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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 16.4 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.12% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Burundi vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Nigeria
2100 38,293,853 481,678,166
2099 38,174,358 481,494,914
2098 38,032,126 481,219,866
2097 37,893,681 480,876,108
2096 37,756,449 480,460,381
2095 37,614,540 479,976,454
2094 37,436,871 479,432,855
2093 37,274,132 478,807,152
2092 37,108,508 478,097,591
2091 36,942,857 477,274,569
2090 36,771,082 476,367,086
2089 36,563,987 475,363,859
2088 36,355,008 474,268,867
2087 36,164,606 473,072,894
2086 35,954,669 471,769,229
2085 35,713,632 470,365,292
2084 35,484,958 468,843,169
2083 35,263,538 467,224,322
2082 35,009,446 465,509,151
2081 34,736,107 463,679,779
2080 34,490,976 461,741,930
2079 34,213,139 459,680,797
2078 33,926,177 457,513,367
2077 33,614,120 455,254,796
2076 33,328,275 452,885,729
2075 33,008,877 450,402,898
2074 32,701,037 447,825,224
2073 32,376,989 445,152,156
2072 32,052,692 442,375,349
2071 31,745,266 439,499,004
2070 31,397,738 436,539,777
2069 31,057,284 433,472,204
2068 30,714,517 430,320,190
2067 30,354,696 427,066,199
2066 30,003,347 423,736,078
2065 29,629,671 420,318,527
2064 29,285,762 416,811,285
2063 28,949,355 413,231,409
2062 28,601,048 409,583,480
2061 28,250,749 405,859,509
2060 27,902,252 402,073,494
2059 27,548,599 398,228,736
2058 27,202,405 394,315,883
2057 26,854,783 390,341,867
2056 26,488,466 386,298,064
2055 26,128,941 382,193,151
2054 25,749,289 378,030,342
2053 25,370,938 373,799,276
2052 24,991,164 369,501,634
2051 24,616,398 365,149,555
2050 24,248,417 360,734,783
2049 23,841,324 356,271,401
2048 23,457,774 351,752,501
2047 23,054,780 347,169,674
2046 22,680,495 342,532,578
2045 22,268,462 337,834,528
2044 21,845,832 333,076,416
2043 21,428,437 328,256,555
2042 20,996,812 323,388,886
2041 20,590,106 318,469,120
2040 20,174,211 313,492,800
2039 19,754,227 308,474,350
2038 19,337,942 303,423,786
2037 18,919,404 298,351,344
2036 18,507,313 293,250,795
2035 18,115,077 288,138,368
2034 17,727,651 283,018,151
2033 17,339,180 277,897,810
2032 16,953,330 272,769,123
2031 16,569,289 267,666,779
2030 16,198,007 262,583,487
2029 15,827,843 257,504,936
2028 15,445,059 252,465,743
2027 15,084,625 247,457,208
2026 14,740,747 242,477,499
2025 14,397,864 237,546,527
2024 14,047,786 232,679,478
2023 13,689,450 227,882,945
2022 13,321,097 223,150,896
2021 12,965,481 218,529,286
2020 12,617,036 213,996,181
2019 12,255,336 209,485,641
2018 11,859,446 204,938,755
2017 11,506,762 200,254,579
2016 11,239,451 195,443,700
2015 11,047,580 190,671,878
2014 10,799,785 185,896,915
2013 10,439,341 181,049,443
2012 10,071,028 176,200,625
2011 9,717,978 171,379,598
2010 9,376,444 166,642,886
2009 8,947,646 162,049,464
2008 8,505,637 157,595,014
2007 8,161,874 153,267,261
2006 7,865,547 149,077,334
2005 7,587,299 145,017,253
2004 7,310,656 141,057,045
2003 7,043,154 137,202,644
2002 6,824,132 133,471,989
2001 6,634,365 129,862,595
2000 6,470,194 126,382,494
1999 6,337,155 123,047,320
1998 6,187,108 119,846,254
1997 6,070,042 116,754,792
1996 6,070,506 113,754,779
1995 6,066,316 110,819,428
1994 5,713,854 107,935,714
1993 5,676,843 105,122,069
1992 5,858,407 102,372,770
