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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 3.97 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Burundi vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Kenya
2100 38,272,944 105,223,316
2099 38,153,515 105,242,590
2098 38,011,360 105,242,641
2097 37,872,991 105,236,101
2096 37,735,834 105,205,242
2095 37,594,002 105,160,786
2094 37,416,430 105,103,544
2093 37,253,780 105,032,088
2092 37,088,246 104,940,218
2091 36,922,686 104,832,015
2090 36,751,005 104,703,358
2089 36,544,022 104,558,519
2088 36,335,158 104,399,468
2087 36,144,860 104,228,800
2086 35,935,037 104,041,464
2085 35,694,132 103,840,241
2084 35,465,583 103,625,624
2083 35,244,284 103,392,537
2082 34,990,330 103,144,028
2081 34,717,141 102,874,777
2080 34,472,144 102,580,506
2079 34,194,458 102,272,538
2078 33,907,653 101,946,897
2077 33,595,766 101,598,847
2076 33,310,077 101,225,562
2075 32,990,854 100,835,197
2074 32,683,181 100,422,464
2073 32,359,310 99,987,171
2072 32,035,191 99,519,193
2071 31,727,933 99,028,293
2070 31,380,595 98,515,267
2069 31,040,326 97,978,409
2068 30,697,746 97,414,394
2067 30,338,122 96,829,083
2066 29,986,965 96,216,770
2065 29,613,492 95,585,451
2064 29,269,772 94,929,481
2063 28,933,548 94,252,826
2062 28,585,432 93,548,321
2061 28,235,324 92,824,672
2060 27,887,017 92,085,725
2059 27,533,557 91,330,716
2058 27,187,553 90,557,051
2057 26,840,120 89,770,421
2056 26,474,003 88,981,572
2055 26,114,675 88,179,741
2054 25,735,230 87,367,666
2053 25,357,085 86,540,071
2052 24,977,518 85,698,312
2051 24,602,957 84,838,589
2050 24,235,177 83,964,839
2049 23,828,306 83,078,796
2048 23,444,966 82,179,525
2047 23,042,192 81,263,371
2046 22,668,111 80,329,258
2045 22,256,303 79,378,234
2044 21,833,904 78,403,097
2043 21,416,736 77,407,646
2042 20,985,347 76,389,004
2041 20,578,864 75,353,221
2040 20,163,196 74,297,998
2039 19,743,441 73,230,696
2038 19,327,383 72,143,698
2037 18,909,074 71,048,729
2036 18,497,207 69,939,553
2035 18,105,186 68,821,441
2034 17,717,972 67,695,500
2033 17,329,713 66,560,141
2032 16,944,073 65,422,172
2031 16,560,242 64,280,471
2030 16,189,163 63,144,611
2029 15,819,200 62,012,629
2028 15,436,625 60,885,488
2027 15,076,388 59,761,684
2026 14,732,698 58,645,347
2025 14,390,003 57,532,493
2024 14,047,786 56,432,944
2023 13,689,450 55,339,003
2022 13,321,097 54,252,461
2021 12,965,481 53,219,166
2020 12,617,036 52,217,334
2019 12,255,336 51,202,827
2018 11,859,446 50,207,107
2017 11,506,762 49,197,766
2016 11,239,451 48,139,687
2015 11,047,580 47,088,526
2014 10,799,785 46,051,440
2013 10,439,341 44,986,791
2012 10,071,028 43,888,303
2011 9,717,978 42,758,461
2010 9,376,444 41,598,567
2009 8,947,646 40,408,891
2008 8,505,637 39,206,351
2007 8,161,874 38,036,349
2006 7,865,547 36,904,008
2005 7,587,299 35,796,484
2004 7,310,656 34,713,455
2003 7,043,154 33,652,223
2002 6,824,132 32,629,808
2001 6,634,365 31,619,170
2000 6,470,194 30,642,890
1999 6,337,155 29,733,408
1998 6,187,108 28,888,057
1997 6,070,042 28,101,768
1996 6,070,506 27,344,211
1995 6,066,316 26,601,751
1994 5,713,854 25,857,130
1993 5,676,843 25,117,188
1992 5,858,407 24,382,460
1991 5,703,857 23,646,514
1990 5,587,052 22,892,651
1989 5,471,706 22,118,434
1988 5,365,327 21,356,219
1987 5,247,787 20,616,096
