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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 8.96 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Burundi vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Mexico
2100 38,272,944 131,158,772
2099 38,153,515 131,919,278
2098 38,011,360 132,676,226
2097 37,872,991 133,430,730
2096 37,735,834 134,179,811
2095 37,594,002 134,924,667
2094 37,416,430 135,662,399
2093 37,253,780 136,390,414
2092 37,088,246 137,102,695
2091 36,922,686 137,808,909
2090 36,751,005 138,501,995
2089 36,544,022 139,183,536
2088 36,335,158 139,849,476
2087 36,144,860 140,504,916
2086 35,935,037 141,148,688
2085 35,694,132 141,779,696
2084 35,465,583 142,390,038
2083 35,244,284 142,983,168
2082 34,990,330 143,553,646
2081 34,717,141 144,112,618
2080 34,472,144 144,651,130
2079 34,194,458 145,168,756
2078 33,907,653 145,664,735
2077 33,595,766 146,138,472
2076 33,310,077 146,589,999
2075 32,990,854 147,020,176
2074 32,683,181 147,428,934
2073 32,359,310 147,814,398
2072 32,035,191 148,174,180
2071 31,727,933 148,507,034
2070 31,380,595 148,821,087
2069 31,040,326 149,107,578
2068 30,697,746 149,368,537
2067 30,338,122 149,603,163
2066 29,986,965 149,814,864
2065 29,613,492 150,001,973
2064 29,269,772 150,160,667
2063 28,933,548 150,292,498
2062 28,585,432 150,396,857
2061 28,235,324 150,474,868
2060 27,887,017 150,528,257
2059 27,533,557 150,549,825
2058 27,187,553 150,541,650
2057 26,840,120 150,507,950
2056 26,474,003 150,447,865
2055 26,114,675 150,356,976
2054 25,735,230 150,235,899
2053 25,357,085 150,083,305
2052 24,977,518 149,896,641
2051 24,602,957 149,677,830
2050 24,235,177 149,423,583
2049 23,828,306 149,138,900
2048 23,444,966 148,809,771
2047 23,042,192 148,451,951
2046 22,668,111 148,054,747
2045 22,256,303 147,620,456
2044 21,833,904 147,146,325
2043 21,416,736 146,641,077
2042 20,985,347 146,096,981
2041 20,578,864 145,517,171
2040 20,163,196 144,905,265
2039 19,743,441 144,260,027
2038 19,327,383 143,575,746
2037 18,909,074 142,857,009
2036 18,497,207 142,113,069
2035 18,105,186 141,334,167
2034 17,717,972 140,529,082
2033 17,329,713 139,687,630
2032 16,944,073 138,818,384
2031 16,560,242 137,922,237
2030 16,189,163 136,998,375
2029 15,819,200 136,046,964
2028 15,436,625 135,066,178
2027 15,076,388 134,056,943
2026 14,732,698 133,017,798
2025 14,390,003 131,946,900
2024 14,047,786 130,861,007
2023 13,689,450 129,739,759
2022 13,321,097 128,613,117
2021 12,965,481 127,648,148
2020 12,617,036 126,799,054
2019 12,255,336 125,762,982
2018 11,859,446 124,573,711
2017 11,506,762 123,400,057
2016 11,239,451 122,251,351
2015 11,047,580 121,072,306
2014 10,799,785 119,784,261
2013 10,439,341 118,343,573
2012 10,071,028 116,818,208
2011 9,717,978 115,243,504
2010 9,376,444 113,623,895
2009 8,947,646 111,999,721
2008 8,505,637 110,374,288
2007 8,161,874 108,774,360
2006 7,865,547 107,253,666
2005 7,587,299 105,811,504
2004 7,310,656 104,394,131
2003 7,043,154 102,978,515
2002 6,824,132 101,548,624
2001 6,634,365 100,099,099
2000 6,470,194 98,625,552
1999 6,337,155 97,115,707
1998 6,187,108 95,575,245
1997 6,070,042 94,021,207
1996 6,070,506 92,452,702
1995 6,066,316 90,862,455
1994 5,713,854 89,259,205
1993 5,676,843 87,653,807
1992 5,858,407 86,044,809
1991 5,703,857 84,430,572
1990 5,587,052 82,820,170
1989 5,471,706 81,247,182
1988 5,365,327 79,695,531
1987 5,247,787 78,136,651
1986 5,129,414 76,585,637
1985 5,034,042 75,043,414
1984 4,926,465 73,506,846
1983 4,808,528 71,971,240
1982 4,681,390 70,433,260
1981 4,566,014 68,892,108
1980 4,383,706 67,300,334
1979 4,203,530 65,648,865
1978 4,100,338 63,979,046
1977 3,983,582 62,308,493
1976 3,882,626 60,645,512
1975 3,796,612 58,982,400
1974 3,703,590 57,320,149
1973 3,611,991 55,667,284
1972 3,617,128 54,030,168
1971 3,617,289 52,412,558
1970 3,530,432 50,814,953
1969 3,454,590 49,233,194
1968 3,380,387 47,668,303
