The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,732,962 people compared to 25,940,437 in Mali.
Population statistics:
- Mali's population is 1.76 times bigger than Burundi's.
- Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
- The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.31% for Mali.
- For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
- Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.7M (87.3% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 25.9M (85.4% growth).
- Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.9M people compared to the peak of 79.4M people in 2100 for Mali.
Burundi vs Mali: live population counter
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| Current population |
14732962
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25940437
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| Population rank | 78/197 | 58/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.31% |
| One net population change |
1.47 minutes
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44.5 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.14 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One death every |
5.72 minutes
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2.56 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.4 minutes
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11.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -27,074 | -46,880 |
| Daily growth/decline | +982 | +1,944 |
| Annual growth/decline | +358,336 | +709,468 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +2.98% |
| Population growth rate rank | 24/197 | 15/197 |
Burundi and Mali: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,764,258 | 5,402,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,835,119 | 5,482,283 | 2.56% | 1.48% |
| 1962 | 2,907,943 | 5,563,917 | 2.57% | 1.49% |
| 1963 | 2,969,841 | 5,646,605 | 2.13% | 1.49% |
| 1964 | 3,055,650 | 5,730,125 | 2.89% | 1.48% |
| 1965 | 3,141,367 | 5,815,487 | 2.81% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 3,217,960 | 5,902,204 | 2.44% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 3,300,690 | 5,990,906 | 2.57% | 1.5% |
| 1968 | 3,380,387 | 6,082,979 | 2.41% | 1.54% |
| 1969 | 3,454,590 | 6,177,704 | 2.2% | 1.56% |
| 1970 | 3,530,432 | 6,276,472 | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| 1971 | 3,617,289 | 6,377,944 | 2.46% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 3,617,128 | 6,483,726 | -0.004% | 1.66% |
| 1973 | 3,611,991 | 6,597,106 | -0.14% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 3,703,590 | 6,715,436 | 2.54% | 1.79% |
| 1975 | 3,796,612 | 6,837,261 | 2.51% | 1.81% |
| 1976 | 3,882,626 | 6,960,979 | 2.27% | 1.81% |
| 1977 | 3,983,582 | 7,090,979 | 2.6% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 4,100,338 | 7,229,651 | 2.93% | 1.96% |
| 1979 | 4,203,530 | 7,375,266 | 2.52% | 2.01% |
| 1980 | 4,383,706 | 7,530,515 | 4.29% | 2.1% |
| 1981 | 4,566,014 | 7,692,766 | 4.16% | 2.15% |
| 1982 | 4,681,390 | 7,860,194 | 2.53% | 2.18% |
| 1983 | 4,808,528 | 8,034,400 | 2.72% | 2.22% |
| 1984 | 4,926,465 | 8,208,599 | 2.45% | 2.17% |
| 1985 | 5,034,042 | 8,374,663 | 2.18% | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 5,129,414 | 8,531,277 | 1.89% | 1.87% |
| 1987 | 5,247,787 | 8,681,164 | 2.31% | 1.76% |
| 1988 | 5,365,327 | 8,833,996 | 2.24% | 1.76% |
| 1989 | 5,471,706 | 8,999,938 | 1.98% | 1.88% |
| 1990 | 5,587,052 | 9,178,830 | 2.11% | 1.99% |
| 1991 | 5,703,857 | 9,362,888 | 2.09% | 2.01% |
| 1992 | 5,858,407 | 9,553,540 | 2.71% | 2.04% |
| 1993 | 5,676,843 | 9,754,786 | -3.1% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 5,713,854 | 9,967,031 | 0.65% | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 6,066,316 | 10,185,365 | 6.17% | 2.19% |