1986 5,129,414 19,901,646
1985 5,034,042 19,201,768
1984 4,926,465 18,514,906
1983 4,808,528 17,846,374
1982 4,681,390 17,206,175
1981 4,566,014 16,601,507
1980 4,383,706 16,018,459
1979 4,203,530 15,460,666
1978 4,100,338 14,934,126
1977 3,983,582 14,428,819
1976 3,882,626 13,957,623
1975 3,796,612 13,511,671
1974 3,703,590 13,070,078
1973 3,611,991 12,634,835
1972 3,617,128 12,206,060
1971 3,617,289 11,788,904
1970 3,530,432 11,368,791
1969 3,454,590 10,939,695
1968 3,380,387 10,518,823
1967 3,300,690 10,111,057
1966 3,217,960 9,717,816
1965 3,141,367 9,338,078
1964 3,055,650 8,973,535
1963 2,969,841 8,627,971
1962 2,907,943 8,299,308
1961 2,835,119 7,987,770
1960 2,764,258 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Kenya
2100 0.31% -0.02%
2099 0.37% -0%
2098 0.37% 0.006%
2097 0.36% 0.03%
2096 0.38% 0.04%
2095 0.47% 0.05%
2094 0.44% 0.07%
2093 0.45% 0.09%
2092 0.45% 0.1%
2091 0.47% 0.12%
2090 0.57% 0.14%
2089 0.57% 0.15%
2088 0.53% 0.16%
2087 0.58% 0.18%
2086 0.67% 0.19%
2085 0.64% 0.21%
2084 0.63% 0.23%
2083 0.73% 0.24%
2082 0.79% 0.26%
2081 0.71% 0.29%
2080 0.81% 0.3%
2079 0.85% 0.32%
2078 0.93% 0.34%
2077 0.86% 0.37%
2076 0.97% 0.39%
2075 0.94% 0.41%
2074 1% 0.44%
2073 1.01% 0.47%
2072 0.97% 0.5%
2071 1.11% 0.52%
2070 1.1% 0.55%
2069 1.12% 0.58%
2068 1.19% 0.6%
2067 1.17% 0.64%
2066 1.26% 0.66%
2065 1.17% 0.69%
2064 1.16% 0.72%
2063 1.22% 0.75%
2062 1.24% 0.78%
2061 1.25% 0.8%
2060 1.28% 0.83%
2059 1.27% 0.85%
2058 1.29% 0.88%
2057 1.38% 0.89%
2056 1.38% 0.91%
2055 1.47% 0.93%
2054 1.49% 0.96%
2053 1.52% 0.98%
2052 1.52% 1.01%
2051 1.52% 1.04%
2050 1.71% 1.07%
2049 1.64% 1.09%
2048 1.75% 1.13%
2047 1.65% 1.16%
2046 1.85% 1.2%
2045 1.93% 1.24%
2044 1.95% 1.29%
2043 2.06% 1.33%
2042 1.98% 1.37%
2041 2.06% 1.42%
2040 2.13% 1.46%
2039 2.15% 1.51%
2038 2.21% 1.54%
2037 2.23% 1.59%
2036 2.17% 1.62%
2035 2.19% 1.66%
2034 2.24% 1.71%
2033 2.28% 1.74%
2032 2.32% 1.78%
2031 2.29% 1.8%
2030 2.34% 1.83%
2029 2.48% 1.85%
2028 2.39% 1.88%
2027 2.33% 1.9%
2026 2.38% 1.93%
2025 2.44% 1.95%
2024 2.62% 1.98%
2023 2.77% 2%
2022 2.74% 1.94%
2021 2.76% 1.92%
2020 2.95% 1.98%
2019 3.34% 1.98%
2018 3.07% 2.05%
2017 2.38% 2.2%
2016 1.74% 2.23%
2015 2.29% 2.25%
2014 3.45% 2.37%
2013 3.66% 2.5%
2012 3.63% 2.64%
2011 3.64% 2.79%
2010 4.79% 2.94%
2009 5.2% 3.07%
2008 4.21% 3.08%
2007 3.77% 3.07%
2006 3.67% 3.09%
2005 3.78% 3.12%
2004 3.8% 3.15%
2003 3.21% 3.13%
2002 2.86% 3.2%
2001 2.54% 3.19%
2000 2.1% 3.06%
1999 2.43% 2.93%
1998 1.93% 2.8%
1997 -0.008% 2.77%
1996 0.07% 2.79%
1995 6.17% 2.88%
1994 0.65% 2.95%
1993 -3.1% 3.01%
1992 2.71% 3.11%
1991 2.09% 3.29%
1990 2.11% 3.5%
1989 1.98% 3.57%
1988 2.24% 3.59%
1987 2.31% 3.59%
1986 1.89% 3.64%
1985 2.18% 3.71%
1984 2.45% 3.75%
1983 2.72% 3.72%
1982 2.53% 3.64%
1981 4.16% 3.64%
1980 4.29% 3.61%
1979 2.52% 3.53%
1978 2.93% 3.5%
1977 2.6% 3.38%
1976 2.27% 3.3%
1975 2.51% 3.38%
1974 2.54% 3.44%
1973 -0.14% 3.51%
1972 -0.004% 3.54%
1971 2.46% 3.7%
1970 2.2% 3.92%
1969 2.2% 4%
1968 2.41% 4.03%
1967 2.57% 4.05%
1966 2.44% 4.07%
1965 2.81% 4.06%
1964 2.89% 4.01%
1963 2.13% 3.96%
1962 2.57% 3.9%
1961 2.56% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Burundi Kenya
Current population
14909238
59218766
Population rank 78/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.71%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
