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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 5.8 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.22% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Burundi vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Turkey
2100 38,293,853 64,274,243
2099 38,174,358 64,924,706
2098 38,032,126 65,567,989
2097 37,893,681 66,219,045
2096 37,756,449 66,865,890
2095 37,614,540 67,516,190
2094 37,436,871 68,169,346
2093 37,274,132 68,835,313
2092 37,108,508 69,496,264
2091 36,942,857 70,159,325
2090 36,771,082 70,828,304
2089 36,563,987 71,490,133
2088 36,355,008 72,146,464
2087 36,164,606 72,792,552
2086 35,954,669 73,439,558
2085 35,713,632 74,085,313
2084 35,484,958 74,713,882
2083 35,263,538 75,342,464
2082 35,009,446 75,969,760
2081 34,736,107 76,583,769
2080 34,490,976 77,195,480
2079 34,213,139 77,793,711
2078 33,926,177 78,386,293
2077 33,614,120 78,973,194
2076 33,328,275 79,556,991
2075 33,008,877 80,128,010
2074 32,701,037 80,697,544
2073 32,376,989 81,244,619
2072 32,052,692 81,785,452
2071 31,745,266 82,311,503
2070 31,397,738 82,827,402
2069 31,057,284 83,324,862
2068 30,714,517 83,806,741
2067 30,354,696 84,270,976
2066 30,003,347 84,728,547
2065 29,629,671 85,177,268
2064 29,285,762 85,611,517
2063 28,949,355 86,026,471
2062 28,601,048 86,425,827
2061 28,250,749 86,800,591
2060 27,902,252 87,156,663
2059 27,548,599 87,500,101
2058 27,202,405 87,809,920
2057 26,854,783 88,100,397
2056 26,488,466 88,369,840
2055 26,128,941 88,598,739
2054 25,749,289 88,806,632
2053 25,370,938 88,985,609
2052 24,991,164 89,144,425
2051 24,616,398 89,270,515
2050 24,248,417 89,374,730
2049 23,841,324 89,447,182
2048 23,457,774 89,484,074
2047 23,054,780 89,492,406
2046 22,680,495 89,467,391
2045 22,268,462 89,441,098
2044 21,845,832 89,390,601
2043 21,428,437 89,326,342
2042 20,996,812 89,237,658
2041 20,590,106 89,137,199
2040 20,174,211 89,021,820
2039 19,754,227 88,885,792
2038 19,337,942 88,736,121
2037 18,919,404 88,562,197
2036 18,507,313 88,373,007
2035 18,115,077 88,178,595
2034 17,727,651 87,975,336
2033 17,339,180 87,754,631
2032 16,953,330 87,524,158
2031 16,569,289 87,274,280
2030 16,198,007 87,004,538
2029 15,827,843 86,741,614
2028 15,445,059 86,466,107
2027 15,084,625 86,189,693
2026 14,740,747 85,932,926
2025 14,397,864 85,718,588
2024 14,047,786 85,518,661
2023 13,689,450 85,325,965
2022 13,321,097 84,979,913
2021 12,965,481 84,147,318
2020 12,617,036 83,384,680
2019 12,255,336 82,579,440
2018 11,859,446 81,407,204
2017 11,506,762 80,312,698
2016 11,239,451 79,277,962
2015 11,047,580 78,218,479
2014 10,799,785 77,181,884
2013 10,439,341 76,147,624
2012 10,071,028 75,175,827
2011 9,717,978 74,223,629
2010 9,376,444 73,142,150
2009 8,947,646 72,039,206
2008 8,505,637 71,051,678
2007 8,161,874 70,158,112
2006 7,865,547 70,045,349
2005 7,587,299 69,329,557
2004 7,310,656 68,592,617
2003 7,043,154 67,831,730
2002 6,824,132 67,048,795
2001 6,634,365 66,245,128
2000 6,470,194 65,425,961
1999 6,337,155 64,591,923
1998 6,187,108 63,734,383
1997 6,070,042 62,852,966
1996 6,070,506 61,951,134
1995 6,066,316 61,024,503
1994 5,713,854 60,033,836
1993 5,676,843 58,999,167
1992 5,858,407 57,990,118
1991 5,703,857 57,009,887
1990 5,587,052 56,015,628
1989 5,471,706 54,976,723
1988 5,365,327 53,909,626
1987 5,247,787 52,843,670
1986 5,129,414 51,777,772
1985 5,034,042 50,687,115
1984 4,926,465 49,574,069
