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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 2.49 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Burundi vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Mozambique
2100 38,272,944 105,628,248
2099 38,153,515 105,234,999
2098 38,011,360 104,803,506
2097 37,872,991 104,372,940
2096 37,735,834 103,907,178
2095 37,594,002 103,425,281
2094 37,416,430 102,934,227
2093 37,253,780 102,409,874
2092 37,088,246 101,875,140
2091 36,922,686 101,356,290
2090 36,751,005 100,775,909
2089 36,544,022 100,158,269
2088 36,335,158 99,540,971
2087 36,144,860 98,890,285
2086 35,935,037 98,236,067
2085 35,694,132 97,557,661
2084 35,465,583 96,874,408
2083 35,244,284 96,142,098
2082 34,990,330 95,398,149
2081 34,717,141 94,657,513
2080 34,472,144 93,907,673
2079 34,194,458 93,121,830
2078 33,907,653 92,301,373
2077 33,595,766 91,481,344
2076 33,310,077 90,650,714
2075 32,990,854 89,800,986
2074 32,683,181 88,951,683
2073 32,359,310 88,066,368
2072 32,035,191 87,164,412
2071 31,727,933 86,237,232
2070 31,380,595 85,304,148
2069 31,040,326 84,316,537
2068 30,697,746 83,356,481
2067 30,338,122 82,393,396
2066 29,986,965 81,393,563
2065 29,613,492 80,403,306
2064 29,269,772 79,391,403
2063 28,933,548 78,388,769
2062 28,585,432 77,335,297
2061 28,235,324 76,234,094
2060 27,887,017 75,157,247
2059 27,533,557 74,043,229
2058 27,187,553 72,919,832
2057 26,840,120 71,789,848
2056 26,474,003 70,640,165
2055 26,114,675 69,505,255
2054 25,735,230 68,382,812
2053 25,357,085 67,270,892
2052 24,977,518 66,128,092
2051 24,602,957 64,998,059
2050 24,235,177 63,864,196
2049 23,828,306 62,698,049
2048 23,444,966 61,546,964
2047 23,042,192 60,391,850
2046 22,668,111 59,241,784
2045 22,256,303 58,101,216
2044 21,833,904 56,939,196
2043 21,416,736 55,785,114
2042 20,985,347 54,603,959
2041 20,578,864 53,447,648
2040 20,163,196 52,277,886
2039 19,743,441 51,108,793
2038 19,327,383 49,947,146
2037 18,909,074 48,801,599
2036 18,497,207 47,643,184
2035 18,105,186 46,495,588
2034 17,717,972 45,334,434
2033 17,329,713 44,205,611
2032 16,944,073 43,079,649
2031 16,560,242 41,971,121
2030 16,189,163 40,879,911
2029 15,819,200 39,797,126
2028 15,436,625 38,728,158
2027 15,076,388 37,676,618
2026 14,732,698 36,641,390
2025 14,390,003 35,631,653
2024 14,047,786 34,631,766
2023 13,689,450 33,635,160
2022 13,321,097 32,656,246
2021 12,965,481 31,707,800
2020 12,617,036 30,783,688
2019 12,255,336 29,884,380
2018 11,859,446 29,018,644
2017 11,506,762 28,166,393
2016 11,239,451 27,337,105
2015 11,047,580 26,547,572
2014 10,799,785 25,788,475
2013 10,439,341 25,051,611
2012 10,071,028 24,337,846
2011 9,717,978 23,649,039
2010 9,376,444 22,999,235
2009 8,947,646 22,391,745
2008 8,505,637 21,819,036
2007 8,161,874 21,287,635
2006 7,865,547 20,787,087
2005 7,587,299 20,304,569
2004 7,310,656 19,840,313
2003 7,043,154 19,392,475
2002 6,824,132 18,958,338
2001 6,634,365 18,537,729
2000 6,470,194 18,129,653
1999 6,337,155 17,734,506
1998 6,187,108 17,340,464
1997 6,070,042 16,949,982
1996 6,070,506 16,492,480
1995 6,066,316 15,960,530
1994 5,713,854 15,033,853
1993 5,676,843 14,051,192
1992 5,858,407 13,613,316
1991 5,703,857 13,352,090
