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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 2.62 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Burundi vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Morocco
2100 38,293,853 38,181,184
2099 38,174,358 38,411,679
2098 38,032,126 38,639,306
2097 37,893,681 38,863,211
2096 37,756,449 39,084,772
2095 37,614,540 39,302,453
2094 37,436,871 39,515,556
2093 37,274,132 39,726,709
2092 37,108,508 39,934,218
2091 36,942,857 40,138,565
2090 36,771,082 40,337,690
2089 36,563,987 40,532,151
2088 36,355,008 40,718,654
2087 36,164,606 40,902,624
2086 35,954,669 41,085,174
2085 35,713,632 41,264,970
2084 35,484,958 41,438,801
2083 35,263,538 41,604,865
2082 35,009,446 41,768,393
2081 34,736,107 41,927,610
2080 34,490,976 42,082,087
2079 34,213,139 42,233,228
2078 33,926,177 42,377,404
2077 33,614,120 42,515,702
2076 33,328,275 42,648,054
2075 33,008,877 42,775,325
2074 32,701,037 42,898,811
2073 32,376,989 43,017,234
2072 32,052,692 43,128,932
2071 31,745,266 43,232,517
2070 31,397,738 43,332,679
2069 31,057,284 43,423,419
2068 30,714,517 43,507,485
2067 30,354,696 43,586,077
2066 30,003,347 43,654,657
2065 29,629,671 43,723,648
2064 29,285,762 43,781,054
2063 28,949,355 43,828,593
2062 28,601,048 43,871,197
2061 28,250,749 43,902,710
2060 27,902,252 43,927,001
2059 27,548,599 43,942,510
2058 27,202,405 43,944,996
2057 26,854,783 43,939,695
2056 26,488,466 43,927,624
2055 26,128,941 43,902,661
2054 25,749,289 43,866,486
2053 25,370,938 43,819,100
2052 24,991,164 43,759,239
2051 24,616,398 43,688,144
2050 24,248,417 43,605,074
2049 23,841,324 43,517,919
2048 23,457,774 43,417,554
2047 23,054,780 43,308,462
2046 22,680,495 43,192,511
2045 22,268,462 43,065,569
2044 21,845,832 42,925,634
2043 21,428,437 42,780,215
2042 20,996,812 42,623,872
2041 20,590,106 42,456,113
2040 20,174,211 42,280,578
2039 19,754,227 42,098,906
2038 19,337,942 41,902,451
2037 18,919,404 41,700,541
2036 18,507,313 41,488,891
2035 18,115,077 41,266,216
2034 17,727,651 41,037,058
2033 17,339,180 40,795,454
2032 16,953,330 40,544,755
2031 16,569,289 40,280,535
2030 16,198,007 40,005,642
2029 15,827,843 39,720,087
2028 15,445,059 39,422,016
2027 15,084,625 39,109,148
2026 14,740,747 38,783,685
2025 14,397,864 38,442,658
2024 14,047,786 38,081,173
2023 13,689,450 37,712,505
2022 13,321,097 37,329,064
2021 12,965,481 36,954,442
2020 12,617,036 36,584,208
2019 12,255,336 36,210,898
2018 11,859,446 35,839,760
2017 11,506,762 35,446,392
2016 11,239,451 35,023,457
2015 11,047,580 34,607,588
2014 10,799,785 34,204,780
2013 10,439,341 33,787,571
2012 10,071,028 33,355,241
2011 9,717,978 32,912,588
2010 9,376,444 32,467,016
2009 8,947,646 32,030,778
2008 8,505,637 31,606,767
2007 8,161,874 31,186,468
2006 7,865,547 30,771,178
2005 7,587,299 30,358,144
2004 7,310,656 29,953,018
2003 7,043,154 29,571,415
2002 6,824,132 29,198,142
2001 6,634,365 28,814,643
2000 6,470,194 28,423,435
1999 6,337,155 28,027,179
1998 6,187,108 27,621,648
1997 6,070,042 27,213,337
1996 6,070,506 26,808,107
