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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 8.27 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.66% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Burundi vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Japan
2100 38,293,853 76,978,998
2099 38,174,358 77,363,458
2098 38,032,126 77,742,445
2097 37,893,681 78,118,375
2096 37,756,449 78,498,614
2095 37,614,540 78,875,245
2094 37,436,871 79,250,325
2093 37,274,132 79,628,057
2092 37,108,508 80,007,967
2091 36,942,857 80,383,529
2090 36,771,082 80,760,724
2089 36,563,987 81,140,553
2088 36,355,008 81,521,696
2087 36,164,606 81,908,373
2086 35,954,669 82,304,497
2085 35,713,632 82,709,534
2084 35,484,958 83,123,058
2083 35,263,538 83,544,006
2082 35,009,446 83,980,325
2081 34,736,107 84,429,305
2080 34,490,976 84,899,768
2079 34,213,139 85,387,247
2078 33,926,177 85,897,934
2077 33,614,120 86,434,291
2076 33,328,275 86,993,007
2075 33,008,877 87,577,777
2074 32,701,037 88,190,392
2073 32,376,989 88,834,763
2072 32,052,692 89,499,356
2071 31,745,266 90,184,464
2070 31,397,738 90,899,136
2069 31,057,284 91,625,421
2068 30,714,517 92,367,969
2067 30,354,696 93,113,499
2066 30,003,347 93,869,240
2065 29,629,671 94,633,430
2064 29,285,762 95,391,433
2063 28,949,355 96,148,081
2062 28,601,048 96,902,907
2061 28,250,749 97,654,031
2060 27,902,252 98,400,894
2059 27,548,599 99,144,216
2058 27,202,405 99,868,968
2057 26,854,783 100,585,601
2056 26,488,466 101,295,868
2055 26,128,941 101,989,736
2054 25,749,289 102,683,462
2053 25,370,938 103,359,083
2052 24,991,164 104,036,901
2051 24,616,398 104,706,698
2050 24,248,417 105,377,283
2049 23,841,324 106,053,011
2048 23,457,774 106,731,207
2047 23,054,780 107,419,237
2046 22,680,495 108,115,358
2045 22,268,462 108,820,982
2044 21,845,832 109,529,333
2043 21,428,437 110,245,586
2042 20,996,812 110,968,174
2041 20,590,106 111,704,629
2040 20,174,211 112,438,759
2039 19,754,227 113,175,948
2038 19,337,942 113,915,783
2037 18,919,404 114,662,374
2036 18,507,313 115,410,956
2035 18,115,077 116,162,381
2034 17,727,651 116,911,001
2033 17,339,180 117,652,676
2032 16,953,330 118,393,188
2031 16,569,289 119,127,425
2030 16,198,007 119,856,131
2029 15,827,843 120,574,242
2028 15,445,059 121,287,543
2027 15,084,625 121,989,133
2026 14,740,747 122,677,250
2025 14,397,864 123,339,586
2024 14,047,786 123,975,371
2023 13,689,450 124,516,650
2022 13,321,097 125,124,989
2021 12,965,481 125,681,593
2020 12,617,036 126,261,000
2019 12,255,336 126,633,000
2018 11,859,446 126,811,000
2017 11,506,762 126,972,000
2016 11,239,451 127,076,000
2015 11,047,580 127,141,000
2014 10,799,785 127,276,000
2013 10,439,341 127,445,000
2012 10,071,028 127,629,000
2011 9,717,978 127,833,000
2010 9,376,444 128,070,000
2009 8,947,646 128,047,000
2008 8,505,637 128,063,000
2007 8,161,874 128,001,000
2006 7,865,547 127,854,000
2005 7,587,299 127,773,000
2004 7,310,656 127,761,000
2003 7,043,154 127,718,000
2002 6,824,132 127,445,000
2001 6,634,365 127,149,000
2000 6,470,194 126,843,000
1999 6,337,155 126,631,000
1998 6,187,108 126,400,000
1997 6,070,042 126,057,000
1996 6,070,506 125,757,000
1995 6,066,316 125,472,000
1994 5,713,854 125,178,000
1993 5,676,843 124,829,000
1992 5,858,407 124,425,000