1990 5,587,052 13,094,537
1989 5,471,706 12,906,842
1988 5,365,327 12,800,558
1987 5,247,787 12,822,574
1986 5,129,414 12,770,578
1985 5,034,042 12,548,949
1984 4,926,465 12,315,954
1983 4,808,528 12,073,822
1982 4,681,390 11,824,370
1981 4,566,014 11,568,127
1980 4,383,706 11,336,221
1979 4,203,530 11,028,809
1978 4,100,338 10,618,250
1977 3,983,582 10,224,975
1976 3,882,626 9,867,209
1975 3,796,612 9,540,817
1974 3,703,590 9,236,093
1973 3,611,991 8,954,242
1972 3,617,128 8,692,935
1971 3,617,289 8,456,317
1970 3,530,432 8,250,506
1969 3,454,590 8,066,951
1968 3,380,387 7,892,613
1967 3,300,690 7,724,550
1966 3,217,960 7,562,990
1965 3,141,367 7,406,421
1964 3,055,650 7,255,061
1963 2,969,841 7,109,828
1962 2,907,943 6,969,364
1961 2,835,119 6,834,936
1960 2,764,258 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Mozambique
2100 0.31% 0.37%
2099 0.37% 0.41%
2098 0.37% 0.41%
2097 0.36% 0.45%
2096 0.38% 0.47%
2095 0.47% 0.48%
2094 0.44% 0.51%
2093 0.45% 0.52%
2092 0.45% 0.51%
2091 0.47% 0.58%
2090 0.57% 0.62%
2089 0.57% 0.62%
2088 0.53% 0.66%
2087 0.58% 0.67%
2086 0.67% 0.7%
2085 0.64% 0.71%
2084 0.63% 0.76%
2083 0.73% 0.78%
2082 0.79% 0.78%
2081 0.71% 0.8%
2080 0.81% 0.84%
2079 0.85% 0.89%
2078 0.93% 0.9%
2077 0.86% 0.92%
2076 0.97% 0.95%
2075 0.94% 0.95%
2074 1% 1.01%
2073 1.01% 1.03%
2072 0.97% 1.08%
2071 1.11% 1.09%
2070 1.1% 1.17%
2069 1.12% 1.15%
2068 1.19% 1.17%
2067 1.17% 1.23%
2066 1.26% 1.23%
2065 1.17% 1.27%
2064 1.16% 1.28%
2063 1.22% 1.36%
2062 1.24% 1.44%
2061 1.25% 1.43%
2060 1.28% 1.5%
2059 1.27% 1.54%
2058 1.29% 1.57%
2057 1.38% 1.63%
2056 1.38% 1.63%
2055 1.47% 1.64%
2054 1.49% 1.65%
2053 1.52% 1.73%
2052 1.52% 1.74%
2051 1.52% 1.78%
2050 1.71% 1.86%
2049 1.64% 1.87%
2048 1.75% 1.91%
2047 1.65% 1.94%
2046 1.85% 1.96%
2045 1.93% 2.04%
2044 1.95% 2.07%
2043 2.06% 2.16%
2042 1.98% 2.16%
2041 2.06% 2.24%
2040 2.13% 2.29%
2039 2.15% 2.33%
2038 2.21% 2.35%
2037 2.23% 2.43%
2036 2.17% 2.47%
2035 2.19% 2.56%
2034 2.24% 2.55%
2033 2.28% 2.61%
2032 2.32% 2.64%
2031 2.29% 2.67%
2030 2.34% 2.72%
2029 2.48% 2.76%
2028 2.39% 2.79%
2027 2.33% 2.83%
2026 2.38% 2.83%
2025 2.44% 2.89%
2024 2.62% 2.96%
2023 2.77% 3%
2022 2.74% 2.99%
2021 2.76% 3%
2020 2.95% 3.01%
2019 3.34% 2.98%
2018 3.07% 3.03%
2017 2.38% 3.03%
2016 1.74% 2.97%
2015 2.29% 2.94%
2014 3.45% 2.94%
2013 3.66% 2.93%
2012 3.63% 2.91%
2011 3.64% 2.83%
2010 4.79% 2.71%
2009 5.2% 2.62%
2008 4.21% 2.5%
2007 3.77% 2.41%
2006 3.67% 2.38%
2005 3.78% 2.34%
2004 3.8% 2.31%
2003 3.21% 2.29%
2002 2.86% 2.27%
2001 2.54% 2.25%
2000 2.1% 2.23%
1999 2.43% 2.27%
1998 1.93% 2.3%
1997 -0.008% 2.77%
1996 0.07% 3.33%
1995 6.17% 6.16%
1994 0.65% 6.99%
1993 -3.1% 3.22%
1992 2.71% 1.96%
1991 2.09% 1.97%
1990 2.11% 1.45%
1989 1.98% 0.83%
1988 2.24% -0.17%
1987 2.31% 0.41%
1986 1.89% 1.77%
1985 2.18% 1.89%
1984 2.45% 2.01%
1983 2.72% 2.11%
1982 2.53% 2.22%
1981 4.16% 2.05%
1980 4.29% 2.79%
1979 2.52% 3.87%
1978 2.93% 3.85%
1977 2.6% 3.63%
1976 2.27% 3.42%
1975 2.51% 3.3%
1974 2.54% 3.15%
1973 -0.14% 3.01%
1972 -0.004% 2.8%
1971 2.46% 2.49%
1970 2.2% 2.28%
1969 2.2% 2.21%
1968 2.41% 2.18%
1967 2.57% 2.14%
1966 2.44% 2.11%
1965 2.81% 2.09%
1964 2.89% 2.04%
1963 2.13% 2.02%
1962 2.57% 1.97%
