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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 58,955,623 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 +2.74% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Burundi vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Kenya
2100 38,293,853 105,238,162
2099 38,174,358 105,257,438
2098 38,032,126 105,257,489
2097 37,893,681 105,250,948
2096 37,756,449 105,220,085
2095 37,614,540 105,175,623
2094 37,436,871 105,118,372
2093 37,274,132 105,046,907
2092 37,108,508 104,955,024
2091 36,942,857 104,846,805
2090 36,771,082 104,718,130
2089 36,563,987 104,573,271
2088 36,355,008 104,414,197
2087 36,164,606 104,243,505
2086 35,954,669 104,056,143
2085 35,713,632 103,854,891
2084 35,484,958 103,640,244
2083 35,263,538 103,407,124
2082 35,009,446 103,158,580
2081 34,736,107 102,889,291
2080 34,490,976 102,594,978
2079 34,213,139 102,286,967
2078 33,926,177 101,961,280
2077 33,614,120 101,613,181
2076 33,328,275 101,239,843
2075 33,008,877 100,849,423
2074 32,701,037 100,436,632
2073 32,376,989 100,001,277
2072 32,052,692 99,533,234
2071 31,745,266 99,042,264
2070 31,397,738 98,529,166
2069 31,057,284 97,992,232
2068 30,714,517 97,428,138
2067 30,354,696 96,842,744
2066 30,003,347 96,230,345
2065 29,629,671 95,598,937
2064 29,285,762 94,942,874
2063 28,949,355 94,266,124
2062 28,601,048 93,561,519
2061 28,250,749 92,837,768
2060 27,902,252 92,098,717
2059 27,548,599 91,343,602
2058 27,202,405 90,569,828
2057 26,854,783 89,783,087
2056 26,488,466 88,994,126
2055 26,128,941 88,192,182
2054 25,749,289 87,379,992
2053 25,370,938 86,552,281
2052 24,991,164 85,710,403
2051 24,616,398 84,850,558
2050 24,248,417 83,976,685
2049 23,841,324 83,090,517
2048 23,457,774 82,191,119
2047 23,054,780 81,274,836
2046 22,680,495 80,340,592
2045 22,268,462 79,389,433
2044 21,845,832 78,414,158
2043 21,428,437 77,418,567
2042 20,996,812 76,399,781
2041 20,590,106 75,363,853
2040 20,174,211 74,308,480
2039 19,754,227 73,241,028
2038 19,337,942 72,153,876
2037 18,919,404 71,058,753
2036 18,507,313 69,949,421
2035 18,115,077 68,831,151
2034 17,727,651 67,705,051
2033 17,339,180 66,569,532
2032 16,953,330 65,431,402
2031 16,569,289 64,289,540
2030 16,198,007 63,153,520
2029 15,827,843 62,021,378
2028 15,445,059 60,894,078
2027 15,084,625 59,770,115
2026 14,740,747 58,653,621
2025 14,397,864 57,540,609
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% 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 63.5% to 24,248,417 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 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 2.49% 1.96%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Burundi Kenya
Current population
14833763
58955623
Population rank 78/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.71%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 53/197
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 - -27,074 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 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 (1960–2024, 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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