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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 3.58 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Burundi vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Uganda
2100 38,293,853 122,497,526
2099 38,174,358 122,436,109
2098 38,032,126 122,364,302
2097 37,893,681 122,266,255
2096 37,756,449 122,146,810
2095 37,614,540 121,976,411
2094 37,436,871 121,799,752
2093 37,274,132 121,584,860
2092 37,108,508 121,336,796
2091 36,942,857 121,070,447
2090 36,771,082 120,767,412
2089 36,563,987 120,427,771
2088 36,355,008 120,064,594
2087 36,164,606 119,668,549
2086 35,954,669 119,256,686
2085 35,713,632 118,815,763
2084 35,484,958 118,339,179
2083 35,263,538 117,821,938
2082 35,009,446 117,274,958
2081 34,736,107 116,707,394
2080 34,490,976 116,096,095
2079 34,213,139 115,474,153
2078 33,926,177 114,805,376
2077 33,614,120 114,118,687
2076 33,328,275 113,390,189
2075 33,008,877 112,637,851
2074 32,701,037 111,863,410
2073 32,376,989 111,070,771
2072 32,052,692 110,240,940
2071 31,745,266 109,392,890
2070 31,397,738 108,505,633
2069 31,057,284 107,607,659
2068 30,714,517 106,677,578
2067 30,354,696 105,722,829
2066 30,003,347 104,739,111
2065 29,629,671 103,737,893
2064 29,285,762 102,701,560
2063 28,949,355 101,646,533
2062 28,601,048 100,561,859
2061 28,250,749 99,450,764
2060 27,902,252 98,334,788
2059 27,548,599 97,187,498
2058 27,202,405 96,014,439
2057 26,854,783 94,821,765
2056 26,488,466 93,613,209
2055 26,128,941 92,385,049
2054 25,749,289 91,132,827
2053 25,370,938 89,857,705
2052 24,991,164 88,568,311
2051 24,616,398 87,270,603
2050 24,248,417 85,957,376
2049 23,841,324 84,632,277
2048 23,457,774 83,284,965
2047 23,054,780 81,928,165
2046 22,680,495 80,569,225
2045 22,268,462 79,208,662
2044 21,845,832 77,834,944
2043 21,428,437 76,453,982
2042 20,996,812 75,075,287
2041 20,590,106 73,701,695
2040 20,174,211 72,333,375
2039 19,754,227 70,963,211
2038 19,337,942 69,580,447
2037 18,919,404 68,186,136
2036 18,507,313 66,804,746
2035 18,115,077 65,411,934
2034 17,727,651 64,023,352
2033 17,339,180 62,634,483
2032 16,953,330 61,235,174
2031 16,569,289 59,825,075
2030 16,198,007 58,415,479
2029 15,827,843 57,006,283
2028 15,445,059 55,596,520
2027 15,084,625 54,191,271
2026 14,740,747 52,792,624
2025 14,397,864 51,400,003
2024 14,047,786 50,015,092
2023 13,689,450 48,656,601
2022 13,321,097 47,312,719
2021 12,965,481 45,910,930
2020 12,617,036 44,457,152
2019 12,255,336 42,999,637
2018 11,859,446 41,565,831
2017 11,506,762 40,177,388
2016 11,239,451 38,799,152
2015 11,047,580 37,531,446
2014 10,799,785 36,395,539
2013 10,439,341 35,337,042
2012 10,071,028 34,337,438
2011 9,717,978 33,354,543
2010 9,376,444 32,390,802
2009 8,947,646 31,451,151
2008 8,505,637 30,539,553
2007 8,161,874 29,653,430
2006 7,865,547 28,794,003
2005 7,587,299 27,963,289
2004 7,310,656 27,154,515
2003 7,043,154 26,352,124
2002 6,824,132 25,532,870
2001 6,634,365 24,745,676
2000 6,470,194 24,000,150
1999 6,337,155 23,257,281
1998 6,187,108 22,515,806
1997 6,070,042 21,856,046
1996 6,070,506 21,231,550
1995 6,066,316 20,665,667
1994 5,713,854 20,108,801
1993 5,676,843 19,445,161
1992 5,858,407 18,785,032