1995 6,066,316 26,399,429
1994 5,713,854 26,000,822
1993 5,676,843 25,614,586
1992 5,858,407 25,212,468
1991 5,703,857 24,799,014
1990 5,587,052 24,375,551
1989 5,471,706 23,939,414
1988 5,365,327 23,500,524
1987 5,247,787 23,054,392
1986 5,129,414 22,600,803
1985 5,034,042 22,113,953
1984 4,926,465 21,593,778
1983 4,808,528 21,060,696
1982 4,681,390 20,520,318
1981 4,566,014 19,985,401
1980 4,383,706 19,459,943
1979 4,203,530 18,955,589
1978 4,100,338 18,477,385
1977 3,983,582 18,014,756
1976 3,882,626 17,574,182
1975 3,796,612 17,150,786
1974 3,703,590 16,733,842
1973 3,611,991 16,326,269
1972 3,617,128 15,924,692
1971 3,617,289 15,527,225
1970 3,530,432 15,129,449
1969 3,454,590 14,734,255
1968 3,380,387 14,347,899
1967 3,300,690 13,968,175
1966 3,217,960 13,597,065
1965 3,141,367 13,239,171
1964 3,055,650 12,898,886
1963 2,969,841 12,577,502
1962 2,907,943 12,253,092
1961 2,835,119 11,931,085
1960 2,764,258 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Morocco
2100 0.31% -0.6%
2099 0.37% -0.59%
2098 0.37% -0.58%
2097 0.36% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.57% -0.48%
2089 0.57% -0.46%
2088 0.53% -0.45%
2087 0.58% -0.44%
2086 0.67% -0.44%
2085 0.64% -0.42%
2084 0.63% -0.4%
2083 0.73% -0.39%
2082 0.79% -0.38%
2081 0.71% -0.37%
2080 0.81% -0.36%
2079 0.85% -0.34%
2078 0.93% -0.33%
2077 0.86% -0.31%
2076 0.97% -0.3%
2075 0.94% -0.29%
2074 1% -0.28%
2073 1.01% -0.26%
2072 0.97% -0.24%
2071 1.11% -0.23%
2070 1.1% -0.21%
2069 1.12% -0.19%
2068 1.19% -0.18%
2067 1.17% -0.16%
2066 1.26% -0.16%
2065 1.17% -0.13%
2064 1.16% -0.11%
2063 1.22% -0.1%
2062 1.24% -0.07%
2061 1.25% -0.06%
2060 1.28% -0.04%
2059 1.27% -0.006%
2058 1.29% 0.01%
2057 1.38% 0.03%
2056 1.38% 0.06%
2055 1.47% 0.08%
2054 1.49% 0.11%
2053 1.52% 0.14%
2052 1.52% 0.16%
2051 1.52% 0.19%
2050 1.71% 0.2%
2049 1.64% 0.23%
2048 1.75% 0.25%
2047 1.65% 0.27%
2046 1.85% 0.29%
2045 1.93% 0.33%
2044 1.95% 0.34%
2043 2.06% 0.37%
2042 1.98% 0.4%
2041 2.06% 0.42%
2040 2.13% 0.43%
2039 2.15% 0.47%
2038 2.21% 0.48%
2037 2.23% 0.51%
2036 2.17% 0.54%
2035 2.19% 0.56%
2034 2.24% 0.59%
2033 2.28% 0.62%
2032 2.32% 0.66%
2031 2.29% 0.69%
2030 2.34% 0.72%
2029 2.48% 0.76%
2028 2.39% 0.8%
2027 2.33% 0.84%
2026 2.38% 0.89%
2025 2.49% 0.95%
2024 2.62% 0.98%
2023 2.77% 1.03%
2022 2.74% 1.01%
2021 2.76% 1.01%
2020 2.95% 1.03%
2019 3.34% 1.04%
2018 3.07% 1.11%
2017 2.38% 1.21%
2016 1.74% 1.2%
2015 2.29% 1.18%
2014 3.45% 1.23%
2013 3.66% 1.3%
2012 3.63% 1.34%
2011 3.64% 1.37%
2010 4.79% 1.36%
2009 5.2% 1.34%
2008 4.21% 1.35%
2007 3.77% 1.35%
2006 3.67% 1.36%
2005 3.78% 1.35%
2004 3.8% 1.29%
2003 3.21% 1.28%
2002 2.86% 1.33%
2001 2.54% 1.38%
2000 2.1% 1.41%
1999 2.43% 1.47%
1998 1.93% 1.5%
1997 -0.008% 1.51%
1996 0.07% 1.55%
1995 6.17% 1.53%
1994 0.65% 1.51%
1993 -3.1% 1.59%
1992 2.71% 1.67%
1991 2.09% 1.74%
1990 2.11% 1.82%
1989 1.98% 1.87%
1988 2.24% 1.94%
1987 2.31% 2.01%
1986 1.89% 2.2%
1985 2.18% 2.41%
1984 2.45% 2.53%
1983 2.72% 2.63%
1982 2.53% 2.68%
1981 4.16% 2.7%
1980 4.29% 2.66%
1979 2.52% 2.59%
1978 2.93% 2.57%
1977 2.6% 2.51%
1976 2.27% 2.47%
1975 2.51% 2.49%
