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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 9.57 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.89% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Burundi vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Russia
2100 38,293,853 124,983,377
2099 38,174,358 125,086,144
2098 38,032,126 125,186,329
2097 37,893,681 125,264,415
2096 37,756,449 125,354,177
2095 37,614,540 125,422,006
2094 37,436,871 125,474,373
2093 37,274,132 125,529,632
2092 37,108,508 125,604,261
2091 36,942,857 125,652,742
2090 36,771,082 125,707,894
2089 36,563,987 125,760,026
2088 36,355,008 125,810,124
2087 36,164,606 125,858,116
2086 35,954,669 125,926,035
2085 35,713,632 126,001,913
2084 35,484,958 126,076,414
2083 35,263,538 126,151,046
2082 35,009,446 126,234,371
2081 34,736,107 126,317,768
2080 34,490,976 126,414,511
2079 34,213,139 126,534,688
2078 33,926,177 126,674,591
2077 33,614,120 126,830,956
2076 33,328,275 126,982,766
2075 33,008,877 127,165,304
2074 32,701,037 127,362,143
2073 32,376,989 127,576,856
2072 32,052,692 127,802,632
2071 31,745,266 128,080,998
2070 31,397,738 128,353,977
2069 31,057,284 128,642,208
2068 30,714,517 128,920,237
2067 30,354,696 129,203,483
2066 30,003,347 129,511,983
2065 29,629,671 129,842,007
2064 29,285,762 130,177,089
2063 28,949,355 130,522,107
2062 28,601,048 130,851,664
2061 28,250,749 131,200,160
2060 27,902,252 131,526,812
2059 27,548,599 131,884,461
2058 27,202,405 132,247,211
2057 26,854,783 132,584,941
2056 26,488,466 132,925,501
2055 26,128,941 133,271,436
2054 25,749,289 133,595,068
2053 25,370,938 133,914,243
2052 24,991,164 134,180,223
2051 24,616,398 134,443,510
2050 24,248,417 134,687,487
2049 23,841,324 134,909,323
2048 23,457,774 135,117,641
2047 23,054,780 135,311,492
2046 22,680,495 135,482,008
2045 22,268,462 135,664,379
2044 21,845,832 135,863,165
2043 21,428,437 136,085,277
2042 20,996,812 136,307,658
2041 20,590,106 136,557,818
2040 20,174,211 136,821,807
2039 19,754,227 137,122,219
2038 19,337,942 137,433,644
2037 18,919,404 137,770,811
2036 18,507,313 138,118,955
2035 18,115,077 138,478,809
2034 17,727,651 138,852,689
2033 17,339,180 139,237,595
2032 16,953,330 139,635,142
2031 16,569,289 140,058,187
2030 16,198,007 140,453,528
2029 15,827,843 140,840,370
2028 15,445,059 141,214,141
2027 15,084,625 141,580,416
2026 14,740,747 141,906,741
2025 14,397,864 142,772,403
2024 14,047,786 143,533,851
2023 13,689,450 143,826,130
2022 13,321,097 144,236,933
2021 12,965,481 144,746,762
2020 12,617,036 145,245,148
2019 12,255,336 145,453,291
2018 11,859,446 145,398,106
2017 11,506,762 145,293,260
2016 11,239,451 145,015,460
2015 11,047,580 144,640,716
2014 10,799,785 144,237,223
2013 10,439,341 143,805,638
2012 10,071,028 143,378,447
2011 9,717,978 143,018,195
2010 9,376,444 142,849,468
2009 8,947,646 142,785,348
2008 8,505,637 142,742,366
2007 8,161,874 142,805,114
2006 7,865,547 143,049,637
2005 7,587,299 143,518,814
2004 7,310,656 144,067,316
2003 7,043,154 144,648,618
2002 6,824,132 145,306,497
2001 6,634,365 145,976,482
2000 6,470,194 146,596,869
1999 6,337,155 147,214,776
1998 6,187,108 147,670,784
1997 6,070,042 147,915,361
1996 6,070,506 148,160,129
1995 6,066,316 148,375,787
1994 5,713,854 148,407,912
1993 5,676,843 148,458,777
