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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 3.6 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Burundi vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Sudan
2100 38,293,853 137,695,876
2099 38,174,358 137,114,644
2098 38,032,126 136,500,499
2097 37,893,681 135,860,701
2096 37,756,449 135,222,218
2095 37,614,540 134,553,615
2094 37,436,871 133,902,112
2093 37,274,132 133,186,791
2092 37,108,508 132,427,642
2091 36,942,857 131,674,049
2090 36,771,082 130,893,042
2089 36,563,987 130,075,970
2088 36,355,008 129,234,968
2087 36,164,606 128,358,981
2086 35,954,669 127,463,823
2085 35,713,632 126,555,673
2084 35,484,958 125,612,419
2083 35,263,538 124,663,868
2082 35,009,446 123,716,124
2081 34,736,107 122,772,016
2080 34,490,976 121,805,246
2079 34,213,139 120,822,781
2078 33,926,177 119,802,944
2077 33,614,120 118,776,597
2076 33,328,275 117,748,457
2075 33,008,877 116,688,549
2074 32,701,037 115,601,159
2073 32,376,989 114,499,847
2072 32,052,692 113,374,089
2071 31,745,266 112,235,978
2070 31,397,738 111,102,687
2069 31,057,284 109,945,533
2068 30,714,517 108,791,037
2067 30,354,696 107,581,192
2066 30,003,347 106,357,353
2065 29,629,671 105,145,307
2064 29,285,762 103,903,801
2063 28,949,355 102,642,643
2062 28,601,048 101,354,095
2061 28,250,749 100,067,335
2060 27,902,252 98,765,585
2059 27,548,599 97,461,067
2058 27,202,405 96,135,716
2057 26,854,783 94,800,344
2056 26,488,466 93,458,640
2055 26,128,941 92,089,717
2054 25,749,289 90,711,253
2053 25,370,938 89,342,122
2052 24,991,164 87,962,125
2051 24,616,398 86,581,277
2050 24,248,417 85,194,794
2049 23,841,324 83,803,171
2048 23,457,774 82,442,635
2047 23,054,780 81,085,689
2046 22,680,495 79,725,126
2045 22,268,462 78,359,927
2044 21,845,832 77,006,049
2043 21,428,437 75,652,858
2042 20,996,812 74,312,465
2041 20,590,106 72,968,877
2040 20,174,211 71,640,015
2039 19,754,227 70,319,906
2038 19,337,942 69,001,239
2037 18,919,404 67,665,904
2036 18,507,313 66,337,650
2035 18,115,077 65,001,359
2034 17,727,651 63,664,516
2033 17,339,180 62,329,849
2032 16,953,330 61,007,985
2031 16,569,289 59,695,860
2030 16,198,007 58,384,521
2029 15,827,843 57,082,767
2028 15,445,059 55,800,806
2027 15,084,625 54,523,219
2026 14,740,747 52,894,744
2025 14,397,864 51,256,148
2024 14,047,786 50,448,963
2023 13,689,450 50,042,791
2022 13,321,097 49,383,346
2021 12,965,481 48,066,924
2020 12,617,036 46,789,231
2019 12,255,336 45,548,175
2018 11,859,446 44,230,596
2017 11,506,762 42,714,306
2016 11,239,451 41,259,892
2015 11,047,580 40,024,431
2014 10,799,785 38,823,318
2013 10,439,341 37,785,849
2012 10,071,028 36,923,178
2011 9,717,978 36,140,806
2010 9,376,444 35,414,399
2009 8,947,646 34,569,113
2008 8,505,637 33,623,980
2007 8,161,874 32,764,135
2006 7,865,547 31,992,435
2005 7,587,299 31,262,444
2004 7,310,656 30,556,637
2003 7,043,154 29,896,035
2002 6,824,132 29,228,727
2001 6,634,365 28,516,770
2000 6,470,194 27,816,745
1999 6,337,155 27,130,613
1998 6,187,108 26,458,999
1997 6,070,042 25,799,821
1996 6,070,506 25,231,528
1995 6,066,316 24,672,143
1994 5,713,854 24,043,948
1993 5,676,843 23,445,592
1992 5,858,407 22,927,355