1974 2.54% 2.5%
1973 -0.14% 2.52%
1972 -0.004% 2.56%
1971 2.46% 2.63%
1970 2.2% 2.68%
1969 2.2% 2.69%
1968 2.41% 2.72%
1967 2.57% 2.73%
1966 2.44% 2.7%
1965 2.81% 2.64%
1964 2.89% 2.56%
1963 2.13% 2.65%
1962 2.57% 2.7%
1961 2.56% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Burundi Morocco
Current population
14833763
38871720
Population rank 78/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.47%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 104/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -56,254
Net migration rank 169/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -56,254
2024 - -27,074 - -46,802
2023 368,917 1,995 417,213 -39,650
2022 363,786 1,995 427,903 -38,594
2021 359,844 -14,415 407,829 -47,902
2020 361,654 -10,189 415,999 -35,474
2019 357,672 14,253 457,307 -91,217
2018 351,704 68,141 464,375 -88,159
2017 353,879 -68,349 471,011 -60,472
2016 358,393 -109,296 474,637 -39,302
2015 370,856 -236,207 477,654 -81,248
2014 367,797 -6,856 481,295 -72,065
2013 362,224 -2,285 492,284 -67,096
2012 354,068 22,617 504,698 -65,251
2011 348,934 -19,513 513,305 -67,447
2010 341,808 11,845 515,804 -70,510
2009 319,583 184,359 509,386 -82,203
2008 300,750 79,319 499,766 -78,912
2007 285,323 22,129 493,526 -73,759
2006 269,874 15,322 483,200 -72,364
2005 253,401 17,905 474,285 -59,024
2004 234,891 47,091 461,756 -66,749
2003 216,295 36,719 452,650 -84,460
2002 201,892 -16,871 446,147 -67,802
2001 184,541 9,967 452,621 -63,967
2000 173,867 -40,032 461,341 -67,569
1999 166,699 -34,465 473,071 -74,343
1998 154,010 13,840 492,604 -80,286
1997 150,404 -84,126 500,807 -96,502
1996 158,920 -226,317 501,499 -95,331
1995 160,284 -84,697 496,573 -85,386
1994 112,968 516,373 501,426 -115,404
1993 128,898 -684,261 507,707 -121,254
1992 156,420 35,769 525,680 -107,911
1991 156,148 -39,236 539,850 -130,717
1990 156,617 -39,926 535,506 -97,711
1989 157,547 -43,561 538,996 -104,509
1988 145,234 -46,464 545,800 -102,484
1987 157,481 -21,179 553,005 -104,029
1986 156,170 -55,742 558,105 -99,905
1985 156,896 -66,574 560,810 -45,336
1984 154,366 -29,534 564,159 -39,319
1983 152,801 -41,756 566,301 -24,988
1982 147,090 -3,844 564,904 -25,471
1981 146,231 -58,723 552,936 -22,553
1980 127,746 149,361 534,448 -13,899
1979 123,377 -40,126 515,554 -27,374
1978 114,884 8,247 498,834 -30,600
1977 108,488 1,884 489,173 -32,161
1976 104,396 -12,848 482,130 -58,019
1975 101,172 -20,693 474,631 -51,968
1974 95,486 10,065 464,147 -52,927
1973 74,805 2,843 455,699 -51,772
1972 30,532 -118,457 446,449 -47,226
1971 95,153 -7,569 435,104 -39,385
1970 92,476 -6,346 426,015 -26,168
1969 90,852 -25,292 414,931 -24,389
1968 88,765 -5,917 407,437 -25,267
1967 86,373 -9,821 400,594 -23,309
1966 83,651 5,262 391,881 -26,945
1965 78,208 -13,947 383,989 -33,139
1964 77,528 29,639 375,835 -46,106
1963 75,962 -11,502 369,250 -56,214
1962 74,710 -15,378 363,843 -28,071
1961 71,216 15,094 348,650 -40,413
1960 70,032 -14,620 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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