1983 4,808,528 48,447,410
1982 4,681,390 47,322,096
1981 4,566,014 46,321,190
1980 4,383,706 45,408,815
1979 4,203,530 44,510,429
1978 4,100,338 43,645,306
1977 3,983,582 42,773,298
1976 3,882,626 41,899,984
1975 3,796,612 41,053,126
1974 3,703,590 40,210,234
1973 3,611,991 39,329,533
1972 3,617,128 38,430,221
1971 3,617,289 37,518,611
1970 3,530,432 36,638,465
1969 3,454,590 35,787,774
1968 3,380,387 34,921,684
1967 3,300,690 34,050,421
1966 3,217,960 33,177,672
1965 3,141,367 32,345,220
1964 3,055,650 31,543,072
1963 2,969,841 30,726,841
1962 2,907,943 29,916,147
1961 2,835,119 29,119,238
1960 2,764,258 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Turkey
2100 0.31% -1%
2099 0.37% -0.98%
2098 0.37% -0.98%
2097 0.36% -0.97%
2096 0.38% -0.96%
2095 0.47% -0.96%
2094 0.44% -0.97%
2093 0.45% -0.95%
2092 0.45% -0.95%
2091 0.47% -0.94%
2090 0.57% -0.93%
2089 0.57% -0.91%
2088 0.53% -0.89%
2087 0.58% -0.88%
2086 0.67% -0.87%
2085 0.64% -0.84%
2084 0.63% -0.83%
2083 0.73% -0.83%
2082 0.79% -0.8%
2081 0.71% -0.79%
2080 0.81% -0.77%
2079 0.85% -0.76%
2078 0.93% -0.74%
2077 0.86% -0.73%
2076 0.97% -0.71%
2075 0.94% -0.71%
2074 1% -0.67%
2073 1.01% -0.66%
2072 0.97% -0.64%
2071 1.11% -0.62%
2070 1.1% -0.6%
2069 1.12% -0.57%
2068 1.19% -0.55%
2067 1.17% -0.54%
2066 1.26% -0.53%
2065 1.17% -0.51%
2064 1.16% -0.48%
2063 1.22% -0.46%
2062 1.24% -0.43%
2061 1.25% -0.41%
2060 1.28% -0.39%
2059 1.27% -0.35%
2058 1.29% -0.33%
2057 1.38% -0.3%
2056 1.38% -0.26%
2055 1.47% -0.23%
2054 1.49% -0.2%
2053 1.52% -0.18%
2052 1.52% -0.14%
2051 1.52% -0.12%
2050 1.71% -0.08%
2049 1.64% -0.04%
2048 1.75% -0.009%
2047 1.65% 0.03%
2046 1.85% 0.03%
2045 1.93% 0.06%
2044 1.95% 0.07%
2043 2.06% 0.1%
2042 1.98% 0.11%
2041 2.06% 0.13%
2040 2.13% 0.15%
2039 2.15% 0.17%
2038 2.21% 0.2%
2037 2.23% 0.21%
2036 2.17% 0.22%
2035 2.19% 0.23%
2034 2.24% 0.25%
2033 2.28% 0.26%
2032 2.32% 0.29%
2031 2.29% 0.31%
2030 2.34% 0.3%
2029 2.48% 0.32%
2028 2.39% 0.32%
2027 2.33% 0.3%
2026 2.38% 0.25%
2025 2.49% 0.23%
2024 2.62% 0.23%
2023 2.77% 0.41%
2022 2.74% 0.99%
2021 2.76% 0.91%
2020 2.95% 0.98%
2019 3.34% 1.44%
2018 3.07% 1.36%
2017 2.38% 1.31%
2016 1.74% 1.35%
2015 2.29% 1.34%
2014 3.45% 1.36%
2013 3.66% 1.29%
2012 3.63% 1.28%
2011 3.64% 1.48%
2010 4.79% 1.53%
2009 5.2% 1.39%
2008 4.21% 1.27%
2007 3.77% 0.16%
2006 3.67% 1.03%
2005 3.78% 1.07%
2004 3.8% 1.12%
2003 3.21% 1.17%
2002 2.86% 1.21%
2001 2.54% 1.25%
2000 2.1% 1.29%
1999 2.43% 1.35%
1998 1.93% 1.4%
1997 -0.008% 1.46%
1996 0.07% 1.52%
1995 6.17% 1.65%
1994 0.65% 1.75%
1993 -3.1% 1.74%
1992 2.71% 1.72%
1991 2.09% 1.77%
1990 2.11% 1.89%
1989 1.98% 1.98%
1988 2.24% 2.02%
1987 2.31% 2.06%
1986 1.89% 2.15%
1985 2.18% 2.25%
1984 2.45% 2.33%
1983 2.72% 2.38%
1982 2.53% 2.16%
1981 4.16% 2.01%
1980 4.29% 2.02%
1979 2.52% 1.98%
1978 2.93% 2.04%
1977 2.6% 2.08%
1976 2.27% 2.06%
1975 2.51% 2.1%
1974 2.54% 2.24%
1973 -0.14% 2.34%
1972 -0.004% 2.43%
1971 2.46% 2.4%
1970 2.2% 2.38%
1969 2.2% 2.48%
1968 2.41% 2.56%
1967 2.57% 2.63%
1966 2.44% 2.57%
1965 2.81% 2.54%
1964 2.89% 2.66%
1963 2.13% 2.71%
1962 2.57% 2.74%
1961 2.56% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Burundi Turkey
Current population
14833763
86002379
Population rank 78/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.04%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 +528
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 154/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -258,205
