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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 4.73 times bigger than Burundi's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Burundi vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi United Kingdom
2100 38,293,853 74,700,585
2099 38,174,358 74,831,175
2098 38,032,126 74,950,267
2097 37,893,681 75,064,397
2096 37,756,449 75,176,691
2095 37,614,540 75,287,063
2094 37,436,871 75,383,856
2093 37,274,132 75,482,205
2092 37,108,508 75,575,769
2091 36,942,857 75,666,091
2090 36,771,082 75,753,129
2089 36,563,987 75,835,723
2088 36,355,008 75,907,614
2087 36,164,606 75,978,712
2086 35,954,669 76,046,742
2085 35,713,632 76,105,680
2084 35,484,958 76,156,223
2083 35,263,538 76,205,894
2082 35,009,446 76,246,844
2081 34,736,107 76,274,040
2080 34,490,976 76,306,205
2079 34,213,139 76,334,949
2078 33,926,177 76,353,484
2077 33,614,120 76,371,123
2076 33,328,275 76,373,520
2075 33,008,877 76,386,071
2074 32,701,037 76,397,426
2073 32,376,989 76,406,554
2072 32,052,692 76,398,941
2071 31,745,266 76,388,223
2070 31,397,738 76,378,505
2069 31,057,284 76,371,827
2068 30,714,517 76,370,973
2067 30,354,696 76,363,548
2066 30,003,347 76,356,638
2065 29,629,671 76,355,841
2064 29,285,762 76,352,770
2063 28,949,355 76,353,175
2062 28,601,048 76,346,535
2061 28,250,749 76,344,206
2060 27,902,252 76,344,725
2059 27,548,599 76,345,215
2058 27,202,405 76,326,961
2057 26,854,783 76,307,006
2056 26,488,466 76,274,247
2055 26,128,941 76,235,304
2054 25,749,289 76,167,710
2053 25,370,938 76,094,051
2052 24,991,164 76,001,979
2051 24,616,398 75,895,690
2050 24,248,417 75,777,445
2049 23,841,324 75,646,044
2048 23,457,774 75,499,380
2047 23,054,780 75,338,951
2046 22,680,495 75,171,300
2045 22,268,462 74,993,186
2044 21,845,832 74,807,530
2043 21,428,437 74,607,485
2042 20,996,812 74,407,783
2041 20,590,106 74,203,292
2040 20,174,211 73,994,525
2039 19,754,227 73,782,112
2038 19,337,942 73,559,085
2037 18,919,404 73,335,723
2036 18,507,313 73,101,646
2035 18,115,077 72,850,722
2034 17,727,651 72,597,177
2033 17,339,180 72,322,802
2032 16,953,330 72,046,316
2031 16,569,289 71,757,868
2030 16,198,007 71,442,811
2029 15,827,843 71,123,782
2028 15,445,059 70,783,199
2027 15,084,625 70,421,923
2026 14,740,747 70,055,911
2025 14,397,864 69,658,188
2024 14,047,786 69,226,000
2023 13,689,450 68,492,000
2022 13,321,097 67,604,000
2021 12,965,481 66,984,000
2020 12,617,036 66,744,000
2019 12,255,336 66,631,000
2018 11,859,446 66,289,000
2017 11,506,762 65,966,000
2016 11,239,451 65,607,000
2015 11,047,580 65,088,000
2014 10,799,785 64,620,000
2013 10,439,341 64,139,000
2012 10,071,028 63,711,000
2011 9,717,978 63,258,810
2010 9,376,444 62,766,365
2009 8,947,646 62,276,270
2008 8,505,637 61,806,995
2007 8,161,874 61,322,463
2006 7,865,547 60,846,820
2005 7,587,299 60,401,206
2004 7,310,656 59,987,905
2003 7,043,154 59,647,577
2002 6,824,132 59,370,479
2001 6,634,365 59,119,673
2000 6,470,194 58,892,514
1999 6,337,155 58,682,466
1998 6,187,108 58,487,141
1997 6,070,042 58,316,954
1996 6,070,506 58,166,950
1995 6,066,316 58,019,030
1994 5,713,854 57,865,745
1993 5,676,843 57,718,614
1992 5,858,407 57,580,402
1991 5,703,857 57,424,897
1990 5,587,052 57,247,586
1989 5,471,706 57,076,711
