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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,833,763 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 4.39 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.8M (88.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Burundi vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Uruguay
2100 38,293,853 2,256,741
2099 38,174,358 2,279,899
2098 38,032,126 2,303,351
2097 37,893,681 2,326,987
2096 37,756,449 2,350,799
2095 37,614,540 2,374,835
2094 37,436,871 2,398,960
2093 37,274,132 2,423,269
2092 37,108,508 2,447,646
2091 36,942,857 2,472,126
2090 36,771,082 2,496,514
2089 36,563,987 2,520,852
2088 36,355,008 2,545,052
2087 36,164,606 2,569,100
2086 35,954,669 2,592,974
2085 35,713,632 2,616,629
2084 35,484,958 2,640,001
2083 35,263,538 2,663,150
2082 35,009,446 2,686,021
2081 34,736,107 2,708,594
2080 34,490,976 2,730,883
2079 34,213,139 2,752,831
2078 33,926,177 2,774,432
2077 33,614,120 2,795,709
2076 33,328,275 2,816,677
2075 33,008,877 2,837,308
2074 32,701,037 2,857,709
2073 32,376,989 2,877,721
2072 32,052,692 2,897,543
2071 31,745,266 2,917,097
2070 31,397,738 2,936,478
2069 31,057,284 2,955,616
2068 30,714,517 2,974,445
2067 30,354,696 2,992,987
2066 30,003,347 3,011,309
2065 29,629,671 3,029,441
2064 29,285,762 3,047,343
2063 28,949,355 3,065,064
2062 28,601,048 3,082,642
2061 28,250,749 3,100,006
2060 27,902,252 3,117,149
2059 27,548,599 3,133,952
2058 27,202,405 3,150,250
2057 26,854,783 3,166,055
2056 26,488,466 3,181,373
2055 26,128,941 3,196,072
2054 25,749,289 3,210,110
2053 25,370,938 3,223,395
2052 24,991,164 3,235,973
2051 24,616,398 3,247,888
2050 24,248,417 3,259,108
2049 23,841,324 3,269,675
2048 23,457,774 3,279,610
2047 23,054,780 3,288,969
2046 22,680,495 3,297,696
2045 22,268,462 3,305,917
2044 21,845,832 3,313,556
2043 21,428,437 3,320,565
2042 20,996,812 3,326,955
2041 20,590,106 3,332,884
2040 20,174,211 3,338,277
2039 19,754,227 3,343,295
2038 19,337,942 3,347,790
2037 18,919,404 3,351,911
2036 18,507,313 3,355,671
2035 18,115,077 3,359,126
2034 17,727,651 3,362,276
2033 17,339,180 3,365,250
2032 16,953,330 3,368,057
2031 16,569,289 3,370,727
2030 16,198,007 3,373,273
2029 15,827,843 3,375,805
2028 15,445,059 3,378,198
2027 15,084,625 3,380,504
2026 14,740,747 3,382,789
2025 14,397,864 3,384,805
2024 14,047,786 3,386,588
2023 13,689,450 3,388,081
2022 13,321,097 3,390,913
2021 12,965,481 3,396,695
2020 12,617,036 3,398,968
2019 12,255,336 3,397,206
2018 11,859,446 3,394,534
2017 11,506,762 3,388,438
2016 11,239,451 3,379,283
2015 11,047,580 3,368,017
2014 10,799,785 3,356,334
2013 10,439,341 3,345,337
2012 10,071,028 3,335,401
2011 9,717,978 3,326,825
2010 9,376,444 3,318,580
2009 8,947,646 3,310,091
2008 8,505,637 3,302,177
2007 8,161,874 3,295,153
2006 7,865,547 3,289,506
2005 7,587,299 3,285,771
2004 7,310,656 3,283,148
2003 7,043,154 3,281,186
2002 6,824,132 3,278,867
2001 6,634,365 3,274,251
2000 6,470,194 3,266,206
1999 6,337,155 3,254,015
1998 6,187,108 3,239,280
1997 6,070,042 3,223,345
1996 6,070,506 3,206,324
1995 6,066,316 3,189,440
1994 5,713,854 3,172,834
1993 5,676,843 3,156,345