1.13 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
5.61 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +938 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 51/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -27,330
Net migration rank 169/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -27,330
2024 372,843 -27,074 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 368,917 1,995 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 363,786 1,995 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 359,844 -14,415 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 361,654 -10,189 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 357,672 14,253 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 351,704 68,141 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 353,879 -68,349 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 358,393 -109,296 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 370,856 -236,207 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 367,797 -6,856 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 362,224 -2,285 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 354,068 22,617 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 348,934 -19,513 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 341,808 11,845 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 319,583 184,359 1,193,598 7,096
2008 300,750 79,319 1,174,818 29,612
2007 285,323 22,129 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 269,874 15,322 1,113,357 15,767
2005 253,401 17,905 1,080,446 5,501
2004 234,891 47,091 1,048,590 31,525
2003 216,295 36,719 1,018,182 24,175
2002 201,892 -16,871 992,044 10,431
2001 184,541 9,967 963,721 55,052
2000 173,867 -40,032 928,357 5,407
1999 166,699 -34,465 898,484 -13,257
1998 154,010 13,840 875,511 -70,023
1997 150,404 -84,126 847,493 -80,443
1996 158,920 -226,317 827,326 -79,276
1995 160,284 -84,697 812,391 -75,506
1994 112,968 516,373 792,702 -40,367
1993 128,898 -684,261 788,579 -61,054
1992 156,420 35,769 785,018 -43,085
1991 156,148 -39,236 790,030 -60,087
1990 156,617 -39,926 789,087 -11,338
1989 157,547 -43,561 795,622 -24,949
1988 145,234 -46,464 785,652 -31,894
1987 157,481 -21,179 775,124 -48,633
1986 156,170 -55,742 755,606 -53,183
1985 156,896 -66,574 732,739 -35,400
1984 154,366 -29,534 709,639 -33,253
1983 152,801 -41,756 684,587 -23,905
1982 147,090 -3,844 663,109 -43,382
1981 146,231 -58,723 642,379 -52,761
1980 127,746 149,361 616,390 -39,920
1979 123,377 -40,126 595,390 -56,280
1978 114,884 8,247 574,695 -60,718
1977 108,488 1,884 554,124 -57,493
1976 104,396 -12,848 536,740 -90,990
1975 101,172 -20,693 517,579 -71,421
1974 95,486 10,065 500,008 -62,973
1973 74,805 2,843 485,556 -52,102
1972 30,532 -118,457 472,557 -48,466
1971 95,153 -7,569 459,897 -49,671
1970 92,476 -6,346 443,065 -13,064
1969 90,852 -25,292 427,819 369
1968 88,765 -5,917 411,948 1,611
1967 86,373 -9,821 396,920 5,060
1966 83,651 5,262 382,891 1,616
1965 78,208 -13,947 366,444 8,524
1964 77,528 29,639 349,322 4,788
1963 75,962 -11,502 332,763 4,246
1962 74,710 -15,378 315,797 4,521
1961 71,216 15,094 298,463 4,296
1960 70,032 -14,620 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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