 2.34% -0.25%
2029 2.48% -0.21%
2028 2.39% -0.19%
2027 2.33% -0.16%
2026 2.38% -0.1%
2025 2.44% -0.07%
2024 2.62% -0.02%
2023 2.77% 0.02%
2022 2.74% 0.05%
2021 2.76% 0.25%
2020 2.95% 0.26%
2019 3.34% 0.11%
2018 3.07% 0.15%
2017 2.38% 0.21%
2016 1.74% 0.26%
2015 2.29% 0.31%
2014 3.45% 0.36%
2013 3.66% 0.41%
2012 3.63% 0.43%
2011 3.64% 0.43%
2010 4.79% 0.42%
2009 5.2% 0.42%
2008 4.21% 0.44%
2007 3.77% 0.48%
2006 3.67% 0.52%
2005 3.78% 0.56%
2004 3.8% 0.59%
2003 3.21% 0.61%
2002 2.86% 0.62%
2001 2.54% 0.64%
2000 2.1% 0.7%
1999 2.43% 0.78%
1998 1.93% 0.86%
1997 -0.008% 0.93%
1996 0.07% 0.97%
1995 6.17% 1.01%
1994 0.65% 1.03%
1993 -3.1% 1.04%
1992 2.71% 0.99%
1991 2.09% 0.88%
1990 2.11% 0.76%
1989 1.98% 0.69%
1988 2.24% 0.69%
1987 2.31% 0.77%
1986 1.89% 0.94%
1985 2.18% 1.15%
1984 2.45% 1.33%
1983 2.72% 1.4%
1982 2.53% 1.38%
1981 4.16% 1.31%
1980 4.29% 1.23%
1979 2.52% 1.18%
1978 2.93% 1.17%
1977 2.6% 1.23%
1976 2.27% 1.32%
1975 2.51% 1.41%
1974 2.54% 1.51%
1973 -0.14% 1.54%
1972 -0.004% 1.46%
1971 2.46% 1.36%
1970 2.2% 1.24%
1969 2.2% 1.16%
1968 2.41% 1.15%
1967 2.57% 1.19%
1966 2.44% 1.26%
1965 2.81% 1.35%
1964 2.89% 1.42%
1963 2.13% 1.42%
1962 2.57% 1.41%
1961 2.56% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Burundi Jamaica
Current population
14909238
2834177
Population rank 78/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.03%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
1.13 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
5.61 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +938 -6
Annual growth/decline +342,217 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 165/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -11,053
Net migration rank 169/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -11,053
2024 372,843 -27,074 9,210 -10,506
2023 368,917 1,995 10,072 -10,003
2022 363,786 1,995 11,215 -10,003
2021 359,844 -14,415 6,382 -4,665
2020 361,654 -10,189 12,170 0
2019 357,672 14,253 13,094 -10,335
2018 351,704 68,141 13,929 -10,335
2017 353,879 -68,349 15,419 -10,335
2016 358,393 -109,296 16,944 -10,335
2015 370,856 -236,207 18,489 -10,335
2014 367,797 -6,856 19,751 -10,335
2013 362,224 -2,285 21,037 -10,335
2012 354,068 22,617 22,320 -10,498
2011 348,934 -19,513 23,627 -11,577
2010 341,808 11,845 25,031 -13,248
2009 319,583 184,359 26,311 -14,941
2008 300,750 79,319 27,553 -16,191
2007 285,323 22,129 28,886 -16,588
2006 269,874 15,322 30,213 -16,840
2005 253,401 17,905 31,506 -17,071
2004 234,891 47,091 32,500 -17,256
2003 216,295 36,719 33,340 -17,380
2002 201,892 -16,871 33,572 -17,428
2001 184,541 9,967 33,666 -17,466
2000 173,867 -40,032 34,452 -17,498
1999 166,699 -34,465 36,649 -17,542
1998 154,010 13,840 38,628 -17,623
1997 150,404 -84,126 40,521 -17,756
1996 158,920 -226,317 42,297 -18,285
1995 160,284 -84,697 43,705 -19,092
1994 112,968 516,373 45,210 -19,960
1993 128,898 -684,261 46,090 -20,731
1992 156,420 35,769 46,494 -21,426
1991 156,148 -39,236 45,617 -23,014
1990 156,617 -39,926 44,465 -25,085
1989 157,547 -43,561 43,591 -27,049
1988 145,234 -46,464 43,978 -28,247
1987 157,481 -21,179 44,155 -27,958
1986 156,170 -55,742 44,520 -25,339
1985 156,896 -66,574 45,122 -21,371
1984 154,366 -29,534 45,644 -17,211
1983 152,801 -41,756 45,095 -14,065
1982 147,090 -3,844 43,816 -12,952
1981 146,231 -58,723 42,898 -13,619
1980 127,746 149,361 42,316 -15,277
1979 123,377 -40,126 42,449 -17,143
1978 114,884 8,247 42,475 -18,483
1977 108,488 1,884 42,999 -18,630
1976 104,396 -12,848 43,878 -18,084
1975 101,172 -20,693 44,736 -17,340
1974 95,486 10,065 45,526 -16,769
1973 74,805 2,843 47,438 -16,822
1972 30,532 -118,457 46,676 -17,934
1971 95,153 -7,569 47,206 -20,322
1970 92,476 -6,346 47,547 -23,371
1969 90,852 -25,292 48,258 -26,304
1968 88,765 -5,917 49,189 -28,424
1967 86,373 -9,821 50,187 -29,147
1966 83,651 5,262 50,808 -29,065
1965 78,208 -13,947 51,423 -28,611
1964 77,528 29,639 52,501 -28,066
1963 75,962 -11,502 52,277 -27,757
1962 74,710 -15,378 51,758 -27,936
1961 71,216 15,094 51,931 -28,416
1960 70,032 -14,620 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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