1992 5,858,407 3,139,702
1991 5,703,857 3,122,354
1990 5,587,052 3,104,403
1989 5,471,706 3,086,255
1988 5,365,327 3,067,961
1987 5,247,787 3,049,896
1986 5,129,414 3,032,845
1985 5,034,042 3,017,037
1984 4,926,465 3,002,488
1983 4,808,528 2,988,778
1982 4,681,390 2,975,492
1981 4,566,014 2,963,246
1980 4,383,706 2,951,953
1979 4,203,530 2,939,903
1978 4,100,338 2,925,715
1977 3,983,582 2,909,461
1976 3,882,626 2,891,392
1975 3,796,612 2,872,320
1974 3,703,590 2,853,944
1973 3,611,991 2,837,133
1972 3,617,128 2,821,644
1971 3,617,289 2,806,462
1970 3,530,432 2,790,807
1969 3,454,590 2,773,974
1968 3,380,387 2,754,606
1967 3,300,690 2,732,277
1966 3,217,960 2,707,646
1965 3,141,367 2,681,169
1964 3,055,650 2,653,180
1963 2,969,841 2,623,766
1962 2,907,943 2,593,298
1961 2,835,119 2,562,044
1960 2,764,258 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,594,312 people (a 32% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Uruguay
2100 0.31% -1.02%
2099 0.37% -1.02%
2098 0.37% -1.02%
2097 0.36% -1.01%
2096 0.38% -1.01%
2095 0.47% -1.01%
2094 0.44% -1%
2093 0.45% -1%
2092 0.45% -0.99%
2091 0.47% -0.98%
2090 0.57% -0.97%
2089 0.57% -0.95%
2088 0.53% -0.94%
2087 0.58% -0.92%
2086 0.67% -0.9%
2085 0.64% -0.89%
2084 0.63% -0.87%
2083 0.73% -0.85%
2082 0.79% -0.83%
2081 0.71% -0.82%
2080 0.81% -0.8%
2079 0.85% -0.78%
2078 0.93% -0.76%
2077 0.86% -0.74%
2076 0.97% -0.73%
2075 0.94% -0.71%
2074 1% -0.7%
2073 1.01% -0.68%
2072 0.97% -0.67%
2071 1.11% -0.66%
2070 1.1% -0.65%
2069 1.12% -0.63%
2068 1.19% -0.62%
2067 1.17% -0.61%
2066 1.26% -0.6%
2065 1.17% -0.59%
2064 1.16% -0.58%
2063 1.22% -0.57%
2062 1.24% -0.56%
2061 1.25% -0.55%
2060 1.28% -0.54%
2059 1.27% -0.52%
2058 1.29% -0.5%
2057 1.38% -0.48%
2056 1.38% -0.46%
2055 1.47% -0.44%
2054 1.49% -0.41%
2053 1.52% -0.39%
2052 1.52% -0.37%
2051 1.52% -0.34%
2050 1.71% -0.32%
2049 1.64% -0.3%
2048 1.75% -0.28%
2047 1.65% -0.26%
2046 1.85% -0.25%
2045 1.93% -0.23%
2044 1.95% -0.21%
2043 2.06% -0.19%
2042 1.98% -0.18%
2041 2.06% -0.16%
2040 2.13% -0.15%
2039 2.15% -0.13%
2038 2.21% -0.12%
2037 2.23% -0.11%
2036 2.17% -0.1%
2035 2.19% -0.09%
2034 2.24% -0.09%
2033 2.28% -0.08%
2032 2.32% -0.08%
2031 2.29% -0.08%
2030 2.34% -0.08%
2029 2.48% -0.07%
2028 2.39% -0.07%
2027 2.33% -0.07%
2026 2.38% -0.06%
2025 2.49% -0.05%
2024 2.62% -0.04%
2023 2.77% -0.08%
2022 2.74% -0.17%
2021 2.76% -0.07%
2020 2.95% 0.05%
2019 3.34% 0.08%
2018 3.07% 0.18%
2017 2.38% 0.27%
2016 1.74% 0.33%
2015 2.29% 0.35%
2014 3.45% 0.33%
2013 3.66% 0.3%
2012 3.63% 0.26%
2011 3.64% 0.25%
2010 4.79% 0.26%
2009 5.2% 0.24%
2008 4.21% 0.21%
2007 3.77% 0.17%
2006 3.67% 0.11%
2005 3.78% 0.08%
2004 3.8% 0.06%
2003 3.21% 0.07%
2002 2.86% 0.14%
2001 2.54% 0.25%
2000 2.1% 0.37%
1999 2.43% 0.45%
1998 1.93% 0.49%
1997 -0.008% 0.53%
1996 0.07% 0.53%
1995 6.17% 0.52%
1994 0.65% 0.52%
1993 -3.1% 0.53%
1992 2.71% 0.56%
1991 2.09% 0.58%
1990 2.11% 0.59%
1989 1.98% 0.6%
1988 2.24% 0.59%
1987 2.31% 0.56%
1986 1.89% 0.52%
1985 2.18% 0.48%
1984 2.45% 0.46%
1983 2.72% 0.45%
1982 2.53% 0.41%
1981 4.16% 0.38%
1980 4.29% 0.41%
1979 2.52% 0.48%
1978 2.93% 0.56%
1977 2.6% 0.62%
1976 2.27% 0.66%
1975 2.51% 0.64%