1992 5,858,407 148,538,197
1991 5,703,857 148,394,216
1990 5,587,052 147,969,406
1989 5,471,706 147,721,000
1988 5,365,327 146,857,000
1987 5,247,787 145,908,000
1986 5,129,414 144,894,000
1985 5,034,042 143,858,000
1984 4,926,465 142,745,000
1983 4,808,528 141,668,000
1982 4,681,390 140,823,000
1981 4,566,014 139,941,000
1980 4,383,706 139,010,000
1979 4,203,530 138,027,000
1978 4,100,338 137,060,000
1977 3,983,582 136,100,000
1976 3,882,626 135,147,000
1975 3,796,612 134,200,000
1974 3,703,590 133,432,000
1973 3,611,991 132,669,000
1972 3,617,128 131,909,000
1971 3,617,289 131,155,000
1970 3,530,432 130,404,000
1969 3,454,590 129,664,000
1968 3,380,387 128,928,000
1967 3,300,690 128,196,000
1966 3,217,960 127,468,000
1965 3,141,367 126,745,000
1964 3,055,650 125,345,000
1963 2,969,841 123,960,000
1962 2,907,943 122,591,000
1961 2,835,119 121,236,000
1960 2,764,258 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Russia
2100 0.31% -0.08%
2099 0.37% -0.08%
2098 0.37% -0.06%
2097 0.36% -0.07%
2096 0.38% -0.05%
2095 0.47% -0.04%
2094 0.44% -0.04%
2093 0.45% -0.06%
2092 0.45% -0.04%
2091 0.47% -0.04%
2090 0.57% -0.04%
2089 0.57% -0.04%
2088 0.53% -0.04%
2087 0.58% -0.05%
2086 0.67% -0.06%
2085 0.64% -0.06%
2084 0.63% -0.06%
2083 0.73% -0.07%
2082 0.79% -0.07%
2081 0.71% -0.08%
2080 0.81% -0.09%
2079 0.85% -0.11%
2078 0.93% -0.12%
2077 0.86% -0.12%
2076 0.97% -0.14%
2075 0.94% -0.15%
2074 1% -0.17%
2073 1.01% -0.18%
2072 0.97% -0.22%
2071 1.11% -0.21%
2070 1.1% -0.22%
2069 1.12% -0.22%
2068 1.19% -0.22%
2067 1.17% -0.24%
2066 1.26% -0.25%
2065 1.17% -0.26%
2064 1.16% -0.26%
2063 1.22% -0.25%
2062 1.24% -0.27%
2061 1.25% -0.25%
2060 1.28% -0.27%
2059 1.27% -0.27%
2058 1.29% -0.25%
2057 1.38% -0.26%
2056 1.38% -0.26%
2055 1.47% -0.24%
2054 1.49% -0.24%
2053 1.52% -0.2%
2052 1.52% -0.2%
2051 1.52% -0.18%
2050 1.71% -0.16%
2049 1.64% -0.15%
2048 1.75% -0.14%
2047 1.65% -0.13%
2046 1.85% -0.13%
2045 1.93% -0.15%
2044 1.95% -0.16%
2043 2.06% -0.16%
2042 1.98% -0.18%
2041 2.06% -0.19%
2040 2.13% -0.22%
2039 2.15% -0.23%
2038 2.21% -0.24%
2037 2.23% -0.25%
2036 2.17% -0.26%
2035 2.19% -0.27%
2034 2.24% -0.28%
2033 2.28% -0.28%
2032 2.32% -0.3%
2031 2.29% -0.28%
2030 2.34% -0.27%
2029 2.48% -0.26%
2028 2.39% -0.26%
2027 2.33% -0.23%
2026 2.38% -0.61%
2025 2.49% -0.53%
2024 2.62% -0.2%
2023 2.77% -0.28%
2022 2.74% -0.35%
2021 2.76% -0.34%
2020 2.95% -0.14%
2019 3.34% 0.04%
2018 3.07% 0.07%
2017 2.38% 0.19%
2016 1.74% 0.26%
2015 2.29% 0.28%
2014 3.45% 0.3%
2013 3.66% 0.3%
2012 3.63% 0.25%
2011 3.64% 0.12%
2010 4.79% 0.04%
2009 5.2% 0.03%
2008 4.21% -0.04%
2007 3.77% -0.17%
2006 3.67% -0.33%
2005 3.78% -0.38%
2004 3.8% -0.4%
2003 3.21% -0.45%
2002 2.86% -0.46%
2001 2.54% -0.42%
2000 2.1% -0.42%
1999 2.43% -0.31%
1998 1.93% -0.17%
1997 -0.008% -0.17%
1996 0.07% -0.15%
1995 6.17% -0.02%
1994 0.65% -0.03%
1993 -3.1% -0.05%
1992 2.71% 0.1%
1991 2.09% 0.29%
1990 2.11% 0.17%
1989 1.98% 0.59%
1988 2.24% 0.65%
1987 2.31% 0.7%
1986 1.89% 0.72%
1985 2.18% 0.78%
1984 2.45% 0.76%
1983 2.72% 0.6%
1982 2.53% 0.63%
1981 4.16% 0.67%
1980 4.29% 0.71%
1979 2.52% 0.71%
1978 2.93% 0.71%
1977 2.6% 0.71%
1976 2.27% 0.71%
1975 2.51% 0.58%
1974 2.54% 0.58%
1973 -0.14% 0.58%
1972 -0.004% 0.57%
1971 2.46% 0.58%
1970 2.2% 0.57%
1969 2.2% 0.57%
1968 2.41% 0.57%
1967 2.57% 0.57%
1966 2.44% 0.57%
