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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 3.73 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Burundi vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Myanmar
2100 38,293,853 49,949,080
2099 38,174,358 50,198,343
2098 38,032,126 50,447,153
2097 37,893,681 50,695,410
2096 37,756,449 50,944,916
2095 37,614,540 51,196,278
2094 37,436,871 51,446,607
2093 37,274,132 51,693,545
2092 37,108,508 51,939,182
2091 36,942,857 52,186,904
2090 36,771,082 52,430,723
2089 36,563,987 52,669,995
2088 36,355,008 52,907,277
2087 36,164,606 53,143,840
2086 35,954,669 53,378,681
2085 35,713,632 53,610,966
2084 35,484,958 53,838,657
2083 35,263,538 54,062,724
2082 35,009,446 54,285,392
2081 34,736,107 54,505,055
2080 34,490,976 54,722,128
2079 34,213,139 54,937,654
2078 33,926,177 55,150,792
2077 33,614,120 55,357,283
2076 33,328,275 55,562,845
2075 33,008,877 55,765,753
2074 32,701,037 55,964,774
2073 32,376,989 56,160,415
2072 32,052,692 56,349,733
2071 31,745,266 56,533,780
2070 31,397,738 56,713,930
2069 31,057,284 56,887,406
2068 30,714,517 57,055,818
2067 30,354,696 57,217,287
2066 30,003,347 57,373,788
2065 29,629,671 57,525,666
2064 29,285,762 57,671,683
2063 28,949,355 57,808,968
2062 28,601,048 57,938,764
2061 28,250,749 58,067,183
2060 27,902,252 58,186,565
2059 27,548,599 58,295,246
2058 27,202,405 58,392,324
2057 26,854,783 58,481,859
2056 26,488,466 58,565,952
2055 26,128,941 58,636,423
2054 25,749,289 58,697,613
2053 25,370,938 58,745,390
2052 24,991,164 58,783,172
2051 24,616,398 58,809,843
2050 24,248,417 58,824,293
2049 23,841,324 58,829,688
2048 23,457,774 58,823,499
2047 23,054,780 58,805,696
2046 22,680,495 58,775,337
2045 22,268,462 58,728,250
2044 21,845,832 58,671,458
2043 21,428,437 58,601,589
2042 20,996,812 58,516,227
2041 20,590,106 58,417,678
2040 20,174,211 58,306,713
2039 19,754,227 58,181,537
2038 19,337,942 58,041,212
2037 18,919,404 57,888,662
2036 18,507,313 57,724,649
2035 18,115,077 57,544,156
2034 17,727,651 57,348,842
2033 17,339,180 57,137,545
2032 16,953,330 56,910,400
2031 16,569,289 56,667,160
2030 16,198,007 56,407,549
2029 15,827,843 56,133,620
2028 15,445,059 55,840,949
2027 15,084,625 55,531,050
2026 14,740,747 55,203,523
2025 14,397,864 54,860,498
2024 14,047,786 54,500,091
2023 13,689,450 54,133,798
2022 13,321,097 53,756,787
2021 12,965,481 53,387,102
2020 12,617,036 53,016,522
2019 12,255,336 52,640,713
2018 11,859,446 52,272,247
2017 11,506,762 51,894,938
2016 11,239,451 51,495,696
2015 11,047,580 51,089,056
2014 10,799,785 50,681,634
2013 10,439,341 50,262,658
2012 10,071,028 49,837,446
2011 9,717,978 49,419,820
2010 9,376,444 49,024,382
2009 8,947,646 48,660,459
2008 8,505,637 48,390,793
2007 8,161,874 48,125,043
2006 7,865,547 47,785,135
2005 7,587,299 47,438,365
2004 7,310,656 47,068,772
2003 7,043,154 46,667,192
2002 6,824,132 46,232,653
2001 6,634,365 45,771,139
2000 6,470,194 45,290,841
1999 6,337,155 44,787,724
1998 6,187,108 44,257,793
1997 6,070,042 43,708,798
1996 6,070,506 43,154,860
1995 6,066,316 42,605,338