1974 2.54% 0.59%
1973 -0.14% 0.55%
1972 -0.004% 0.54%
1971 2.46% 0.56%
1970 2.2% 0.61%
1969 2.2% 0.7%
1968 2.41% 0.82%
1967 2.57% 0.91%
1966 2.44% 0.99%
1965 2.81% 1.05%
1964 2.89% 1.12%
1963 2.13% 1.17%
1962 2.57% 1.22%
1961 2.56% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Burundi Uruguay
Current population
14833763
3382789
Population rank 78/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.04%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.14 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +982 -4
Annual growth/decline +358,336 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.62% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 24/197 167/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -34,727 -1,338
Net migration rank 169/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -1,338
2024 - -27,074 - -1,348
2023 368,917 1,995 298 -1,501
2022 363,786 1,995 -2,964 -1,501
2021 359,844 -14,415 -5,621 -1,482
2020 361,654 -10,189 4,048 -1,482
2019 357,672 14,253 3,873 -2,899
2018 351,704 68,141 7,322 -2,963
2017 353,879 -68,349 10,907 -3,091
2016 358,393 -109,296 14,008 -3,506
2015 370,856 -236,207 16,194 -4,157
2014 367,797 -6,856 16,238 -4,919
2013 362,224 -2,285 16,318 -5,647
2012 354,068 22,617 15,520 -6,317
2011 348,934 -19,513 14,934 -6,982
2010 341,808 11,845 16,231 -7,696
2009 319,583 184,359 16,947 -8,510
2008 300,750 79,319 16,838 -9,458
2007 285,323 22,129 17,422 -10,750
2006 269,874 15,322 17,783 -13,161
2005 253,401 17,905 18,926 -16,086
2004 234,891 47,091 18,067 -15,668
2003 216,295 36,719 18,628 -17,105
2002 201,892 -16,871 20,073 -16,957
2001 184,541 9,967 20,729 -14,620
2000 173,867 -40,032 21,060 -11,076
1999 166,699 -34,465 21,844 -7,441
1998 154,010 13,840 22,114 -7,048
1997 150,404 -84,126 23,737 -6,938
1996 158,920 -226,317 24,635 -7,397
1995 160,284 -84,697 24,872 -8,339
1994 112,968 516,373 24,637 -7,955
1993 128,898 -684,261 24,212 -7,922
1992 156,420 35,769 24,847 -7,850
1991 156,148 -39,236 25,422 -7,714
1990 156,617 -39,926 25,699 -7,499
1989 157,547 -43,561 25,322 -7,229
1988 145,234 -46,464 25,071 -6,582
1987 157,481 -21,179 24,469 -6,833
1986 156,170 -55,742 24,505 -8,046
1985 156,896 -66,574 23,988 -8,832
1984 154,366 -29,534 23,684 -9,730
1983 152,801 -41,756 24,146 -10,671
1982 147,090 -3,844 25,224 -12,131
1981 146,231 -58,723 24,968 -13,577
1980 127,746 149,361 25,451 -14,252
1979 123,377 -40,126 27,456 -14,552
1978 114,884 8,247 30,076 -14,611
1977 108,488 1,884 31,321 -14,280
1976 104,396 -12,848 33,199 -14,096
1975 101,172 -20,693 33,393 -14,350
1974 95,486 10,065 32,221 -14,512
1973 74,805 2,843 30,213 -14,312
1972 30,532 -118,457 28,896 -13,817
1971 95,153 -7,569 28,584 -13,288
1970 92,476 -6,346 28,737 -12,727
1969 90,852 -25,292 28,805 -11,149
1968 88,765 -5,917 29,103 -8,028
1967 86,373 -9,821 29,514 -5,938
1966 83,651 5,262 30,293 -4,599
1965 78,208 -13,947 30,807 -3,542
1964 77,528 29,639 31,340 -2,623
1963 75,962 -11,502 31,824 -1,707
1962 74,710 -15,378 31,441 -623
1961 71,216 15,094 30,975 703
1960 70,032 -14,620 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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