1965 2.81% 1.12%
1964 2.89% 1.12%
1963 2.13% 1.12%
1962 2.57% 1.12%
1961 2.56% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Burundi Russia
Current population
14833763
141906741
Population rank 78/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.71%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 -801
Annual growth/decline +358,336 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 177/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -251,822
Net migration rank 169/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -251,822
2024 - -27,074 - -178,042
2023 368,917 1,995 -503,392 27,807
2022 363,786 1,995 -576,948 765,629
2021 359,844 -14,415 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 361,654 -10,189 -697,177 334,094
2019 357,672 14,253 -319,997 336,494
2018 351,704 68,141 -232,637 339,972
2017 353,879 -68,349 -130,764 396,619
2016 358,393 -109,296 0 447,645
2015 370,856 -236,207 43,392 384,756
2014 367,797 -6,856 28,848 264,698
2013 362,224 -2,285 28,761 289,872
2012 354,068 22,617 0 285,977
2011 348,934 -19,513 -128,716 309,377
2010 341,808 11,845 -242,844 307,555
2009 319,583 184,359 -257,014 350,206
2008 300,750 79,319 -356,856 360,840
2007 285,323 22,129 -471,257 365,717
2006 269,874 15,322 -686,638 308,370
2005 253,401 17,905 -846,761 263,541
2004 234,891 47,091 -792,370 261,519
2003 216,295 36,719 -896,822 256,804
2002 201,892 -16,871 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 184,541 9,967 -963,445 259,614
2000 173,867 -40,032 -967,540 550,401
1999 166,699 -34,465 -927,453 375,468
1998 154,010 13,840 -694,053 528,135
1997 150,404 -84,126 -769,159 541,387
1996 158,920 -226,317 -785,248 587,171
1995 160,284 -84,697 -845,742 723,875
1994 112,968 516,373 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 128,898 -684,261 -757,140 507,229
1992 156,420 35,769 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 156,148 -39,236 103,876 125,505
1990 156,617 -39,926 325,533 299,863
1989 157,547 -43,561 576,112 89,400
1988 145,234 -46,464 778,343 269,862
1987 157,481 -21,179 977,583 275,611
1986 156,170 -55,742 985,279 283,553
1985 156,896 -66,574 762,447 280,614
1984 154,366 -29,534 756,548 247,026
1983 152,801 -41,756 906,676 200,159
1982 147,090 -3,844 830,855 107,520
1981 146,231 -58,723 713,700 36,686
1980 127,746 149,361 681,149 10,440
1979 123,377 -40,126 690,135 -5,791
1978 114,884 8,247 812,766 108,882
1977 108,488 1,884 832,932 122,316
1976 104,396 -12,848 852,237 113,851
1975 101,172 -20,693 843,850 80,069
1974 95,486 10,065 883,186 -51,759
1973 74,805 2,843 846,561 -107,568
1972 30,532 -118,457 872,050 -111,168
1971 95,153 -7,569 854,999 -134,968
1970 92,476 -6,346 785,554 -264,464
1969 90,852 -25,292 753,088 -64,643
1968 88,765 -5,917 787,621 -83,221
1967 86,373 -9,821 854,554 -116,029
1966 83,651 5,262 989,279 -111,360
1965 78,208 -13,947 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 77,528 29,639 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 75,962 -11,502 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 74,710 -15,378 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 71,216 15,094 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 70,032 -14,620 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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