1991 5,703,857 123,964,000
1990 5,587,052 123,478,000
1989 5,471,706 123,069,000
1988 5,365,327 122,578,000
1987 5,247,787 122,069,000
1986 5,129,414 121,482,000
1985 5,034,042 120,837,000
1984 4,926,465 120,083,000
1983 4,808,528 119,307,000
1982 4,681,390 118,480,000
1981 4,566,014 117,661,000
1980 4,383,706 116,807,000
1979 4,203,530 115,890,000
1978 4,100,338 114,913,000
1977 3,983,582 113,872,000
1976 3,882,626 112,775,000
1975 3,796,612 111,573,000
1974 3,703,590 110,162,000
1973 3,611,991 108,707,000
1972 3,617,128 107,188,000
1971 3,617,289 105,697,000
1970 3,530,432 103,403,000
1969 3,454,590 102,219,000
1968 3,380,387 101,011,000
1967 3,300,690 99,879,000
1966 3,217,960 98,851,000
1965 3,141,367 97,952,000
1964 3,055,650 96,903,000
1963 2,969,841 95,900,000
1962 2,907,943 94,933,000
1961 2,835,119 94,055,000
1960 2,764,258 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Japan
2100 0.31% -0.5%
2099 0.37% -0.49%
2098 0.37% -0.48%
2097 0.36% -0.48%
2096 0.38% -0.48%
2095 0.47% -0.47%
2094 0.44% -0.47%
2093 0.45% -0.47%
2092 0.45% -0.47%
2091 0.47% -0.47%
2090 0.57% -0.47%
2089 0.57% -0.47%
2088 0.53% -0.47%
2087 0.58% -0.48%
2086 0.67% -0.49%
2085 0.64% -0.5%
2084 0.63% -0.5%
2083 0.73% -0.52%
2082 0.79% -0.53%
2081 0.71% -0.55%
2080 0.81% -0.57%
2079 0.85% -0.59%
2078 0.93% -0.62%
2077 0.86% -0.64%
2076 0.97% -0.67%
2075 0.94% -0.69%
2074 1% -0.73%
2073 1.01% -0.74%
2072 0.97% -0.76%
2071 1.11% -0.79%
2070 1.1% -0.79%
2069 1.12% -0.8%
2068 1.19% -0.8%
2067 1.17% -0.81%
2066 1.26% -0.81%
2065 1.17% -0.79%
2064 1.16% -0.79%
2063 1.22% -0.78%
2062 1.24% -0.77%
2061 1.25% -0.76%
2060 1.28% -0.75%
2059 1.27% -0.73%
2058 1.29% -0.71%
2057 1.38% -0.7%
2056 1.38% -0.68%
2055 1.47% -0.68%
2054 1.49% -0.65%
2053 1.52% -0.65%
2052 1.52% -0.64%
2051 1.52% -0.64%
2050 1.71% -0.64%
2049 1.64% -0.64%
2048 1.75% -0.64%
2047 1.65% -0.64%
2046 1.85% -0.65%
2045 1.93% -0.65%
2044 1.95% -0.65%
2043 2.06% -0.65%
2042 1.98% -0.66%
2041 2.06% -0.65%
2040 2.13% -0.65%
2039 2.15% -0.65%
2038 2.21% -0.65%
2037 2.23% -0.65%
2036 2.17% -0.65%
2035 2.19% -0.64%
2034 2.24% -0.63%
2033 2.28% -0.63%
2032 2.32% -0.62%
2031 2.29% -0.61%
2030 2.34% -0.6%
2029 2.48% -0.59%
2028 2.39% -0.58%
2027 2.33% -0.56%
2026 2.38% -0.54%
2025 2.49% -0.51%
2024 2.62% -0.43%
2023 2.77% -0.49%
2022 2.74% -0.44%
2021 2.76% -0.46%
2020 2.95% -0.29%
2019 3.34% -0.14%
2018 3.07% -0.13%
2017 2.38% -0.08%
2016 1.74% -0.05%
2015 2.29% -0.11%
2014 3.45% -0.13%
2013 3.66% -0.14%
2012 3.63% -0.16%
2011 3.64% -0.19%
2010 4.79% 0.02%
2009 5.2% -0.01%
2008 4.21% 0.05%
2007 3.77% 0.11%
2006 3.67% 0.06%
2005 3.78% 0.009%
2004 3.8% 0.03%
2003 3.21% 0.21%
2002 2.86% 0.23%
2001 2.54% 0.24%
2000 2.1% 0.17%
1999 2.43% 0.18%
1998 1.93% 0.27%
1997 -0.008% 0.24%
1996 0.07% 0.23%
1995 6.17% 0.23%
1994 0.65% 0.28%
1993 -3.1% 0.32%
1992 2.71% 0.37%
1991 2.09% 0.39%
1990 2.11% 0.33%
1989 1.98% 0.4%
1988 2.24% 0.42%
1987 2.31% 0.48%
1986 1.89% 0.53%
1985 2.18% 0.63%
1984 2.45% 0.65%
1983 2.72% 0.7%
1982 2.53% 0.7%
1981 4.16% 0.73%
1980 4.29% 0.79%
1979 2.52% 0.85%
1978 2.93% 0.91%
1977 2.6% 0.97%
1976 2.27% 1.08%
1975 2.51% 1.28%
1974 2.54% 1.34%
1973 -0.14% 1.42%
1972 -0.004% 1.41%
1971 2.46% 2.22%
1970 2.2% 1.16%
1969 2.2% 1.2%
1968 2.41% 1.13%
1967 2.57% 1.04%