1994 5,713,854 42,055,143
1993 5,676,843 41,502,429
1992 5,858,407 40,950,342
1991 5,703,857 40,394,154
1990 5,587,052 39,817,251
1989 5,471,706 39,214,618
1988 5,365,327 38,600,927
1987 5,247,787 37,971,594
1986 5,129,414 37,314,878
1985 5,034,042 36,622,827
1984 4,926,465 35,899,313
1983 4,808,528 35,162,715
1982 4,681,390 34,482,965
1981 4,566,014 33,858,783
1980 4,383,706 33,227,204
1979 4,203,530 32,596,550
1978 4,100,338 31,972,976
1977 3,983,582 31,355,966
1976 3,882,626 30,758,811
1975 3,796,612 30,176,565
1974 3,703,590 29,598,167
1973 3,611,991 29,026,388
1972 3,617,128 28,428,324
1971 3,617,289 27,807,219
1970 3,530,432 27,193,016
1969 3,454,590 26,585,112
1968 3,380,387 25,989,662
1967 3,300,690 25,406,429
1966 3,217,960 24,836,496
1965 3,141,367 24,279,431
1964 3,055,650 23,737,315
1963 2,969,841 23,213,408
1962 2,907,943 22,704,719
1961 2,835,119 22,210,581
1960 2,764,258 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Myanmar
2100 0.31% -0.5%
2099 0.37% -0.49%
2098 0.37% -0.49%
2097 0.36% -0.49%
2096 0.38% -0.49%
2095 0.47% -0.49%
2094 0.44% -0.48%
2093 0.45% -0.47%
2092 0.45% -0.47%
2091 0.47% -0.47%
2090 0.57% -0.45%
2089 0.57% -0.45%
2088 0.53% -0.45%
2087 0.58% -0.44%
2086 0.67% -0.43%
2085 0.64% -0.42%
2084 0.63% -0.41%
2083 0.73% -0.41%
2082 0.79% -0.4%
2081 0.71% -0.4%
2080 0.81% -0.39%
2079 0.85% -0.39%
2078 0.93% -0.37%
2077 0.86% -0.37%
2076 0.97% -0.36%
2075 0.94% -0.36%
2074 1% -0.35%
2073 1.01% -0.34%
2072 0.97% -0.33%
2071 1.11% -0.32%
2070 1.1% -0.3%
2069 1.12% -0.3%
2068 1.19% -0.28%
2067 1.17% -0.27%
2066 1.26% -0.26%
2065 1.17% -0.25%
2064 1.16% -0.24%
2063 1.22% -0.22%
2062 1.24% -0.22%
2061 1.25% -0.21%
2060 1.28% -0.19%
2059 1.27% -0.17%
2058 1.29% -0.15%
2057 1.38% -0.14%
2056 1.38% -0.12%
2055 1.47% -0.1%
2054 1.49% -0.08%
2053 1.52% -0.06%
2052 1.52% -0.05%
2051 1.52% -0.02%
2050 1.71% -0.009%
2049 1.64% 0.01%
2048 1.75% 0.03%
2047 1.65% 0.05%
2046 1.85% 0.08%
2045 1.93% 0.1%
2044 1.95% 0.12%
2043 2.06% 0.15%
2042 1.98% 0.17%
2041 2.06% 0.19%
2040 2.13% 0.22%
2039 2.15% 0.24%
2038 2.21% 0.26%
2037 2.23% 0.28%
2036 2.17% 0.31%
2035 2.19% 0.34%
2034 2.24% 0.37%
2033 2.28% 0.4%
2032 2.32% 0.43%
2031 2.29% 0.46%
2030 2.34% 0.49%
2029 2.48% 0.52%
2028 2.39% 0.56%
2027 2.33% 0.59%
2026 2.38% 0.63%
2025 2.49% 0.66%
2024 2.62% 0.68%
2023 2.77% 0.7%
2022 2.74% 0.69%
2021 2.76% 0.7%
2020 2.95% 0.71%
2019 3.34% 0.7%
2018 3.07% 0.73%
2017 2.38% 0.78%
2016 1.74% 0.8%
2015 2.29% 0.8%
2014 3.45% 0.83%
2013 3.66% 0.85%
2012 3.63% 0.85%
2011 3.64% 0.81%
2010 4.79% 0.75%
2009 5.2% 0.56%
2008 4.21% 0.55%
2007 3.77% 0.71%
2006 3.67% 0.73%
2005 3.78% 0.79%
2004 3.8% 0.86%
2003 3.21% 0.94%
2002 2.86% 1.01%
2001 2.54% 1.06%
2000 2.1% 1.12%
1999 2.43% 1.2%
1998 1.93% 1.26%
1997 -0.008% 1.28%
1996 0.07% 1.29%
1995 6.17% 1.31%
1994 0.65% 1.33%
1993 -3.1% 1.35%
1992 2.71% 1.38%
1991 2.09% 1.45%
1990 2.11% 1.54%
1989 1.98% 1.59%
1988 2.24% 1.66%
1987 2.31% 1.76%
1986 1.89% 1.89%
1985 2.18% 2.02%
1984 2.45% 2.09%
1983 2.72% 1.97%
1982 2.53% 1.84%
1981 4.16% 1.9%
1980 4.29% 1.93%
1979 2.52% 1.95%
1978 2.93% 1.97%
1977 2.6% 1.94%
