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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 6.98 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Burundi vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Slovenia
2100 38,293,853 1,640,541
2099 38,174,358 1,644,752
2098 38,032,126 1,648,834
2097 37,893,681 1,653,196
2096 37,756,449 1,657,434
2095 37,614,540 1,661,656
2094 37,436,871 1,665,825
2093 37,274,132 1,670,076
2092 37,108,508 1,674,280
2091 36,942,857 1,678,462
2090 36,771,082 1,682,998
2089 36,563,987 1,687,376
2088 36,355,008 1,691,788
2087 36,164,606 1,696,409
2086 35,954,669 1,701,325
2085 35,713,632 1,706,189
2084 35,484,958 1,711,157
2083 35,263,538 1,716,396
2082 35,009,446 1,721,709
2081 34,736,107 1,727,302
2080 34,490,976 1,733,405
2079 34,213,139 1,739,518
2078 33,926,177 1,746,152
2077 33,614,120 1,752,783
2076 33,328,275 1,759,639
2075 33,008,877 1,766,867
2074 32,701,037 1,774,528
2073 32,376,989 1,782,697
2072 32,052,692 1,790,658
2071 31,745,266 1,798,960
2070 31,397,738 1,807,483
2069 31,057,284 1,816,607
2068 30,714,517 1,825,849
2067 30,354,696 1,834,865
2066 30,003,347 1,844,034
2065 29,629,671 1,853,651
2064 29,285,762 1,863,550
2063 28,949,355 1,873,173
2062 28,601,048 1,882,832
2061 28,250,749 1,892,739
2060 27,902,252 1,902,939
2059 27,548,599 1,912,861
2058 27,202,405 1,922,175
2057 26,854,783 1,932,119
2056 26,488,466 1,941,469
2055 26,128,941 1,950,861
2054 25,749,289 1,959,953
2053 25,370,938 1,968,641
2052 24,991,164 1,977,227
2051 24,616,398 1,985,279
2050 24,248,417 1,993,115
2049 23,841,324 2,000,477
2048 23,457,774 2,007,283
2047 23,054,780 2,014,140
2046 22,680,495 2,020,756
2045 22,268,462 2,027,366
2044 21,845,832 2,033,871
2043 21,428,437 2,040,173
2042 20,996,812 2,046,339
2041 20,590,106 2,052,041
2040 20,174,211 2,057,278
2039 19,754,227 2,062,718
2038 19,337,942 2,067,922
2037 18,919,404 2,073,705
2036 18,507,313 2,079,201
2035 18,115,077 2,084,471
2034 17,727,651 2,089,430
2033 17,339,180 2,094,601
2032 16,953,330 2,099,622
2031 16,569,289 2,104,690
2030 16,198,007 2,109,416
2029 15,827,843 2,113,874
2028 15,445,059 2,118,053
2027 15,084,625 2,121,324
2026 14,740,747 2,124,138
2025 14,397,864 2,126,340
2024 14,047,786 2,127,400
2023 13,689,450 2,120,461
2022 13,321,097 2,112,076
2021 12,965,481 2,108,079
2020 12,617,036 2,102,419
2019 12,255,336 2,088,385
2018 11,859,446 2,073,894
2017 11,506,762 2,066,388
2016 11,239,451 2,065,042
2015 11,047,580 2,063,531
2014 10,799,785 2,061,980
2013 10,439,341 2,059,953
2012 10,071,028 2,057,159
2011 9,717,978 2,052,843
2010 9,376,444 2,048,583
2009 8,947,646 2,039,669
2008 8,505,637 2,021,316
2007 8,161,874 2,018,122
2006 7,865,547 2,006,868
2005 7,587,299 2,000,474
2004 7,310,656 1,997,012
2003 7,043,154 1,995,733
2002 6,824,132 1,994,530
2001 6,634,365 1,992,060
2000 6,470,194 1,988,925
1999 6,337,155 1,983,045
1998 6,187,108 1,981,629
1997 6,070,042 1,985,956
1996 6,070,506 1,988,628
1995 6,066,316 1,989,872
1994 5,713,854 1,989,443
1993 5,676,843 1,991,746
1992 5,858,407 1,996,498
1991 5,703,857 1,999,429
1990 5,587,052 1,998,161
