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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 17.6 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.32% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Burundi vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Pakistan
2100 38,293,853 514,531,704
2099 38,174,358 513,655,674
2098 38,032,126 512,727,636
2097 37,893,681 511,735,790
2096 37,756,449 510,636,755
2095 37,614,540 509,437,875
2094 37,436,871 508,130,071
2093 37,274,132 506,765,644
2092 37,108,508 505,327,656
2091 36,942,857 503,824,444
2090 36,771,082 502,264,268
2089 36,563,987 500,660,501
2088 36,355,008 498,935,983
2087 36,164,606 497,190,466
2086 35,954,669 495,313,036
2085 35,713,632 493,366,305
2084 35,484,958 491,354,778
2083 35,263,538 489,225,193
2082 35,009,446 486,984,952
2081 34,736,107 484,673,501
2080 34,490,976 482,257,479
2079 34,213,139 479,813,404
2078 33,926,177 477,277,836
2077 33,614,120 474,593,860
2076 33,328,275 471,779,348
2075 33,008,877 468,855,468
2074 32,701,037 465,875,137
2073 32,376,989 462,811,079
2072 32,052,692 459,656,523
2071 31,745,266 456,423,506
2070 31,397,738 453,095,985
2069 31,057,284 449,655,599
2068 30,714,517 446,126,774
2067 30,354,696 442,540,629
2066 30,003,347 438,879,326
2065 29,629,671 435,169,856
2064 29,285,762 431,394,393
2063 28,949,355 427,575,887
2062 28,601,048 423,636,352
2061 28,250,749 419,672,017
2060 27,902,252 415,638,125
2059 27,548,599 411,576,344
2058 27,202,405 407,429,129
2057 26,854,783 403,233,874
2056 26,488,466 398,948,355
2055 26,128,941 394,645,693
2054 25,749,289 390,303,954
2053 25,370,938 385,922,748
2052 24,991,164 381,488,696
2051 24,616,398 377,018,239
2050 24,248,417 372,476,884
2049 23,841,324 367,909,407
2048 23,457,774 363,310,560
2047 23,054,780 358,659,474
2046 22,680,495 353,929,775
2045 22,268,462 349,156,085
2044 21,845,832 344,371,692
2043 21,428,437 339,561,029
2042 20,996,812 334,731,546
2041 20,590,106 329,875,686
2040 20,174,211 325,039,429
2039 19,754,227 320,137,108
2038 19,337,942 315,207,413
2037 18,919,404 310,312,684
2036 18,507,313 305,408,418
2035 18,115,077 300,541,523
2034 17,727,651 295,686,893
2033 17,339,180 290,851,174
2032 16,953,330 286,070,650
2031 16,569,289 281,351,929
2030 16,198,007 276,708,987
2029 15,827,843 272,189,955
2028 15,445,059 267,728,673
2027 15,084,625 263,390,059
2026 14,740,747 259,231,214
2025 14,397,864 255,166,301
2024 14,047,786 251,269,164
2023 13,689,450 247,504,495
2022 13,321,097 243,700,667
2021 12,965,481 239,477,801
2020 12,617,036 235,001,746
2019 12,255,336 230,800,899
2018 11,859,446 226,928,892
2017 11,506,762 223,273,967
2016 11,239,451 220,138,869
2015 11,047,580 217,290,883
2014 10,799,785 214,264,647
2013 10,439,341 211,073,978
2012 10,071,028 207,667,125
2011 9,717,978 203,746,065
2010 9,376,444 199,239,047
2009 8,947,646 194,376,534
2008 8,505,637 189,499,113
2007 8,161,874 184,493,231
2006 7,865,547 179,682,690
2005 7,587,299 175,453,212
2004 7,310,656 171,286,000
2003 7,043,154 167,110,248
2002 6,824,132 163,222,549
2001 6,634,365 159,270,907
2000 6,470,194 154,879,127
1999 6,337,155 150,565,377
1998 6,187,108 146,522,356
1997 6,070,042 142,531,804
1996 6,070,506 138,557,092
1995 6,066,316 134,582,253
1994 5,713,854 130,748,083
1993 5,676,843 127,020,117
1992 5,858,407 123,546,848
1991 5,703,857 120,060,406
1990 5,587,052 116,155,576
1989 5,471,706 112,336,629
1988 5,365,327 108,724,739
1987 5,247,787 105,130,717
1986 5,129,414 101,606,764
1985 5,034,042 98,229,285
1984 4,926,465 95,164,936
1983 4,808,528 92,227,711
1982 4,681,390 89,089,246
1981 4,566,014 85,802,049
1980 4,383,706 82,291,010
1979 4,203,530 78,997,039
1978 4,100,338 76,307,379