1966 2.44% 0.92%
1965 2.81% 1.08%
1964 2.89% 1.05%
1963 2.13% 1.02%
1962 2.57% 0.93%
1961 2.56% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Burundi Japan
Current population
14833763
122677250
Population rank 78/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.48%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +358,336 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 185/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +140,579
Net migration rank 169/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 140,579
2024 - -27,074 - 153,357
2023 368,917 1,995 -871,617 175,003
2022 363,786 1,995 -825,825 175,003
2021 359,844 -14,415 -640,976 -34,996
2020 361,654 -10,189 -542,923 42,001
2019 357,672 14,253 -531,858 318,190
2018 351,704 68,141 -456,520 320,601
2017 353,879 -68,349 -406,310 322,564
2016 358,393 -109,296 -343,106 314,732
2015 370,856 -236,207 -292,424 168,896
2014 367,797 -6,856 -267,279 58,109
2013 362,224 -2,285 -242,146 66,449
2012 354,068 22,617 -229,733 67,904
2011 348,934 -19,513 -204,533 97,720
2010 341,808 11,845 -128,070 131,860
2009 319,583 184,359 -76,828 125,450
2008 300,750 79,319 -51,225 142,605
2007 285,323 22,129 -25,600 138,024
2006 269,874 15,322 12,785 130,065
2005 253,401 17,905 -25,554 113,017
2004 234,891 47,091 76,656 69,014
2003 216,295 36,719 114,946 74,875
2002 201,892 -16,871 178,423 60,864
2001 184,541 9,967 203,438 59,563
2000 173,867 -40,032 228,317 23,468
1999 166,699 -34,465 202,610 56,901
1998 154,010 13,840 265,440 45,912
1997 150,404 -84,126 277,325 43,366
1996 158,920 -226,317 314,392 25,030
1995 160,284 -84,697 276,039 87,714
1994 112,968 516,373 363,017 154,214
1993 128,898 -684,261 312,073 168,836
1992 156,420 35,769 360,833 170,878
1991 156,148 -39,236 396,685 161,331
1990 156,617 -39,926 407,478 124,582
1989 157,547 -43,561 467,662 31,202
1988 145,234 -46,464 527,085 51,154
1987 157,481 -21,179 598,138 28,001
1986 156,170 -55,742 631,706 27,987
1985 156,896 -66,574 676,687 -141,323
1984 154,366 -29,534 756,523 -273,686
1983 152,801 -41,756 775,495 -269,755
1982 147,090 -3,844 805,664 -288,550
1981 146,231 -58,723 811,861 -278,525
1980 127,746 149,361 864,372 -92,314
1979 123,377 -40,126 950,298 -57,692
1978 114,884 8,247 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 108,488 1,884 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 104,396 -12,848 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 101,172 -20,693 1,204,989 107
1974 95,486 10,065 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 74,805 2,843 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 30,532 -118,457 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 95,153 -7,569 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 92,476 -6,346 1,230,496 33,731
1969 90,852 -25,292 1,195,962 49,447
1968 88,765 -5,917 1,191,930 43,593
1967 86,373 -9,821 1,258,475 29,632
1966 83,651 5,262 682,072 68,934
1965 78,208 -13,947 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 77,528 29,639 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 75,962 -11,502 987,770 -100,742
1962 74,710 -15,378 901,864 -57,075
1961 71,216 15,094 893,522 -58,882
1960 70,032 -14,620 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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