1989 5,471,706 1,996,351
1988 5,365,327 1,995,196
1987 5,247,787 1,989,776
1986 5,129,414 1,965,964
1985 5,034,042 1,941,641
1984 4,926,465 1,932,154
1983 4,808,528 1,922,321
1982 4,681,390 1,910,334
1981 4,566,014 1,906,531
1980 4,383,706 1,901,315
1979 4,203,530 1,882,599
1978 4,100,338 1,862,548
1977 3,983,582 1,842,377
1976 3,882,626 1,820,249
1975 3,796,612 1,793,581
1974 3,703,590 1,776,132
1973 3,611,991 1,766,697
1972 3,617,128 1,752,233
1971 3,617,289 1,738,335
1970 3,530,432 1,724,891
1969 3,454,590 1,713,874
1968 3,380,387 1,704,546
1967 3,300,690 1,689,528
1966 3,217,960 1,669,905
1965 3,141,367 1,649,160
1964 3,055,650 1,632,114
1963 2,969,841 1,616,971
1962 2,907,943 1,603,649
1961 2,835,119 1,594,131
1960 2,764,258 1,584,720

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/slovenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Slovenia
2100 0.31% -0.26%
2099 0.37% -0.25%
2098 0.37% -0.26%
2097 0.36% -0.26%
2096 0.38% -0.25%
2095 0.47% -0.25%
2094 0.44% -0.25%
2093 0.45% -0.25%
2092 0.45% -0.25%
2091 0.47% -0.27%
2090 0.57% -0.26%
2089 0.57% -0.26%
2088 0.53% -0.27%
2087 0.58% -0.29%
2086 0.67% -0.29%
2085 0.64% -0.29%
2084 0.63% -0.31%
2083 0.73% -0.31%
2082 0.79% -0.32%
2081 0.71% -0.35%
2080 0.81% -0.35%
2079 0.85% -0.38%
2078 0.93% -0.38%
2077 0.86% -0.39%
2076 0.97% -0.41%
2075 0.94% -0.43%
2074 1% -0.46%
2073 1.01% -0.44%
2072 0.97% -0.46%
2071 1.11% -0.47%
2070 1.1% -0.5%
2069 1.12% -0.51%
2068 1.19% -0.49%
2067 1.17% -0.5%
2066 1.26% -0.52%
2065 1.17% -0.53%
2064 1.16% -0.51%
2063 1.22% -0.51%
2062 1.24% -0.52%
2061 1.25% -0.54%
2060 1.28% -0.52%
2059 1.27% -0.48%
2058 1.29% -0.51%
2057 1.38% -0.48%
2056 1.38% -0.48%
2055 1.47% -0.46%
2054 1.49% -0.44%
2053 1.52% -0.43%
2052 1.52% -0.41%
2051 1.52% -0.39%
2050 1.71% -0.37%
2049 1.64% -0.34%
2048 1.75% -0.34%
2047 1.65% -0.33%
2046 1.85% -0.33%
2045 1.93% -0.32%
2044 1.95% -0.31%
2043 2.06% -0.3%
2042 1.98% -0.28%
2041 2.06% -0.25%
2040 2.13% -0.26%
2039 2.15% -0.25%
2038 2.21% -0.28%
2037 2.23% -0.26%
2036 2.17% -0.25%
2035 2.19% -0.24%
2034 2.24% -0.25%
2033 2.28% -0.24%
2032 2.32% -0.24%
2031 2.29% -0.22%
2030 2.34% -0.21%
2029 2.48% -0.2%
2028 2.39% -0.15%
2027 2.33% -0.13%
2026 2.38% -0.1%
2025 2.49% -0.05%
2024 2.62% 0.33%
2023 2.77% 0.4%
2022 2.74% 0.19%
2021 2.76% 0.27%
2020 2.95% 0.67%
2019 3.34% 0.7%
2018 3.07% 0.36%
2017 2.38% 0.07%
2016 1.74% 0.07%
2015 2.29% 0.08%
2014 3.45% 0.1%
2013 3.66% 0.14%
2012 3.63% 0.21%
2011 3.64% 0.21%
2010 4.79% 0.44%
2009 5.2% 0.91%
2008 4.21% 0.16%
2007 3.77% 0.56%
2006 3.67% 0.32%
2005 3.78% 0.17%
2004 3.8% 0.06%
2003 3.21% 0.06%
2002 2.86% 0.12%
2001 2.54% 0.16%
2000 2.1% 0.3%
1999 2.43% 0.07%
1998 1.93% -0.22%
1997 -0.008% -0.13%
1996 0.07% -0.06%
1995 6.17% 0.02%
1994 0.65% -0.12%
1993 -3.1% -0.24%
1992 2.71% -0.15%
1991 2.09% 0.06%
1990 2.11% 0.09%
1989 1.98% 0.06%
1988 2.24% 0.27%
1987 2.31% 1.21%
1986 1.89% 1.25%
1985 2.18% 0.49%
1984 2.45% 0.51%
1983 2.72% 0.63%
1982 2.53% 0.2%
1981 4.16% 0.27%
1980 4.29% 0.99%
1979 2.52% 1.08%
1978 2.93% 1.09%
1977 2.6% 1.22%
1976 2.27% 1.49%
1975 2.51% 0.98%
1974 2.54% 0.53%