1977 3,983,582 73,901,827
1976 3,882,626 71,620,254
1975 3,796,612 69,461,175
1974 3,703,590 67,415,487
1973 3,611,991 65,461,912
1972 3,617,128 63,583,194
1971 3,617,289 61,847,899
1970 3,530,432 60,166,719
1969 3,454,590 58,460,939
1968 3,380,387 56,810,507
1967 3,300,690 55,214,768
1966 3,217,960 53,678,667
1965 3,141,367 52,209,010
1964 3,055,650 50,799,999
1963 2,969,841 49,447,776
1962 2,907,943 48,156,128
1961 2,835,119 46,921,277
1960 2,764,258 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Pakistan
2100 0.31% 0.17%
2099 0.37% 0.18%
2098 0.37% 0.19%
2097 0.36% 0.22%
2096 0.38% 0.24%
2095 0.47% 0.26%
2094 0.44% 0.27%
2093 0.45% 0.28%
2092 0.45% 0.3%
2091 0.47% 0.31%
2090 0.57% 0.32%
2089 0.57% 0.35%
2088 0.53% 0.35%
2087 0.58% 0.38%
2086 0.67% 0.39%
2085 0.64% 0.41%
2084 0.63% 0.44%
2083 0.73% 0.46%
2082 0.79% 0.48%
2081 0.71% 0.5%
2080 0.81% 0.51%
2079 0.85% 0.53%
2078 0.93% 0.57%
2077 0.86% 0.6%
2076 0.97% 0.62%
2075 0.94% 0.64%
2074 1% 0.66%
2073 1.01% 0.69%
2072 0.97% 0.71%
2071 1.11% 0.73%
2070 1.1% 0.77%
2069 1.12% 0.79%
2068 1.19% 0.81%
2067 1.17% 0.83%
2066 1.26% 0.85%
2065 1.17% 0.88%
2064 1.16% 0.89%
2063 1.22% 0.93%
2062 1.24% 0.94%
2061 1.25% 0.97%
2060 1.28% 0.99%
2059 1.27% 1.02%
2058 1.29% 1.04%
2057 1.38% 1.07%
2056 1.38% 1.09%
2055 1.47% 1.11%
2054 1.49% 1.14%
2053 1.52% 1.16%
2052 1.52% 1.19%
2051 1.52% 1.22%
2050 1.71% 1.24%
2049 1.64% 1.27%
2048 1.75% 1.3%
2047 1.65% 1.34%
2046 1.85% 1.37%
2045 1.93% 1.39%
2044 1.95% 1.42%
2043 2.06% 1.44%
2042 1.98% 1.47%
2041 2.06% 1.49%
2040 2.13% 1.53%
2039 2.15% 1.56%
2038 2.21% 1.58%
2037 2.23% 1.61%
2036 2.17% 1.62%
2035 2.19% 1.64%
2034 2.24% 1.66%
2033 2.28% 1.67%
2032 2.32% 1.68%
2031 2.29% 1.68%
2030 2.34% 1.66%
2029 2.48% 1.67%
2028 2.39% 1.65%
2027 2.33% 1.6%
2026 2.38% 1.59%
2025 2.49% 1.55%
2024 2.62% 1.52%
2023 2.77% 1.56%
2022 2.74% 1.76%
2021 2.76% 1.9%
2020 2.95% 1.82%
2019 3.34% 1.71%
2018 3.07% 1.64%
2017 2.38% 1.42%
2016 1.74% 1.31%
2015 2.29% 1.41%
2014 3.45% 1.51%
2013 3.66% 1.64%
2012 3.63% 1.92%
2011 3.64% 2.26%
2010 4.79% 2.5%
2009 5.2% 2.57%
2008 4.21% 2.71%
2007 3.77% 2.68%
2006 3.67% 2.41%
2005 3.78% 2.43%
2004 3.8% 2.5%
2003 3.21% 2.38%
2002 2.86% 2.48%
2001 2.54% 2.84%
2000 2.1% 2.87%
1999 2.43% 2.76%
1998 1.93% 2.8%
1997 -0.008% 2.87%
1996 0.07% 2.95%
1995 6.17% 2.93%
1994 0.65% 2.93%
1993 -3.1% 2.81%
1992 2.71% 2.9%
1991 2.09% 3.36%
1990 2.11% 3.4%
1989 1.98% 3.32%
1988 2.24% 3.42%
1987 2.31% 3.47%
1986 1.89% 3.44%
1985 2.18% 3.22%
1984 2.45% 3.18%
1983 2.72% 3.52%
1982 2.53% 3.83%
1981 4.16% 4.27%
1980 4.29% 4.17%
1979 2.52% 3.52%
1978 2.93% 3.26%
1977 2.6% 3.19%
1976 2.27% 3.11%
1975 2.51% 3.03%
1974 2.54% 2.98%
1973 -0.14% 2.95%
1972 -0.004% 2.81%
1971 2.46% 2.79%
1970 2.2% 2.92%
1969 2.2% 2.91%
1968 2.41% 2.89%
1967 2.57% 2.86%
1966 2.44% 2.81%
1965 2.81% 2.77%
1964 2.89% 2.73%
1963 2.13% 2.68%
1962 2.57% 2.63%
1961 2.56% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Burundi Pakistan
Current population
14833763
260356147
Population rank 78/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 3.14%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 70/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -34,727 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 169/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -1,235,336
2024 - -27,074 - -1,401,173