1991 5,703,857 99,720,162
1990 5,587,052 97,120,925
1989 5,471,706 94,531,014
1988 5,365,327 92,020,090
1987 5,247,787 89,591,716
1986 5,129,414 87,235,953
1985 5,034,042 84,897,973
1984 4,926,465 82,526,443
1983 4,808,528 80,438,260
1982 4,681,390 78,378,701
1981 4,566,014 76,068,103
1980 4,383,706 73,764,641
1979 4,203,530 71,498,242
1978 4,100,338 69,326,532
1977 3,983,582 67,234,590
1976 3,882,626 65,258,009
1975 3,796,612 63,410,815
1974 3,703,590 61,679,144
1973 3,611,991 60,082,139
1972 3,617,128 58,601,748
1971 3,617,289 57,214,684
1970 3,530,432 55,893,838
1969 3,454,590 54,631,914
1968 3,380,387 53,432,783
1967 3,300,690 52,293,065
1966 3,217,960 51,188,234
1965 3,141,367 50,086,764
1964 3,055,650 49,012,016
1963 2,969,841 47,973,575
1962 2,907,943 46,965,292
1961 2,835,119 45,989,310
1960 2,764,258 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Nigeria
2100 0.31% 0.04%
2099 0.37% 0.06%
2098 0.37% 0.07%
2097 0.36% 0.09%
2096 0.38% 0.1%
2095 0.47% 0.11%
2094 0.44% 0.13%
2093 0.45% 0.15%
2092 0.45% 0.17%
2091 0.47% 0.19%
2090 0.57% 0.21%
2089 0.57% 0.23%
2088 0.53% 0.25%
2087 0.58% 0.28%
2086 0.67% 0.3%
2085 0.64% 0.32%
2084 0.63% 0.35%
2083 0.73% 0.37%
2082 0.79% 0.39%
2081 0.71% 0.42%
2080 0.81% 0.45%
2079 0.85% 0.47%
2078 0.93% 0.5%
2077 0.86% 0.52%
2076 0.97% 0.55%
2075 0.94% 0.58%
2074 1% 0.6%
2073 1.01% 0.63%
2072 0.97% 0.65%
2071 1.11% 0.68%
2070 1.1% 0.71%
2069 1.12% 0.73%
2068 1.19% 0.76%
2067 1.17% 0.79%
2066 1.26% 0.81%
2065 1.17% 0.84%
2064 1.16% 0.87%
2063 1.22% 0.89%
2062 1.24% 0.92%
2061 1.25% 0.94%
2060 1.28% 0.97%
2059 1.27% 0.99%
2058 1.29% 1.02%
2057 1.38% 1.05%
2056 1.38% 1.07%
2055 1.47% 1.1%
2054 1.49% 1.13%
2053 1.52% 1.16%
2052 1.52% 1.19%
2051 1.52% 1.22%
2050 1.71% 1.25%
2049 1.64% 1.28%
2048 1.75% 1.32%
2047 1.65% 1.35%
2046 1.85% 1.39%
2045 1.93% 1.43%
2044 1.95% 1.47%
2043 2.06% 1.51%
2042 1.98% 1.54%
2041 2.06% 1.59%
2040 2.13% 1.63%
2039 2.15% 1.66%
2038 2.21% 1.7%
2037 2.23% 1.74%
2036 2.17% 1.77%
2035 2.19% 1.81%
2034 2.24% 1.84%
2033 2.28% 1.88%
2032 2.32% 1.91%
2031 2.29% 1.94%
2030 2.34% 1.97%
2029 2.48% 2%
2028 2.39% 2.02%
2027 2.33% 2.05%
2026 2.38% 2.08%
2025 2.49% 2.09%
2024 2.62% 2.1%
2023 2.77% 2.12%
2022 2.74% 2.11%
2021 2.76% 2.12%
2020 2.95% 2.15%
2019 3.34% 2.22%
2018 3.07% 2.34%
2017 2.38% 2.46%
2016 1.74% 2.5%
2015 2.29% 2.57%
2014 3.45% 2.68%
2013 3.66% 2.75%
2012 3.63% 2.81%
2011 3.64% 2.84%
2010 4.79% 2.83%
2009 5.2% 2.83%
2008 4.21% 2.82%
2007 3.77% 2.81%
2006 3.67% 2.8%
2005 3.78% 2.81%
2004 3.8% 2.81%
2003 3.21% 2.8%
2002 2.86% 2.78%
2001 2.54% 2.75%
2000 2.1% 2.71%
1999 2.43% 2.67%
1998 1.93% 2.65%
1997 -0.008% 2.64%
1996 0.07% 2.65%
1995 6.17% 2.67%
1994 0.65% 2.68%
1993 -3.1% 2.69%
1992 2.71% 2.66%
1991 2.09% 2.68%
1990 2.11% 2.74%
1989 1.98% 2.73%
1988 2.24% 2.71%
1987 2.31% 2.7%
1986 1.89% 2.75%
1985 2.18% 2.87%
1984 2.45% 2.6%
1983 2.72% 2.63%
1982 2.53% 3.04%
1981 4.16% 3.12%
1980 4.29% 3.17%
1979 2.52% 3.13%
1978 2.93% 3.11%
1977 2.6% 3.03%
1976 2.27% 2.91%
1975 2.51% 2.81%
1974 2.54% 2.66%
1973 -0.14% 2.53%
1972 -0.004% 2.42%
1971 2.46% 2.36%
1970 2.2% 2.31%
1969 2.2% 2.24%
1968 2.41% 2.18%
1967 2.57% 2.16%
1966 2.44% 2.2%
1965 2.81% 2.19%
1964 2.89% 2.16%
1963 2.13% 2.15%
1962 2.57% 2.12%
1961 2.56% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Burundi Nigeria
Current population