1991 5,703,857 22,470,676
1990 5,587,052 22,021,481
1989 5,471,706 21,578,022
1988 5,365,327 21,138,431
1987 5,247,787 20,704,904
1986 5,129,414 20,288,238
1985 5,034,042 19,905,872
1984 4,926,465 19,546,528
1983 4,808,528 19,109,770
1982 4,681,390 18,486,645
1981 4,566,014 17,780,572
1980 4,383,706 17,058,905
1979 4,203,530 16,355,352
1978 4,100,338 15,695,003
1977 3,983,582 15,086,614
1976 3,882,626 14,569,716
1975 3,796,612 14,064,798
1974 3,703,590 13,580,723
1973 3,611,991 13,049,315
1972 3,617,128 12,527,856
1971 3,617,289 12,105,539
1970 3,530,432 11,695,771
1969 3,454,590 11,298,936
1968 3,380,387 10,917,999
1967 3,300,690 10,550,597
1966 3,217,960 10,197,578
1965 3,141,367 9,858,030
1964 3,055,650 9,531,109
1963 2,969,841 9,218,077
1962 2,907,943 8,919,028
1961 2,835,119 8,634,941
1960 2,764,258 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Sudan
2100 0.31% 0.42%
2099 0.37% 0.45%
2098 0.37% 0.47%
2097 0.36% 0.47%
2096 0.38% 0.5%
2095 0.47% 0.49%
2094 0.44% 0.54%
2093 0.45% 0.57%
2092 0.45% 0.57%
2091 0.47% 0.6%
2090 0.57% 0.63%
2089 0.57% 0.65%
2088 0.53% 0.68%
2087 0.58% 0.7%
2086 0.67% 0.72%
2085 0.64% 0.75%
2084 0.63% 0.76%
2083 0.73% 0.77%
2082 0.79% 0.77%
2081 0.71% 0.79%
2080 0.81% 0.81%
2079 0.85% 0.85%
2078 0.93% 0.86%
2077 0.86% 0.87%
2076 0.97% 0.91%
2075 0.94% 0.94%
2074 1% 0.96%
2073 1.01% 0.99%
2072 0.97% 1.01%
2071 1.11% 1.02%
2070 1.1% 1.05%
2069 1.12% 1.06%
2068 1.19% 1.12%
2067 1.17% 1.15%
2066 1.26% 1.15%
2065 1.17% 1.19%
2064 1.16% 1.23%
2063 1.22% 1.27%
2062 1.24% 1.29%
2061 1.25% 1.32%
2060 1.28% 1.34%
2059 1.27% 1.38%
2058 1.29% 1.41%
2057 1.38% 1.44%
2056 1.38% 1.49%
2055 1.47% 1.52%
2054 1.49% 1.53%
2053 1.52% 1.57%
2052 1.52% 1.59%
2051 1.52% 1.63%
2050 1.71% 1.66%
2049 1.64% 1.65%
2048 1.75% 1.67%
2047 1.65% 1.71%
2046 1.85% 1.74%
2045 1.93% 1.76%
2044 1.95% 1.79%
2043 2.06% 1.8%
2042 1.98% 1.84%
2041 2.06% 1.85%
2040 2.13% 1.88%
2039 2.15% 1.91%
2038 2.21% 1.97%
2037 2.23% 2%
2036 2.17% 2.06%
2035 2.19% 2.1%
2034 2.24% 2.14%
2033 2.28% 2.17%
2032 2.32% 2.2%
2031 2.29% 2.25%
2030 2.34% 2.28%
2029 2.48% 2.3%
2028 2.39% 2.34%
2027 2.33% 3.08%
2026 2.38% 3.2%
2025 2.49% 1.6%
2024 2.62% 0.81%
2023 2.77% 1.34%
2022 2.74% 2.74%
2021 2.76% 2.73%
2020 2.95% 2.72%
2019 3.34% 2.98%
2018 3.07% 3.55%
2017 2.38% 3.53%
2016 1.74% 3.09%
2015 2.29% 3.09%
2014 3.45% 2.75%
2013 3.66% 2.34%
2012 3.63% 2.16%
2011 3.64% 2.05%
2010 4.79% 2.45%
2009 5.2% 2.81%
2008 4.21% 2.62%
2007 3.77% 2.41%
2006 3.67% 2.34%
2005 3.78% 2.31%
2004 3.8% 2.21%
2003 3.21% 2.28%
2002 2.86% 2.5%
2001 2.54% 2.52%
2000 2.1% 2.53%
1999 2.43% 2.54%
1998 1.93% 2.55%
1997 -0.008% 2.25%
1996 0.07% 2.27%
1995 6.17% 2.61%
1994 0.65% 2.55%
1993 -3.1% 2.26%
1992 2.71% 2.03%
1991 2.09% 2.04%
1990 2.11% 2.06%
1989 1.98% 2.08%
1988 2.24% 2.09%
1987 2.31% 2.05%
1986 1.89% 1.92%
1985 2.18% 1.84%
1984 2.45% 2.29%
1983 2.72% 3.37%
1982 2.53% 3.97%
1981 4.16% 4.23%
1980 4.29% 4.3%
1979 2.52% 4.21%
1978 2.93% 4.03%
1977 2.6% 3.55%
1976 2.27% 3.59%
1975 2.51% 3.56%
1974 2.54% 4.07%
1973 -0.14% 4.16%
1972 -0.004% 3.49%
1971 2.46% 3.5%
1970 2.2% 3.51%
1969 2.2% 3.49%
1968 2.41% 3.48%
1967 2.57% 3.46%
1966 2.44% 3.44%
1965 2.81% 3.43%
1964 2.89% 3.4%