1967 3,300,690 46,129,608
1966 3,217,960 44,629,106
1965 3,141,367 43,174,477
1964 3,055,650 41,772,049
1963 2,969,841 40,424,065
1962 2,907,943 39,129,200
1961 2,835,119 37,890,118
1960 2,764,258 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Mexico
2100 0.31% -0.58%
2099 0.37% -0.57%
2098 0.37% -0.57%
2097 0.36% -0.56%
2096 0.38% -0.55%
2095 0.47% -0.54%
2094 0.44% -0.53%
2093 0.45% -0.52%
2092 0.45% -0.51%
2091 0.47% -0.5%
2090 0.57% -0.49%
2089 0.57% -0.48%
2088 0.53% -0.47%
2087 0.58% -0.46%
2086 0.67% -0.45%
2085 0.64% -0.43%
2084 0.63% -0.41%
2083 0.73% -0.4%
2082 0.79% -0.39%
2081 0.71% -0.37%
2080 0.81% -0.36%
2079 0.85% -0.34%
2078 0.93% -0.32%
2077 0.86% -0.31%
2076 0.97% -0.29%
2075 0.94% -0.28%
2074 1% -0.26%
2073 1.01% -0.24%
2072 0.97% -0.22%
2071 1.11% -0.21%
2070 1.1% -0.19%
2069 1.12% -0.17%
2068 1.19% -0.16%
2067 1.17% -0.14%
2066 1.26% -0.12%
2065 1.17% -0.11%
2064 1.16% -0.09%
2063 1.22% -0.07%
2062 1.24% -0.05%
2061 1.25% -0.04%
2060 1.28% -0.01%
2059 1.27% 0.005%
2058 1.29% 0.02%
2057 1.38% 0.04%
2056 1.38% 0.06%
2055 1.47% 0.08%
2054 1.49% 0.1%
2053 1.52% 0.12%
2052 1.52% 0.15%
2051 1.52% 0.17%
2050 1.71% 0.19%
2049 1.64% 0.22%
2048 1.75% 0.24%
2047 1.65% 0.27%
2046 1.85% 0.29%
2045 1.93% 0.32%
2044 1.95% 0.34%
2043 2.06% 0.37%
2042 1.98% 0.4%
2041 2.06% 0.42%
2040 2.13% 0.45%
2039 2.15% 0.48%
2038 2.21% 0.5%
2037 2.23% 0.52%
2036 2.17% 0.55%
2035 2.19% 0.57%
2034 2.24% 0.6%
2033 2.28% 0.63%
2032 2.32% 0.65%
2031 2.29% 0.67%
2030 2.34% 0.7%
2029 2.48% 0.73%
2028 2.39% 0.75%
2027 2.33% 0.78%
2026 2.38% 0.81%
2025 2.44% 0.83%
2024 2.62% 0.86%
2023 2.77% 0.88%
2022 2.74% 0.76%
2021 2.76% 0.67%
2020 2.95% 0.82%
2019 3.34% 0.95%
2018 3.07% 0.95%
2017 2.38% 0.94%
2016 1.74% 0.97%
2015 2.29% 1.08%
2014 3.45% 1.22%
2013 3.66% 1.31%
2012 3.63% 1.37%
2011 3.64% 1.43%
2010 4.79% 1.45%
2009 5.2% 1.47%
2008 4.21% 1.47%
2007 3.77% 1.42%
2006 3.67% 1.36%
2005 3.78% 1.36%
2004 3.8% 1.37%
2003 3.21% 1.41%
2002 2.86% 1.45%
2001 2.54% 1.49%
2000 2.1% 1.55%
1999 2.43% 1.61%
1998 1.93% 1.65%
1997 -0.008% 1.7%
1996 0.07% 1.75%
1995 6.17% 1.8%
1994 0.65% 1.83%
1993 -3.1% 1.87%
1992 2.71% 1.91%
1991 2.09% 1.94%
1990 2.11% 1.94%
1989 1.98% 1.95%
1988 2.24% 2%
1987 2.31% 2.03%
1986 1.89% 2.06%
1985 2.18% 2.09%
1984 2.45% 2.13%
1983 2.72% 2.18%
1982 2.53% 2.24%
1981 4.16% 2.37%
1980 4.29% 2.52%
1979 2.52% 2.61%
1978 2.93% 2.68%
1977 2.6% 2.74%
1976 2.27% 2.82%
1975 2.51% 2.9%
1974 2.54% 2.97%
1973 -0.14% 3.03%
1972 -0.004% 3.09%
1971 2.46% 3.14%
1970 2.2% 3.21%
1969 2.2% 3.28%
1968 2.41% 3.34%
1967 2.57% 3.36%
1966 2.44% 3.37%
1965 2.81% 3.36%
1964 2.89% 3.33%
1963 2.13% 3.31%
1962 2.57% 3.27%
1961 2.56% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Burundi Mexico
Current population
14909238
133551566
Population rank 78/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.61%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
1.13 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
5.61 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +938 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 109/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -108,037
Net migration rank 169/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -108,037
2024 372,843 -27,074 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 368,917 1,995 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 363,786 1,995 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 359,844 -14,415 936,682 -122,791
