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Population in Burundi compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 1.27 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Burundi vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi UAE
2100 38,293,853 26,368,750
2099 38,174,358 26,130,374
2098 38,032,126 25,894,010
2097 37,893,681 25,660,062
2096 37,756,449 25,427,961
2095 37,614,540 25,197,670
2094 37,436,871 24,968,891
2093 37,274,132 24,741,434
2092 37,108,508 24,515,086
2091 36,942,857 24,289,496
2090 36,771,082 24,064,404
2089 36,563,987 23,839,033
2088 36,355,008 23,613,963
2087 36,164,606 23,388,786
2086 35,954,669 23,163,641
2085 35,713,632 22,938,169
2084 35,484,958 22,711,804
2083 35,263,538 22,484,154
2082 35,009,446 22,255,625
2081 34,736,107 22,026,183
2080 34,490,976 21,796,073
2079 34,213,139 21,565,118
2078 33,926,177 21,333,574
2077 33,614,120 21,101,274
2076 33,328,275 20,868,733
2075 33,008,877 20,636,203
2074 32,701,037 20,404,044
2073 32,376,989 20,171,659
2072 32,052,692 19,940,853
2071 31,745,266 19,710,934
2070 31,397,738 19,483,026
2069 31,057,284 19,256,572
2068 30,714,517 19,032,681
2067 30,354,696 18,811,331
2066 30,003,347 18,593,017
2065 29,629,671 18,377,364
2064 29,285,762 18,164,584
2063 28,949,355 17,955,352
2062 28,601,048 17,749,596
2061 28,250,749 17,547,827
2060 27,902,252 17,349,620
2059 27,548,599 17,153,273
2058 27,202,405 16,959,263
2057 26,854,783 16,767,893
2056 26,488,466 16,579,195
2055 26,128,941 16,392,558
2054 25,749,289 16,207,309
2053 25,370,938 16,024,789
2052 24,991,164 15,844,357
2051 24,616,398 15,665,362
2050 24,248,417 15,487,008
2049 23,841,324 15,309,031
2048 23,457,774 15,132,784
2047 23,054,780 14,958,209
2046 22,680,495 14,788,046
2045 22,268,462 14,620,902
2044 21,845,832 14,454,466
2043 21,428,437 14,289,021
2042 20,996,812 14,124,515
2041 20,590,106 13,961,010
2040 20,174,211 13,798,651
2039 19,754,227 13,637,499
2038 19,337,942 13,477,450
2037 18,919,404 13,319,346
2036 18,507,313 13,163,073
2035 18,115,077 13,009,160
2034 17,727,651 12,857,729
2033 17,339,180 12,709,520
2032 16,953,330 12,564,906
2031 16,569,289 12,424,286
2030 16,198,007 12,288,186
2029 15,827,843 12,148,661
2028 15,445,059 11,999,549
2027 15,084,625 11,831,082
2026 14,740,747 11,632,806
2025 14,397,864 11,367,504
2024 14,047,786 10,986,400
2023 13,689,450 10,483,751
2022 13,321,097 10,074,977
2021 12,965,481 9,575,152
2020 12,617,036 9,401,038
2019 12,255,336 9,445,785
2018 11,859,446 9,346,701
2017 11,506,762 9,223,225
2016 11,239,451 8,935,095
2015 11,047,580 8,505,237
2014 10,799,785 8,059,440
2013 10,439,341 7,693,031
2012 10,071,028 7,391,448
2011 9,717,978 7,104,538
2010 9,376,444 6,869,838
2009 8,947,646 6,707,058
2008 8,505,637 6,302,664
2007 8,161,874 5,624,635
2006 7,865,547 5,009,100
2005 7,587,299 4,664,790
2004 7,310,656 4,428,967
2003 7,043,154 4,192,457
2002 6,824,132 3,956,826
2001 6,634,365 3,723,590
2000 6,470,194 3,493,575
1999 6,337,155 3,266,009
1998 6,187,108 3,040,421
1997 6,070,042 2,817,410
1996 6,070,506 2,597,564
1995 6,066,316 2,434,662
1994 5,713,854 2,328,188