1991 5,703,857 18,155,901
1990 5,587,052 17,569,897
1989 5,471,706 17,010,698
1988 5,365,327 16,470,483
1987 5,247,787 15,954,170
1986 5,129,414 15,467,579
1985 5,034,042 15,023,681
1984 4,926,465 14,607,677
1983 4,808,528 14,221,881
1982 4,681,390 13,873,631
1981 4,566,014 13,556,452
1980 4,383,706 13,275,741
1979 4,203,530 13,002,163
1978 4,100,338 12,692,113
1977 3,983,582 12,359,669
1976 3,882,626 12,037,294
1975 3,796,612 11,725,240
1974 3,703,590 11,424,846
1973 3,611,991 11,144,236
1972 3,617,128 10,885,796
1971 3,617,289 10,618,206
1970 3,530,432 10,321,603
1969 3,454,590 10,014,858
1968 3,380,387 9,708,632
1967 3,300,690 9,408,924
1966 3,217,960 9,122,864
1965 3,141,367 8,849,203
1964 3,055,650 8,586,363
1963 2,969,841 8,333,663
1962 2,907,943 8,092,231
1961 2,835,119 7,862,217
1960 2,764,258 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Uganda
2100 0.31% 0.05%
2099 0.37% 0.06%
2098 0.37% 0.08%
2097 0.36% 0.1%
2096 0.38% 0.14%
2095 0.47% 0.15%
2094 0.44% 0.18%
2093 0.45% 0.2%
2092 0.45% 0.22%
2091 0.47% 0.25%
2090 0.57% 0.28%
2089 0.57% 0.3%
2088 0.53% 0.33%
2087 0.58% 0.35%
2086 0.67% 0.37%
2085 0.64% 0.4%
2084 0.63% 0.44%
2083 0.73% 0.47%
2082 0.79% 0.49%
2081 0.71% 0.53%
2080 0.81% 0.54%
2079 0.85% 0.58%
2078 0.93% 0.6%
2077 0.86% 0.64%
2076 0.97% 0.67%
2075 0.94% 0.69%
2074 1% 0.71%
2073 1.01% 0.75%
2072 0.97% 0.78%
2071 1.11% 0.82%
2070 1.1% 0.83%
2069 1.12% 0.87%
2068 1.19% 0.9%
2067 1.17% 0.94%
2066 1.26% 0.97%
2065 1.17% 1.01%
2064 1.16% 1.04%
2063 1.22% 1.08%
2062 1.24% 1.12%
2061 1.25% 1.13%
2060 1.28% 1.18%
2059 1.27% 1.22%
2058 1.29% 1.26%
2057 1.38% 1.29%
2056 1.38% 1.33%
2055 1.47% 1.37%
2054 1.49% 1.42%
2053 1.52% 1.46%
2052 1.52% 1.49%
2051 1.52% 1.53%
2050 1.71% 1.57%
2049 1.64% 1.62%
2048 1.75% 1.66%
2047 1.65% 1.69%
2046 1.85% 1.72%
2045 1.93% 1.76%
2044 1.95% 1.81%
2043 2.06% 1.84%
2042 1.98% 1.86%
2041 2.06% 1.89%
2040 2.13% 1.93%
2039 2.15% 1.99%
2038 2.21% 2.04%
2037 2.23% 2.07%
2036 2.17% 2.13%
2035 2.19% 2.17%
2034 2.24% 2.22%
2033 2.28% 2.29%
2032 2.32% 2.36%
2031 2.29% 2.41%
2030 2.34% 2.47%
2029 2.48% 2.54%
2028 2.39% 2.59%
2027 2.33% 2.65%
2026 2.38% 2.71%
2025 2.49% 2.77%
2024 2.62% 2.79%
2023 2.77% 2.84%
2022 2.74% 3.05%
2021 2.76% 3.27%
2020 2.95% 3.39%
2019 3.34% 3.45%
2018 3.07% 3.46%
2017 2.38% 3.55%
2016 1.74% 3.38%
2015 2.29% 3.12%
2014 3.45% 3%
2013 3.66% 2.91%
2012 3.63% 2.95%
2011 3.64% 2.98%
2010 4.79% 2.99%
2009 5.2% 2.98%
2008 4.21% 2.99%
2007 3.77% 2.98%
2006 3.67% 2.97%
2005 3.78% 2.98%
2004 3.8% 3.04%
2003 3.21% 3.21%
2002 2.86% 3.18%
2001 2.54% 3.11%
2000 2.1% 3.19%
1999 2.43% 3.29%
1998 1.93% 3.02%
1997 -0.008% 2.94%
1996 0.07% 2.74%
1995 6.17% 2.77%
1994 0.65% 3.41%
1993 -3.1% 3.51%
1992 2.71% 3.47%
1991 2.09% 3.34%
1990 2.11% 3.29%
1989 1.98% 3.28%
1988 2.24% 3.24%
1987 2.31% 3.15%
1986 1.89% 2.95%
1985 2.18% 2.85%
1984 2.45% 2.71%
1983 2.72% 2.51%
1982 2.53% 2.34%
1981 4.16% 2.11%
1980 4.29% 2.1%
1979 2.52% 2.44%
1978 2.93% 2.69%
1977 2.6% 2.68%
1976 2.27% 2.66%
1975 2.51% 2.63%
1974 2.54% 2.52%
1973 -0.14% 2.37%
1972 -0.004% 2.52%
1971 2.46% 2.87%
1970 2.2% 3.06%
1969 2.2% 3.15%
1968 2.41% 3.19%
1967 2.57% 3.14%
1966 2.44% 3.09%
1965 2.81% 3.06%
1964 2.89% 3.03%
1963 2.13% 2.98%
1962 2.57% 2.93%