1973 -0.14% 0.83%
1972 -0.004% 0.8%
1971 2.46% 0.78%
1970 2.2% 0.64%
1969 2.2% 0.55%
1968 2.41% 0.89%
1967 2.57% 1.18%
1966 2.44% 1.26%
1965 2.81% 1.04%
1964 2.89% 0.94%
1963 2.13% 0.83%
1962 2.57% 0.6%
1961 2.56% 0.59%

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/slovenia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Burundi Slovenia
Current population
14833763
2124138
Population rank 78/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.03%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
1.14 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +19
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 148/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -34,727 +2,711
Net migration rank 169/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 2,711
2024 - -27,074 - 3,319
2023 368,917 1,995 -4,665 5,339
2022 363,786 1,995 -4,858 9,014
2021 359,844 -14,415 -4,216 2,477
2020 361,654 -10,189 -5,256 28,514
2019 357,672 14,253 -1,254 16,352
2018 351,704 68,141 -1,037 14,640
2017 353,879 -68,349 -207 1,359
2016 358,393 -109,296 826 1,195
2015 370,856 -236,207 826 712
2014 367,797 -6,856 2,268 -70
2013 362,224 -2,285 1,648 639
2012 354,068 22,617 2,674 1,117
2011 348,934 -19,513 3,285 2,190
2010 341,808 11,845 3,687 -410
2009 319,583 184,359 3,060 11,594
2008 300,750 79,319 3,437 2,971
2007 285,323 22,129 1,211 14,191
2006 269,874 15,322 602 6,081
2005 253,401 17,905 -600 6,317
2004 234,891 47,091 -599 1,759
2003 216,295 36,719 -1,996 3,218
2002 201,892 -16,871 -1,197 1,975
2001 184,541 9,967 -996 4,527
2000 173,867 -40,032 -398 3,124
1999 166,699 -34,465 -1,388 10,291
1998 154,010 13,840 -1,189 -5,280
1997 150,404 -84,126 -794 -1,298
1996 158,920 -226,317 0 -2,456
1995 160,284 -84,697 0 356
1994 112,968 516,373 199 -153
1993 128,898 -684,261 -199 -4,641
1992 156,420 35,769 598 -5,547
1991 156,148 -39,236 2,199 -3,325
1990 156,617 -39,926 3,797 618
1989 157,547 -43,561 4,592 -2,718
1988 145,234 -46,464 5,986 -3,023
1987 157,481 -21,179 5,771 2,972
1986 156,170 -55,742 6,094 32,700
1985 156,896 -66,574 6,213 3,404
1984 154,366 -29,534 5,990 3,280
1983 152,801 -41,756 6,343 3,613
1982 147,090 -3,844 9,170 -8,695
1981 146,231 -58,723 10,485 -5,016
1980 127,746 149,361 11,027 3,128
1979 123,377 -40,126 12,614 2,107
1978 114,884 8,247 11,920 2,113
1977 108,488 1,884 12,160 2,584
1976 104,396 -12,848 12,196 2,226
1975 101,172 -20,693 11,658 2,421
1974 95,486 10,065 11,367 3,145
1973 74,805 2,843 11,837 2,175
1972 30,532 -118,457 10,513 2,924
1971 95,153 -7,569 10,951 2,286
1970 92,476 -6,346 10,004 260
1969 90,852 -25,292 9,427 685
1968 88,765 -5,917 11,250 438
1967 86,373 -9,821 13,516 -192
1966 83,651 5,262 15,697 -1,262
1965 78,208 -13,947 14,513 -1,421
1964 77,528 29,639 12,567 -349
1963 75,962 -11,502 14,068 -180
1962 74,710 -15,378 13,150 148
1961 71,216 15,094 14,985 -306
1960 70,032 -14,620 12,678 -929

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/slovenia | 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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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