1988 5,365,327 56,928,327
1987 5,247,787 56,802,050
1986 5,129,414 56,681,396
1985 5,034,042 56,550,268
1984 4,926,465 56,422,072
1983 4,808,528 56,332,848
1982 4,681,390 56,313,641
1981 4,566,014 56,333,829
1980 4,383,706 56,314,216
1979 4,203,530 56,246,951
1978 4,100,338 56,196,504
1977 3,983,582 56,193,492
1976 3,882,626 56,211,968
1975 3,796,612 56,225,800
1974 3,703,590 56,229,974
1973 3,611,991 56,194,527
1972 3,617,128 56,086,065
1971 3,617,289 55,896,223
1970 3,530,432 55,663,250
1969 3,454,590 55,441,750
1968 3,380,387 55,211,700
1967 3,300,690 54,943,600
1966 3,217,960 54,648,500
1965 3,141,367 54,348,050
1964 3,055,650 54,000,000
1963 2,969,841 53,650,000
1962 2,907,943 53,250,000
1961 2,835,119 52,800,000
1960 2,764,258 52,400,000

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-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi United Kingdom
2100 0.31% -0.17%
2099 0.37% -0.16%
2098 0.37% -0.15%
2097 0.36% -0.15%
2096 0.38% -0.15%
2095 0.47% -0.13%
2094 0.44% -0.13%
2093 0.45% -0.12%
2092 0.45% -0.12%
2091 0.47% -0.11%
2090 0.57% -0.11%
2089 0.57% -0.09%
2088 0.53% -0.09%
2087 0.58% -0.09%
2086 0.67% -0.08%
2085 0.64% -0.07%
2084 0.63% -0.07%
2083 0.73% -0.05%
2082 0.79% -0.04%
2081 0.71% -0.04%
2080 0.81% -0.04%
2079 0.85% -0.02%
2078 0.93% -0.02%
2077 0.86% -0.003%
2076 0.97% -0.02%
2075 0.94% -0.01%
2074 1% -0.01%
2073 1.01% 0.01%
2072 0.97% 0.01%
2071 1.11% 0.01%
2070 1.1% 0.009%
2069 1.12% 0.001%
2068 1.19% 0.01%
2067 1.17% 0.009%
2066 1.26% 0.001%
2065 1.17% 0.004%
2064 1.16% -0%
2063 1.22% 0.009%
2062 1.24% 0.003%
2061 1.25% -0.001%
2060 1.28% -0.001%
2059 1.27% 0.02%
2058 1.29% 0.03%
2057 1.38% 0.04%
2056 1.38% 0.05%
2055 1.47% 0.09%
2054 1.49% 0.1%
2053 1.52% 0.12%
2052 1.52% 0.14%
2051 1.52% 0.16%
2050 1.71% 0.17%
2049 1.64% 0.19%
2048 1.75% 0.21%
2047 1.65% 0.22%
2046 1.85% 0.24%
2045 1.93% 0.25%
2044 1.95% 0.27%
2043 2.06% 0.27%
2042 1.98% 0.28%
2041 2.06% 0.28%
2040 2.13% 0.29%
2039 2.15% 0.3%
2038 2.21% 0.3%
2037 2.23% 0.32%
2036 2.17% 0.34%
2035 2.19% 0.35%
2034 2.24% 0.38%
2033 2.28% 0.38%
2032 2.32% 0.4%
2031 2.29% 0.44%
2030 2.34% 0.45%
2029 2.48% 0.48%
2028 2.39% 0.51%
2027 2.33% 0.52%
2026 2.38% 0.57%
2025 2.49% 0.62%
2024 2.62% 1.07%
2023 2.77% 1.31%
2022 2.74% 0.93%
2021 2.76% 0.36%
2020 2.95% 0.17%
2019 3.34% 0.52%
2018 3.07% 0.49%
2017 2.38% 0.55%
2016 1.74% 0.8%
2015 2.29% 0.72%
2014 3.45% 0.75%
2013 3.66% 0.67%
2012 3.63% 0.71%
2011 3.64% 0.78%
2010 4.79% 0.79%
2009 5.2% 0.76%
2008 4.21% 0.79%
2007 3.77% 0.78%
2006 3.67% 0.74%
2005 3.78% 0.69%
2004 3.8% 0.57%
2003 3.21% 0.47%
2002 2.86% 0.42%
2001 2.54% 0.39%
2000 2.1% 0.36%
1999 2.43% 0.33%
1998 1.93% 0.29%
1997 -0.008% 0.26%
1996 0.07% 0.25%
1995 6.17% 0.26%
1994 0.65% 0.25%
1993 -3.1% 0.24%
1992 2.71% 0.27%
1991 2.09% 0.31%
1990 2.11% 0.3%
1989 1.98% 0.26%
1988 2.24% 0.22%
1987 2.31% 0.21%
1986 1.89% 0.23%
1985 2.18% 0.23%
1984 2.45% 0.16%
1983 2.72% 0.03%
1982 2.53% -0.04%
1981 4.16% 0.03%
1980 4.29% 0.12%
1979 2.52% 0.09%
1978 2.93% 0.005%
1977 2.6% -0.03%
1976 2.27% -0.02%
1975 2.51% -0.007%
1974 2.54% 0.06%
1973 -0.14% 0.19%
1972 -0.004% 0.34%
1971 2.46% 0.42%
1970 2.2% 0.4%
1969 2.2% 0.42%
1968 2.41% 0.49%
1967 2.57% 0.54%
1966 2.44% 0.55%
1965 2.81% 0.64%
1964 2.89% 0.65%
1963 2.13% 0.75%
1962 2.57% 0.85%
1961 2.56% 0.76%