| 1996 | 6,070,506 | 10,407,278 | 0.07% | 2.18% |
| 1997 | 6,070,042 | 10,646,495 | -0.008% | 2.3% |
| 1998 | 6,187,108 | 10,919,573 | 1.93% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 6,337,155 | 11,227,415 | 2.43% | 2.82% |
| 2000 | 6,470,194 | 11,559,290 | 2.1% | 2.96% |
| 2001 | 6,634,365 | 11,912,158 | 2.54% | 3.05% |
| 2002 | 6,824,132 | 12,288,050 | 2.86% | 3.16% |
| 2003 | 7,043,154 | 12,684,955 | 3.21% | 3.23% |
| 2004 | 7,310,656 | 13,102,409 | 3.8% | 3.29% |
| 2005 | 7,587,299 | 13,538,647 | 3.78% | 3.33% |
| 2006 | 7,865,547 | 13,990,139 | 3.67% | 3.33% |
| 2007 | 8,161,874 | 14,457,775 | 3.77% | 3.34% |
| 2008 | 8,505,637 | 14,940,782 | 4.21% | 3.34% |
| 2009 | 8,947,646 | 15,435,539 | 5.2% | 3.31% |
| 2010 | 9,376,444 | 15,945,198 | 4.79% | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 9,717,978 | 16,469,049 | 3.64% | 3.29% |
| 2012 | 10,071,028 | 16,957,033 | 3.63% | 2.96% |
| 2013 | 10,439,341 | 17,459,615 | 3.66% | 2.96% |
| 2014 | 10,799,785 | 18,020,267 | 3.45% | 3.21% |
| 2015 | 11,047,580 | 18,593,022 | 2.29% | 3.18% |
| 2016 | 11,239,451 | 19,191,289 | 1.74% | 3.22% |
| 2017 | 11,506,762 | 19,813,011 | 2.38% | 3.24% |
| 2018 | 11,859,446 | 20,442,030 | 3.07% | 3.17% |
| 2019 | 12,255,336 | 21,068,405 | 3.34% | 3.06% |
| 2020 | 12,617,036 | 21,713,836 | 2.95% | 3.06% |
| 2021 | 12,965,481 | 22,388,630 | 2.76% | 3.11% |
| 2022 | 13,321,097 | 23,072,640 | 2.74% | 3.06% |
| 2023 | 13,689,450 | 23,769,127 | 2.77% | 3.02% |
| 2024 | 14,047,786 | 24,478,595 | 2.62% | 2.98% |
| 2025 | 14,390,012 | 25,198,817 | 2.44% | 2.94% |
| 2026 | 14,729,161 | 25,932,275 | 2.36% | 2.91% |
| 2027 | 15,076,977 | 26,679,171 | 2.36% | 2.88% |
| 2028 | 15,444,020 | 27,440,613 | 2.43% | 2.85% |
| 2029 | 15,815,855 | 28,215,513 | 2.41% | 2.82% |
| 2030 | 16,182,014 | 29,002,864 | 2.32% | 2.79% |
| 2031 | 16,555,033 | 29,804,545 | 2.31% | 2.76% |
| 2032 | 16,935,232 | 30,618,893 | 2.3% | 2.73% |
| 2033 | 17,317,635 | 31,442,801 | 2.26% | 2.69% |
| 2034 | 17,700,808 | 32,276,672 | 2.21% | 2.65% |
| 2035 | 18,085,838 | 33,118,344 | 2.18% | 2.61% |
| 2036 | 18,483,051 | 33,967,889 | 2.2% | 2.57% |
| 2037 | 18,893,262 | 34,823,450 | 2.22% | 2.52% |
| 2038 | 19,305,532 | 35,685,576 | 2.18% | 2.48% |
| 2039 | 19,718,523 | 36,549,487 | 2.14% | 2.42% |
| 2040 | 20,131,319 | 37,413,641 | 2.09% | 2.36% |
| 2041 | 20,537,559 | 38,280,868 | 2.02% | 2.32% |
| 2042 | 20,951,561 | 39,151,280 | 2.02% | 2.27% |
| 2043 | 21,370,845 | 40,026,317 | 2% | 2.24% |
| 2044 | 21,785,696 | 40,902,500 | 1.94% | 2.19% |
| 2045 | 22,197,888 | 41,778,984 | 1.89% | 2.14% |
| 2046 | 22,586,212 | 42,655,642 | 1.75% | 2.1% |
| 2047 | 22,970,055 | 43,530,852 | 1.7% | 2.05% |
| 2048 | 23,358,499 | 44,405,715 | 1.69% | 2.01% |
| 2049 | 23,748,950 | 45,279,772 | 1.67% | 1.97% |
| 2050 | 24,131,717 | 46,154,079 | 1.61% | 1.93% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,493,511 (a 31.1% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,749,148 (a 35.2% growth).
Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 63.8% to 24,131,717 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Mali will increase by 77.9% to 46,154,079 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.
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Population differences between Burundi and Mali
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| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 61.1 years |
| Average age | 22 years | 21.3 years |
| Median age | 17.3 years | 16.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 4.88 births per woman | 5.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,417 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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