Net migration rank 169/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -258,205
2024 - -27,074 - -275,952
2023 368,917 1,995 426,630 -318,070
2022 363,786 1,995 535,373 -301,544
2021 359,844 -14,415 521,713 20,283
2020 361,654 -10,189 608,708 37,934
2019 357,672 14,253 751,472 -15,690
2018 351,704 68,141 830,353 187,570
2017 353,879 -68,349 875,408 659,846
2016 358,393 -109,296 895,841 352,063
2015 370,856 -236,207 930,799 1,063,140
2014 367,797 -6,856 957,055 1,033,384
2013 362,224 -2,285 921,386 438,618
2012 354,068 22,617 917,145 258,623
2011 348,934 -19,513 875,839 68,849
2010 341,808 11,845 892,334 55,532
2009 319,583 184,359 900,491 24,276
2008 300,750 79,319 868,749 47,915
2007 285,323 22,129 876,626 -186,402
2006 269,874 15,322 897,351 -190,194
2005 253,401 17,905 898,650 -174,177
2004 234,891 47,091 896,025 -146,574
2003 216,295 36,719 893,683 -121,383
2002 201,892 -16,871 922,927 -129,444
2001 184,541 9,967 980,560 -166,759
2000 173,867 -40,032 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 166,699 -34,465 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 154,010 13,840 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 150,404 -84,126 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 158,920 -226,317 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 160,284 -84,697 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 112,968 516,373 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 128,898 -684,261 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 156,420 35,769 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 156,148 -39,236 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 156,617 -39,926 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 157,547 -43,561 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 145,234 -46,464 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 157,481 -21,179 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 156,170 -55,742 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 156,896 -66,574 1,098,846 8,960
1984 154,366 -29,534 1,096,529 21,787
1983 152,801 -41,756 1,095,106 39,871
1982 147,090 -3,844 1,091,863 23,728
1981 146,231 -58,723 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 127,746 149,361 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 123,377 -40,126 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 114,884 8,247 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 108,488 1,884 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 104,396 -12,848 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 101,172 -20,693 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 95,486 10,065 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 74,805 2,843 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 30,532 -118,457 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 95,153 -7,569 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 92,476 -6,346 991,950 -150,924
1969 90,852 -25,292 970,958 -110,578
1968 88,765 -5,917 950,778 -78,973
1967 86,373 -9,821 936,727 -65,993
1966 83,651 5,262 925,790 -50,999
1965 78,208 -13,947 904,016 -113,911
1964 77,528 29,639 884,152 -69,978
1963 75,962 -11,502 862,626 -44,317
1962 74,710 -15,378 837,473 -34,353
1961 71,216 15,094 816,911 -26,187
1960 70,032 -14,620 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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