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-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burundi grew by 2.62%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Burundi United Kingdom
Current population
14833763
70154914
Population rank 78/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.85%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
1.14 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
5.72 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +982 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +358,336 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 97/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -34,727 +389,911
Net migration rank 169/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - 389,911
2024 - -27,074 - 417,114
2023 368,917 1,995 34,589 445,523
2022 363,786 1,995 39,751 487,029
2021 359,844 -14,415 30,612 462,967
2020 361,654 -10,189 -4,272 144,221
2019 357,672 14,253 108,342 232,727
2018 351,704 68,141 119,321 259,744
2017 353,879 -68,349 145,125 272,311
2016 358,393 -109,296 177,139 324,649
2015 370,856 -236,207 175,738 347,839
2014 367,797 -6,856 206,784 306,091
2013 362,224 -2,285 198,830 237,272
2012 354,068 22,617 248,473 172,088
2011 348,934 -19,513 259,361 228,773
2010 341,808 11,845 251,066 274,811
2009 319,583 184,359 230,422 249,639
2008 300,750 79,319 216,325 263,390
2007 285,323 22,129 196,232 309,385
2006 269,874 15,322 176,455 288,923
2005 253,401 17,905 144,963 308,279
2004 234,891 47,091 131,974 276,077
2003 216,295 36,719 89,471 211,846
2002 201,892 -16,871 65,308 203,577
2001 184,541 9,967 65,032 175,133
2000 173,867 -40,032 70,671 153,917
1999 166,699 -34,465 64,551 152,653
1998 154,010 13,840 87,730 125,541
1997 150,404 -84,126 99,138 59,723
1996 158,920 -226,317 98,884 54,964
1995 160,284 -84,697 87,028 61,385
1994 112,968 516,373 127,304 45,339
1993 128,898 -684,261 103,893 27,403
1992 156,420 35,769 149,709 17,846
1991 156,148 -39,236 143,562 27,601
1990 156,617 -39,926 154,569 57,132
1989 157,547 -43,561 119,861 49,586
1988 145,234 -46,464 136,628 13,952
1987 157,481 -21,179 136,325 8,266
1986 156,170 -55,742 90,690 41,836
1985 156,896 -66,574 79,170 83,164
1984 154,366 -29,534 84,633 71,107
1983 152,801 -41,756 61,966 27,063
1982 147,090 -3,844 56,314 -61,152
1981 146,231 -58,723 73,234 -83,876
1980 127,746 149,361 95,734 -25,187
1979 123,377 -40,126 61,872 11,255
1978 114,884 8,247 16,859 3,783
1977 108,488 1,884 0 -21,636
1976 104,396 -12,848 -5,621 -19,135
1975 101,172 -20,693 33,735 -40,241
1974 95,486 10,065 67,476 -65,710
1973 74,805 2,843 112,389 -33,840
1972 30,532 -118,457 162,650 -1,406
1971 95,153 -7,569 257,123 1,175
1970 92,476 -6,346 244,918 -15,254
1969 90,852 -25,292 260,577 -60,655
1968 88,765 -5,917 292,622 -38,852
1967 86,373 -9,821 346,145 -39,659
1966 83,651 5,262 333,356 -27,935
1965 78,208 -13,947 364,132 -24,955
1964 77,528 29,639 405,000 -23,885
1963 75,962 -11,502 337,995 8,271
1962 74,710 -15,378 340,800 76,443
1961 71,216 15,094 311,519 52,295
1960 70,032 -14,620 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/united-kingdom | 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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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