14833763
243824469
Population rank 78/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 2.94%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 48/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -15,258
Net migration rank 169/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -15,258
2024 - -27,074 - -35,202
2023 368,917 1,995 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 363,786 1,995 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 359,844 -14,415 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 361,654 -10,189 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 357,672 14,253 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 351,704 68,141 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 353,879 -68,349 4,706,183 78,685
2016 358,393 -109,296 4,761,594 75,265
2015 370,856 -236,207 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 367,797 -6,856 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 362,224 -2,285 4,811,751 40,201
2012 354,068 22,617 4,774,508 71,138
2011 348,934 -19,513 4,728,363 67,808
2010 341,808 11,845 4,629,173 47,966
2009 319,583 184,359 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 300,750 79,319 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 285,323 22,129 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 269,874 15,322 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 253,401 17,905 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 234,891 47,091 3,877,376 46,370
2003 216,295 36,719 3,751,120 33,857
2002 201,892 -16,871 3,606,814 69,594
2001 184,541 9,967 3,478,370 64,163
2000 173,867 -40,032 3,343,196 74,535
1999 166,699 -34,465 3,155,425 97,195
1998 154,010 13,840 3,003,946 145,575
1997 150,404 -84,126 2,936,500 96,885
1996 158,920 -226,317 2,882,205 84,448
1995 160,284 -84,697 2,830,771 73,243
1994 112,968 516,373 2,735,198 128,134
1993 128,898 -684,261 2,673,675 90,200
1992 156,420 35,769 2,596,173 138,412
1991 156,148 -39,236 2,527,807 42,760
1990 156,617 -39,926 2,491,928 135,959
1989 157,547 -43,561 2,452,324 99,588
1988 145,234 -46,464 2,376,419 93,510
1987 157,481 -21,179 2,322,397 64,418
1986 156,170 -55,742 2,295,003 29,682
1985 156,896 -66,574 2,289,784 61,514
1984 154,366 -29,534 2,278,060 113,758
1983 152,801 -41,756 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 147,090 -3,844 2,233,401 101,116
1981 146,231 -58,723 2,179,884 106,723
1980 127,746 149,361 2,121,618 198,672
1979 123,377 -40,126 2,074,807 137,721
1978 114,884 8,247 2,019,621 111,258
1977 108,488 1,884 1,923,917 129,075
1976 104,396 -12,848 1,827,289 72,889
1975 101,172 -20,693 1,718,623 75,603
1974 95,486 10,065 1,624,813 44,281
1973 74,805 2,843 1,525,485 -618
1972 30,532 -118,457 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 95,153 -7,569 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 92,476 -6,346 1,295,507 7,953
1969 90,852 -25,292 1,213,484 6,912
1968 88,765 -5,917 1,168,254 9,615
1967 86,373 -9,821 1,082,884 18,683
1966 83,651 5,262 1,095,582 12,513
1965 78,208 -13,947 1,061,840 32,988
1964 77,528 29,639 1,028,272 26,411
1963 75,962 -11,502 995,116 27,115
1962 74,710 -15,378 966,452 27,906
1961 71,216 15,094 932,111 25,515
1960 70,032 -14,620 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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