1961 2.56% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Burundi Uganda
Current population
14833763
53170946
Population rank 78/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.64%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 22/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 -119,059
Net migration rank 169/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -119,059
2024 - -27,074 - -117,924
2023 368,917 1,995 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 363,786 1,995 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 359,844 -14,415 1,423,377 43,464
2020 361,654 -10,189 1,397,288 43,464
2019 357,672 14,253 1,367,044 107,210
2018 351,704 68,141 1,332,600 60,724
2017 353,879 -68,349 1,290,658 92,879
2016 358,393 -109,296 1,249,565 123,379
2015 370,856 -236,207 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 367,797 -6,856 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 362,224 -2,285 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 354,068 22,617 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 348,934 -19,513 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 341,808 11,845 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 319,583 184,359 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 300,750 79,319 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 285,323 22,129 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 269,874 15,322 999,958 -156,232
2005 253,401 17,905 969,096 -151,386
2004 234,891 47,091 938,623 -138,770
2003 216,295 36,719 901,374 -96,429
2002 201,892 -16,871 868,756 -35,149
2001 184,541 9,967 836,751 -95,956
2000 173,867 -40,032 803,069 -52,824
1999 166,699 -34,465 775,166 -39,695
1998 154,010 13,840 741,175 6,277
1997 150,404 -84,126 727,523 -155,461
1996 158,920 -226,317 699,707 -22,795
1995 160,284 -84,697 697,218 -242,378
1994 112,968 516,373 675,092 -16,198
1993 128,898 -684,261 650,032 18,349
1992 156,420 35,769 627,139 24,723
1991 156,148 -39,236 602,740 3,643
1990 156,617 -39,926 587,291 -21,688
1989 157,547 -43,561 565,367 -12,576
1988 145,234 -46,464 547,759 -20,113
1987 157,481 -21,179 527,397 -22,415
1986 156,170 -55,742 487,693 -19,485
1985 156,896 -66,574 462,534 -42,942
1984 154,366 -29,534 421,241 -8,818
1983 152,801 -41,756 404,940 -45,776
1982 147,090 -3,844 390,820 -53,497
1981 146,231 -58,723 380,028 -83,010
1980 127,746 149,361 370,287 -105,900
1979 123,377 -40,126 381,626 -98,863
1978 114,884 8,247 371,930 -34,606
1977 108,488 1,884 365,216 -37,671
1976 104,396 -12,848 359,458 -42,259
1975 101,172 -20,693 354,278 -47,359
1974 95,486 10,065 345,773 -51,910
1973 74,805 2,843 340,780 -73,439
1972 30,532 -118,457 335,935 -86,409
1971 95,153 -7,569 328,294 -42,642
1970 92,476 -6,346 333,202 -25,646
1969 90,852 -25,292 320,486 -14,548
1968 88,765 -5,917 309,725 -3,214
1967 86,373 -9,821 296,692 -3,773
1966 83,651 5,262 282,225 -3,021
1965 78,208 -13,947 271,830 -3,716
1964 77,528 29,639 260,733 -3,169
1963 75,962 -11,502 250,885 -3,058
1962 74,710 -15,378 241,513 -6,470
1961 71,216 15,094 232,894 -7,893
1960 70,032 -14,620 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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