The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,662,443 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Burundi's population is 22.8 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2005, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.59M people to 14.7M (93.2% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
- Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.9M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
Burundi vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
14662443
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644193
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| Population rank | 78/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
1.47 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
1.14 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
5.72 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
19.4 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | -27,074 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +982 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +358,336 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 25/197 | 110/197 |
Burundi and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,764,258 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,835,119 | 272,791 | 2.56% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 2,907,943 | 283,912 | 2.57% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 2,969,841 | 297,034 | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 3,055,650 | 309,041 | 2.89% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 3,141,367 | 320,000 | 2.81% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 3,217,960 | 331,135 | 2.44% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 3,300,690 | 342,679 | 2.57% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 3,380,387 | 354,616 | 2.41% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 3,454,590 | 366,906 | 2.2% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 3,530,432 | 379,442 | 2.2% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 3,617,289 | 391,932 | 2.46% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 3,617,128 | 397,413 | -0.004% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 3,611,991 | 395,772 | -0.14% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 3,703,590 | 393,676 | 2.54% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 3,796,612 | 391,170 | 2.51% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 3,882,626 | 388,289 | 2.27% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 3,983,582 | 385,067 | 2.6% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 4,100,338 | 381,502 | 2.93% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 4,203,530 | 377,602 | 2.52% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 4,383,706 | 375,377 | 4.29% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 4,566,014 | 375,459 | 4.16% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 4,681,390 | 376,555 | 2.53% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 4,808,528 | 378,746 | 2.72% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 4,926,465 | 382,193 | 2.45% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 5,034,042 | 386,972 | 2.18% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 5,129,414 | 392,330 | 1.89% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 5,247,787 | 396,911 | 2.31% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 5,365,327 | 402,227 | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 5,471,706 | 408,409 | 1.98% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 5,587,052 | 412,493 | 2.11% | 1% |
| 1991 | 5,703,857 | 415,013 | 2.09% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 5,858,407 | 417,589 | 2.71% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 5,676,843 | 419,352 | -3.1% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 5,713,854 | 422,375 | 0.65% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 6,066,316 | 429,606 | 6.17% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 6,070,506 | 438,830 | 0.07% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 6,070,042 | 448,067 | -0.008% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 6,187,108 | 457,406 | 1.93% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 6,337,155 | 466,916 | 2.43% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 6,470,194 | 476,643 | 2.1% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 6,634,365 | 486,560 | 2.54% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 6,824,132 | 496,551 | 2.86% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 7,043,154 | 506,414 | 3.21% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 7,310,656 | 513,923 | 3.8% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 7,587,299 | 519,313 | 3.78% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 7,865,547 | 524,997 | 3.67% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 8,161,874 | 531,016 | 3.77% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 8,505,637 | 537,245 | 4.21% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 8,947,646 | 543,568 | 5.2% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 9,376,444 | 549,923 | 4.79% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 9,717,978 | 556,269 | 3.64% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 10,071,028 | 562,633 | 3.63% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 10,439,341 | 569,020 | 3.66% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 10,799,785 | 575,373 | 3.45% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 11,047,580 | 581,627 | 2.29% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 11,239,451 | 587,757 | 1.74% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 11,506,762 | 593,713 | 2.38% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 11,859,446 | 599,513 | 3.07% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 12,255,336 | 605,768 | 3.34% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 12,617,036 | 612,317 | 2.95% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 12,965,481 | 617,896 | 2.76% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 13,321,097 | 623,164 | 2.74% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 13,689,450 | 628,886 | 2.77% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 14,047,786 | 634,431 | 2.62% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 14,390,012 | 639,852 | 2.44% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 14,729,161 | 645,257 | 2.36% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 15,076,977 | 650,564 | 2.36% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 15,444,020 | 655,783 | 2.43% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 15,815,855 | 660,793 | 2.41% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 16,182,014 | 665,650 | 2.32% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 16,555,033 | 670,421 | 2.31% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 16,935,232 | 675,070 | 2.3% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 17,317,635 | 679,573 | 2.26% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 17,700,808 | 683,911 | 2.21% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 18,085,838 | 688,189 | 2.18% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 18,483,051 | 692,343 | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 18,893,262 | 696,213 | 2.22% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 19,305,532 | 699,908 | 2.18% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 19,718,523 | 703,569 | 2.14% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 20,131,319 | 707,156 | 2.09% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 20,537,559 | 710,619 | 2.02% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 20,951,561 | 713,900 | 2.02% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 21,370,845 | 716,999 | 2% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 21,785,696 | 719,920 | 1.94% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 22,197,888 | 722,759 | 1.89% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 22,586,212 | 725,322 | 1.75% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 22,970,055 | 727,726 | 1.7% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 23,358,499 | 730,038 | 1.69% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 23,748,950 | 732,021 | 1.67% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 24,131,717 | 733,898 | 1.61% | 0.26% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burundi increased by 3,460,281 people (a 45.6% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burundi gained 3,614,863 (a 32.7% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).
Burundi was ranked 94th most populous country in 2005 and is 78th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 64.6% to 24,131,717 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
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Population differences between Burundi and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 64 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 22 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 17.3 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 4.88 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,417 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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