2023 368,917 1,995 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 363,786 1,995 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 359,844 -14,415 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 361,654 -10,189 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 357,672 14,253 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 351,704 68,141 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 353,879 -68,349 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 358,393 -109,296 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 370,856 -236,207 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 367,797 -6,856 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 362,224 -2,285 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 354,068 22,617 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 348,934 -19,513 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 341,808 11,845 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 319,583 184,359 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 300,750 79,319 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 285,323 22,129 4,690,187 576,349
2006 269,874 15,322 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 253,401 17,905 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 234,891 47,091 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 216,295 36,719 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 201,892 -16,871 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 184,541 9,967 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 173,867 -40,032 4,281,169 252,869
1999 166,699 -34,465 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 154,010 13,840 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 150,404 -84,126 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 158,920 -226,317 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 160,284 -84,697 3,977,175 11,534
1994 112,968 516,373 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 128,898 -684,261 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 156,420 35,769 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 156,148 -39,236 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 156,617 -39,926 3,731,730 275,242
1989 157,547 -43,561 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 145,234 -46,464 3,554,755 38,139
1987 157,481 -21,179 3,448,813 146,364
1986 156,170 -55,742 3,341,643 111,045
1985 156,896 -66,574 3,233,315 68,860
1984 154,366 -29,534 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 152,801 -41,756 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 147,090 -3,844 2,934,689 294,252
1981 146,231 -58,723 2,790,454 555,032
1980 127,746 149,361 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 123,377 -40,126 2,461,311 450,003
1978 114,884 8,247 2,356,601 111,386
1977 108,488 1,884 2,257,849 85,250
1976 104,396 -12,848 2,171,812 48,238
1975 101,172 -20,693 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 95,486 10,065 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 74,805 2,843 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 30,532 -118,457 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 95,153 -7,569 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 92,476 -6,346 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 90,852 -25,292 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 88,765 -5,917 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 86,373 -9,821 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 83,651 5,262 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 78,208 -13,947 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 77,528 29,639 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 75,962 -11,502 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 74,710 -15,378 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 71,216 15,094 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 70,032 -14,620 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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