2020 361,654 -10,189 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 357,672 14,253 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 351,704 68,141 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 353,879 -68,349 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 358,393 -109,296 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 370,856 -236,207 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 367,797 -6,856 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 362,224 -2,285 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 354,068 22,617 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 348,934 -19,513 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 341,808 11,845 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 319,583 184,359 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 300,750 79,319 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 285,323 22,129 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 269,874 15,322 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 253,401 17,905 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 234,891 47,091 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 216,295 36,719 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 201,892 -16,871 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 184,541 9,967 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 173,867 -40,032 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 166,699 -34,465 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 154,010 13,840 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 150,404 -84,126 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 158,920 -226,317 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 160,284 -84,697 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 112,968 516,373 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 128,898 -684,261 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 156,420 35,769 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 156,148 -39,236 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 156,617 -39,926 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 157,547 -43,561 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 145,234 -46,464 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 157,481 -21,179 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 156,170 -55,742 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 156,896 -66,574 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 154,366 -29,534 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 152,801 -41,756 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 147,090 -3,844 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 146,231 -58,723 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 127,746 149,361 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 123,377 -40,126 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 114,884 8,247 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 108,488 1,884 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 104,396 -12,848 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 101,172 -20,693 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 95,486 10,065 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 74,805 2,843 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 30,532 -118,457 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 95,153 -7,569 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 92,476 -6,346 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 90,852 -25,292 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 88,765 -5,917 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 86,373 -9,821 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 83,651 5,262 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 78,208 -13,947 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 77,528 29,639 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 75,962 -11,502 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 74,710 -15,378 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 71,216 15,094 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 70,032 -14,620 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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