1993 5,676,843 2,222,093
1992 5,858,407 2,114,730
1991 5,703,857 2,006,626
1990 5,587,052 1,898,220
1989 5,471,706 1,789,851
1988 5,365,327 1,681,788
1987 5,247,787 1,574,244
1986 5,129,414 1,467,383
1985 5,034,042 1,377,911
1984 4,926,465 1,305,996
1983 4,808,528 1,235,305
1982 4,681,390 1,166,370
1981 4,566,014 1,099,855
1980 4,383,706 1,015,700
1979 4,203,530 912,010
1978 4,100,338 809,274
1977 3,983,582 710,209
1976 3,882,626 615,866
1975 3,796,612 542,856
1974 3,703,590 489,087
1973 3,611,991 436,399
1972 3,617,128 385,014
1971 3,617,289 335,027
1970 3,530,432 286,536
1969 3,454,590 239,660
1968 3,380,387 199,416
1967 3,300,690 179,700
1966 3,217,960 173,976
1965 3,141,367 167,103
1964 3,055,650 159,692
1963 2,969,841 152,211
1962 2,907,943 144,946
1961 2,835,119 137,989
1960 2,764,258 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi UAE
2100 0.31% 0.91%
2099 0.37% 0.91%
2098 0.37% 0.91%
2097 0.36% 0.91%
2096 0.38% 0.91%
2095 0.47% 0.92%
2094 0.44% 0.92%
2093 0.45% 0.92%
2092 0.45% 0.93%
2091 0.47% 0.94%
2090 0.57% 0.95%
2089 0.57% 0.95%
2088 0.53% 0.96%
2087 0.58% 0.97%
2086 0.67% 0.98%
2085 0.64% 1%
2084 0.63% 1.01%
2083 0.73% 1.03%
2082 0.79% 1.04%
2081 0.71% 1.06%
2080 0.81% 1.07%
2079 0.85% 1.09%
2078 0.93% 1.1%
2077 0.86% 1.11%
2076 0.97% 1.13%
2075 0.94% 1.14%
2074 1% 1.15%
2073 1.01% 1.16%
2072 0.97% 1.17%
2071 1.11% 1.17%
2070 1.1% 1.18%
2069 1.12% 1.18%
2068 1.19% 1.18%
2067 1.17% 1.17%
2066 1.26% 1.17%
2065 1.17% 1.17%
2064 1.16% 1.17%
2063 1.22% 1.16%
2062 1.24% 1.15%
2061 1.25% 1.14%
2060 1.28% 1.14%
2059 1.27% 1.14%
2058 1.29% 1.14%
2057 1.38% 1.14%
2056 1.38% 1.14%
2055 1.47% 1.14%
2054 1.49% 1.14%
2053 1.52% 1.14%
2052 1.52% 1.14%
2051 1.52% 1.15%
2050 1.71% 1.16%
2049 1.64% 1.16%
2048 1.75% 1.17%
2047 1.65% 1.15%
2046 1.85% 1.14%
2045 1.93% 1.15%
2044 1.95% 1.16%
2043 2.06% 1.16%
2042 1.98% 1.17%
2041 2.06% 1.18%
2040 2.13% 1.18%
2039 2.15% 1.19%
2038 2.21% 1.19%
2037 2.23% 1.19%
2036 2.17% 1.18%
2035 2.19% 1.18%
2034 2.24% 1.17%
2033 2.28% 1.15%
2032 2.32% 1.13%
2031 2.29% 1.11%
2030 2.34% 1.15%
2029 2.48% 1.24%
2028 2.39% 1.42%
2027 2.33% 1.7%
2026 2.38% 2.33%
2025 2.49% 3.47%
2024 2.62% 4.79%
2023 2.77% 4.06%
2022 2.74% 5.22%
2021 2.76% 1.85%
2020 2.95% -0.47%
2019 3.34% 1.06%
2018 3.07% 1.34%
2017 2.38% 3.22%
2016 1.74% 5.05%
2015 2.29% 5.53%
2014 3.45% 4.76%
2013 3.66% 4.08%
2012 3.63% 4.04%
2011 3.64% 3.42%
2010 4.79% 2.43%
2009 5.2% 6.42%
2008 4.21% 12.1%
2007 3.77% 12.3%
2006 3.67% 7.38%
2005 3.78% 5.32%
2004 3.8% 5.64%
2003 3.21% 5.96%
2002 2.86% 6.26%
2001 2.54% 6.58%
2000 2.1% 6.97%
1999 2.43% 7.42%
1998 1.93% 7.92%
1997 -0.008% 8.46%
1996 0.07% 6.69%
1995 6.17% 4.57%
1994 0.65% 4.77%
1993 -3.1% 5.08%
1992 2.71% 5.39%
1991 2.09% 5.71%
1990 2.11% 6.05%
1989 1.98% 6.43%
1988 2.24% 6.83%
1987 2.31% 7.28%
1986 1.89% 6.49%
1985 2.18% 5.51%
1984 2.45% 5.72%
1983 2.72% 5.91%
1982 2.53% 6.05%
1981 4.16% 8.29%
1980 4.29% 11.4%
1979 2.52% 12.7%
1978 2.93% 13.9%
1977 2.6% 15.3%
1976 2.27% 13.4%
1975 2.51% 11%
1974 2.54% 12.1%
1973 -0.14% 13.3%
1972 -0.004% 14.9%
1971 2.46% 16.9%
1970 2.2% 19.6%