1963 2.13% 3.35%
1962 2.57% 3.29%
1961 2.56% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Burundi Sudan
Current population
14833763
53335233
Population rank 78/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.64%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 116/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +291,469
Net migration rank 169/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 291,469
2024 - -27,074 - -544,257
2023 368,917 1,995 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 363,786 1,995 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 359,844 -14,415 1,293,817 31,664
2020 361,654 -10,189 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 357,672 14,253 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 351,704 68,141 1,257,387 125,499
2017 353,879 -68,349 1,208,046 441,623
2016 358,393 -109,296 1,174,422 84,728
2015 370,856 -236,207 1,145,259 66,476
2014 367,797 -6,856 1,097,962 92,504
2013 362,224 -2,285 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 354,068 22,617 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 348,934 -19,513 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 341,808 11,845 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 319,583 184,359 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 300,750 79,319 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 285,323 22,129 992,819 -201,769
2006 269,874 15,322 963,740 -211,387
2005 253,401 17,905 907,017 -199,378
2004 234,891 47,091 889,382 -185,392
2003 216,295 36,719 898,226 -281,001
2002 201,892 -16,871 897,965 -180,603
2001 184,541 9,967 880,284 -173,745
2000 173,867 -40,032 858,536 -165,030
1999 166,699 -34,465 835,840 -157,090
1998 154,010 13,840 814,752 -150,271
1997 150,404 -84,126 802,245 -148,368
1996 158,920 -226,317 792,926 -310,221
1995 160,284 -84,697 780,700 -144,670
1994 112,968 516,373 764,645 -144,324
1993 128,898 -684,261 743,249 -166,861
1992 156,420 35,769 731,177 -271,093
1991 156,148 -39,236 714,612 -261,341
1990 156,617 -39,926 699,953 -254,825
1989 157,547 -43,561 683,743 -241,979
1988 145,234 -46,464 672,604 -235,213
1987 157,481 -21,179 658,416 -228,756
1986 156,170 -55,742 649,649 -245,968
1985 156,896 -66,574 583,382 -222,315
1984 154,366 -29,534 577,405 -219,755
1983 152,801 -41,756 570,198 -54,325
1982 147,090 -3,844 606,362 124,007
1981 146,231 -58,723 585,087 96,697
1980 127,746 149,361 552,930 208,602
1979 123,377 -40,126 524,942 120,613
1978 114,884 8,247 497,987 177,153
1977 108,488 1,884 483,089 58,540
1976 104,396 -12,848 470,019 22,147
1975 101,172 -20,693 454,813 62,843
1974 95,486 10,065 444,456 6,023
1973 74,805 2,843 439,201 173,143
1972 30,532 -118,457 428,340 2,238
1971 95,153 -7,569 417,641 -3,577
1970 92,476 -6,346 401,013 4,479
1969 90,852 -25,292 385,712 2,476
1968 88,765 -5,917 370,917 2,776
1967 86,373 -9,821 356,599 4,508
1966 83,651 5,262 342,118 2,813
1965 78,208 -13,947 327,799 6,367
1964 77,528 29,639 315,166 4,505
1963 75,962 -11,502 302,132 4,263
1962 74,710 -15,378 287,317 4,387
1961 71,216 15,094 272,562 3,904
1960 70,032 -14,620 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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