1976 2.27% 1.93%
1975 2.51% 1.95%
1974 2.54% 1.97%
1973 -0.14% 2.1%
1972 -0.004% 2.23%
1971 2.46% 2.26%
1970 2.2% 2.29%
1969 2.2% 2.29%
1968 2.41% 2.3%
1967 2.57% 2.29%
1966 2.44% 2.29%
1965 2.81% 2.28%
1964 2.89% 2.26%
1963 2.13% 2.24%
1962 2.57% 2.22%
1961 2.56% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Burundi Myanmar
Current population
14833763
55292116
Population rank 78/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.67%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 118/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -39,661
Net migration rank 169/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -39,661
2024 - -27,074 - -37,979
2023 368,917 1,995 408,331 -34,989
2022 363,786 1,995 415,647 -34,988
2021 359,844 -14,415 394,104 -35,370
2020 361,654 -10,189 448,626 -66,213
2019 357,672 14,253 469,924 -100,783
2018 351,704 68,141 482,316 -114,598
2017 353,879 -68,349 492,276 -105,415
2016 358,393 -109,296 499,508 -87,907
2015 370,856 -236,207 495,769 -94,108
2014 367,797 -6,856 488,114 -74,901
2013 362,224 -2,285 487,648 -62,863
2012 354,068 22,617 487,210 -61,536
2011 348,934 -19,513 492,271 -82,713
2010 341,808 11,845 497,745 -116,481
2009 319,583 184,359 505,144 -158,542
2008 300,750 79,319 373,287 -180,533
2007 285,323 22,129 523,745 -184,989
2006 269,874 15,322 527,165 -186,098
2005 253,401 17,905 537,429 -185,009
2004 234,891 47,091 556,494 -169,736
2003 216,295 36,719 582,173 -165,739
2002 201,892 -16,871 602,873 -150,232
2001 184,541 9,967 601,524 -131,124
2000 173,867 -40,032 596,979 -106,772
1999 166,699 -34,465 597,916 -81,874
1998 154,010 13,840 606,110 -62,281
1997 150,404 -84,126 613,103 -58,954
1996 158,920 -226,317 619,488 -65,766
1995 160,284 -84,697 620,376 -75,097
1994 112,968 516,373 626,411 -71,359
1993 128,898 -684,261 633,576 -83,214
1992 156,420 35,769 634,484 -80,661
1991 156,148 -39,236 637,622 -79,059
1990 156,617 -39,926 636,081 -40,859
1989 157,547 -43,561 636,610 -26,585
1988 145,234 -46,464 630,392 -13,046
1987 157,481 -21,179 652,960 -11,642
1986 156,170 -55,742 679,467 -7,351
1985 156,896 -66,574 705,905 6,074
1984 154,366 -29,534 723,623 11,433
1983 152,801 -41,756 719,710 18,427
1982 147,090 -3,844 701,212 -79,856
1981 146,231 -58,723 679,851 -52,839
1980 127,746 149,361 673,815 -37,679
1979 123,377 -40,126 669,338 -44,174
1978 114,884 8,247 658,068 -36,055
1977 108,488 1,884 649,915 -37,879
1976 104,396 -12,848 642,829 -60,561
1975 101,172 -20,693 635,005 -52,763
1974 95,486 10,065 628,458 -53,875
1973 74,805 2,843 624,619 -55,659
1972 30,532 -118,457 616,411 10,735
1971 95,153 -7,569 608,784 6,306
1970 92,476 -6,346 595,337 17,997
1969 90,852 -25,292 584,979 17,491
1968 88,765 -5,917 571,123 17,293
1967 86,373 -9,821 559,577 18,470
1966 83,651 5,262 546,378 15,453
1965 78,208 -13,947 533,443 18,847
1964 77,528 29,639 516,334 15,600
1963 75,962 -11,502 501,548 14,350
1962 74,710 -15,378 487,925 13,546
1961 71,216 15,094 474,818 11,972
1960 70,032 -14,620 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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