1969 2.2% 20.2%
1968 2.41% 11%
1967 2.57% 3.29%
1966 2.44% 4.11%
1965 2.81% 4.64%
1964 2.89% 4.91%
1963 2.13% 5.01%
1962 2.57% 5.04%
1961 2.56% 5.07%

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Burundi UAE
Current population
14833763
11686438
Population rank 78/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.14%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
1.05 minutes
One birth every
1.14 minutes
5.13 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 3/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +158,634
Net migration rank 169/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 158,634
2024 - -27,074 - 278,439
2023 368,917 1,995 92,698 300,004
2022 363,786 1,995 81,758 322,773
2021 359,844 -14,415 76,802 421,663
2020 361,654 -10,189 87,871 92,541
2019 357,672 14,253 86,296 -125,186
2018 351,704 68,141 86,840 14,611
2017 353,879 -68,349 89,382 34,155
2016 358,393 -109,296 87,028 195,317
2015 370,856 -236,207 85,044 342,468
2014 367,797 -6,856 84,277 360,174
2013 362,224 -2,285 82,977 279,269
2012 354,068 22,617 78,682 225,921
2011 348,934 -19,513 73,496 215,183
2010 341,808 11,845 69,907 161,842
2009 319,583 184,359 66,521 163,643
2008 300,750 79,319 55,426 523,207
2007 285,323 22,129 55,048 722,380
2006 269,874 15,322 54,338 399,306
2005 253,401 17,905 60,046 174,926
2004 234,891 47,091 60,344 176,319
2003 216,295 36,719 59,118 177,237
2002 201,892 -16,871 55,922 178,988
2001 184,541 9,967 52,789 178,779
2000 173,867 -40,032 49,993 178,469
1999 166,699 -34,465 46,198 180,469
1998 154,010 13,840 41,176 183,329
1997 150,404 -84,126 38,207 183,310
1996 158,920 -226,317 37,886 180,296
1995 160,284 -84,697 38,685 68,938
1994 112,968 516,373 42,976 62,352
1993 128,898 -684,261 41,324 65,545
1992 156,420 35,769 42,119 65,739
1991 156,148 -39,236 41,409 66,943
1990 156,617 -39,926 41,339 67,118
1989 157,547 -43,561 40,148 68,132
1988 145,234 -46,464 38,861 68,991
1987 157,481 -21,179 37,741 69,493
1986 156,170 -55,742 36,829 69,655
1985 156,896 -66,574 34,855 37,605
1984 154,366 -29,534 33,250 38,124
1983 152,801 -41,756 31,480 38,536
1982 147,090 -3,844 29,585 38,276
1981 146,231 -58,723 27,560 37,600
1980 127,746 149,361 25,005 78,148
1979 123,377 -40,126 21,987 82,238
1978 114,884 8,247 18,879 82,359
1977 108,488 1,884 15,787 81,111
1976 104,396 -12,848 12,876 78,903
1975 101,172 -20,693 11,859 42,380
1974 95,486 10,065 10,835 42,474
1973 74,805 2,843 9,822 42,243
1972 30,532 -118,457 8,818 41,888
1971 95,153 -7,569 7,839 41,425
1970 92,476 -6,346 6,922 40,792
1969 90,852 -25,292 6,138 39,902
1968 88,765 -5,917 5,588 28,866
1967 86,373 -9,821 5,264 -283
1966 83,651 5,262 4,955 1,516
1965 78,208 -13,947 4,675 2,598
1964 77,528 29,639 4,410 3,126
1963 75,962 -11,502 4,157 3,264
1962 74,710 -15,378 3,901 3,212
1961 71,216 15,094 3,657 3,141
1960 70,032 -14,620 3,418 3,102

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/united-arab-emirates | 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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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