1961 2.56% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Burundi grew by 2.44%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Burundi Mozambique
Current population
14909238
37173146
Population rank 78/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.45%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.13 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
5.61 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +938 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 17/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -65,573
Net migration rank 169/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -65,573
2024 372,843 -27,074 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 368,917 1,995 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 363,786 1,995 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 359,844 -14,415 951,234 -23,103
2020 361,654 -10,189 945,952 -25,864
2019 357,672 14,253 927,581 -49,080
2018 351,704 68,141 903,176 -50,224
2017 353,879 -68,349 876,594 -25,043
2016 358,393 -109,296 850,430 -43,398
2015 370,856 -236,207 824,435 -52,374
2014 367,797 -6,856 799,778 -53,625
2013 362,224 -2,285 784,641 -57,067
2012 354,068 22,617 763,088 -63,131
2011 348,934 -19,513 741,303 -63,638
2010 341,808 11,845 719,025 -97,079
2009 319,583 184,359 693,673 -100,625
2008 300,750 79,319 654,920 -102,534
2007 285,323 22,129 610,913 -100,490
2006 269,874 15,322 586,009 -95,333
2005 253,401 17,905 570,132 -95,770
2004 234,891 47,091 554,973 -100,824
2003 216,295 36,719 540,992 -99,484
2002 201,892 -16,871 529,867 -103,102
2001 184,541 9,967 519,594 -105,130
2000 173,867 -40,032 506,162 -104,476
1999 166,699 -34,465 491,814 -103,223
1998 154,010 13,840 474,453 -74,952
1997 150,404 -84,126 461,209 -79,732
1996 158,920 -226,317 442,559 90,975
1995 160,284 -84,697 421,630 108,751
1994 112,968 516,373 384,821 938,163
1993 128,898 -684,261 369,518 272,829
1992 156,420 35,769 362,373 -128,960
1991 156,148 -39,236 357,676 -68,644
1990 156,617 -39,926 353,290 -127,215
1989 157,547 -43,561 348,833 -199,509
1988 145,234 -46,464 349,480 -286,247
1987 157,481 -21,179 334,438 -441,710
1986 156,170 -55,742 332,609 -121,350
1985 156,896 -66,574 307,625 -75,642
1984 154,366 -29,534 304,524 -70,532
1983 152,801 -41,756 324,158 -73,899
1982 147,090 -3,844 321,493 -72,852
1981 146,231 -58,723 322,207 -58,347
1980 127,746 149,361 349,586 -149,650
1979 123,377 -40,126 331,162 83,699
1978 114,884 8,247 310,403 95,859
1977 108,488 1,884 289,193 91,082
1976 104,396 -12,848 273,924 61,326
1975 101,172 -20,693 257,984 59,562
1974 95,486 10,065 240,665 51,238
1973 74,805 2,843 226,847 44,951
1972 30,532 -118,457 215,793 35,023
1971 95,153 -7,569 211,137 11,297
1970 92,476 -6,346 207,385 -18,197
1969 90,852 -25,292 202,174 -24,251
1968 88,765 -5,917 197,623 -26,872
1967 86,373 -9,821 193,044 -27,672
1966 83,651 5,262 189,218 -31,462
1965 78,208 -13,947 185,931 -30,538
1964 77,528 29,639 182,334 -35,005
1963 75,962 -11,502 180,867 -37,738
1962 74,710 -15,378 176,297 -38,504
1961 71,216 15,094 171,236 -40,181
1960 70,032 -14,620 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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