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

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The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,390,003 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,909,238 people compared to 346,488 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Burundi's population is 43 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.9M (89.6% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).

Burundi vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burundi Vanuatu
2100 38,272,944 883,016
2099 38,153,515 878,369
2098 38,011,360 873,597
2097 37,872,991 868,672
2096 37,735,834 863,700
2095 37,594,002 858,515
2094 37,416,430 853,182
2093 37,253,780 847,713
2092 37,088,246 842,198
2091 36,922,686 836,615
2090 36,751,005 830,915
2089 36,544,022 825,143
2088 36,335,158 819,225
2087 36,144,860 813,199
2086 35,935,037 807,118
2085 35,694,132 800,846
2084 35,465,583 794,459
2083 35,244,284 788,013
2082 34,990,330 781,513
2081 34,717,141 774,913
2080 34,472,144 768,233
2079 34,194,458 761,418
2078 33,907,653 754,464
2077 33,595,766 747,507
2076 33,310,077 740,413
2075 32,990,854 733,236
2074 32,683,181 725,977
2073 32,359,310 718,583
2072 32,035,191 711,096
2071 31,727,933 703,543
2070 31,380,595 695,963
2069 31,040,326 688,347
2068 30,697,746 680,670
2067 30,338,122 672,919
2066 29,986,965 665,095
2065 29,613,492 657,238
2064 29,269,772 649,317
2063 28,933,548 641,384
2062 28,585,432 633,453
2061 28,235,324 625,585
2060 27,887,017 617,652
2059 27,533,557 609,661
2058 27,187,553 601,631
2057 26,840,120 593,578
2056 26,474,003 585,523
2055 26,114,675 577,375
2054 25,735,230 569,204
2053 25,357,085 560,984
2052 24,977,518 552,762
2051 24,602,957 544,521
2050 24,235,177 536,181
2049 23,828,306 527,854
2048 23,444,966 519,491
2047 23,042,192 511,139
2046 22,668,111 502,701
2045 22,256,303 494,279
2044 21,833,904 485,821
2043 21,416,736 477,431
2042 20,985,347 469,034
2041 20,578,864 460,706
2040 20,163,196 452,395
2039 19,743,441 444,129
2038 19,327,383 435,887
2037 18,909,074 427,727
2036 18,497,207 419,648
2035 18,105,186 411,652
2034 17,717,972 403,718
2033 17,329,713 395,853
2032 16,944,073 388,114
2031 16,560,242 380,413
2030 16,189,163 372,755
2029 15,819,200 365,162
2028 15,436,625 357,621
2027 15,076,388 350,124
2026 14,732,698 342,649
2025 14,390,003 335,169
2024 14,047,786 327,777
2023 13,689,450 320,409
2022 13,321,097 313,046
2021 12,965,481 305,868
2020 12,617,036 298,858
2019 12,255,336 291,985
2018 11,859,446 285,259
2017 11,506,762 278,507
2016 11,239,451 272,087
2015 11,047,580 266,101
2014 10,799,785 260,240
2013 10,439,341 254,482
2012 10,071,028 248,883
2011 9,717,978 243,474
2010 9,376,444 238,248
2009 8,947,646 232,731
2008 8,505,637 226,896
2007 8,161,874 221,276
2006 7,865,547 215,923
2005 7,587,299 210,760
2004 7,310,656 205,711
2003 7,043,154 200,746
2002 6,824,132 195,863
2001 6,634,365 191,031
2000 6,470,194 186,281
1999 6,337,155 182,048
1998 6,187,108 178,313
1997 6,070,042 174,626
1996 6,070,506 170,911
1995 6,066,316 167,137
1994 5,713,854 163,314
1993 5,676,843 159,463
1992 5,858,407 155,608
1991 5,703,857 151,793
1990 5,587,052 148,063
1989 5,471,706 144,393
1988 5,365,327 140,756
1987 5,247,787 137,187
1986 5,129,414 133,720
1985 5,034,042 130,356
1984 4,926,465 127,109
1983 4,808,528 123,998
1982 4,681,390 121,035
1981 4,566,014 118,249
1980 4,383,706 115,660
1979 4,203,530 113,040
1978 4,100,338 109,963
1977 3,983,582 106,618
1976 3,882,626 103,388
1975 3,796,612 100,269
1974 3,703,590 97,260
1973 3,611,991 94,362
1972 3,617,128 91,562
1971 3,617,289 88,862
1970 3,530,432 86,266
1969 3,454,590 83,755
1968 3,380,387 81,314
1967 3,300,690 78,921
1966 3,217,960 76,590
1965 3,141,367 74,358
1964 3,055,650 72,219
1963 2,969,841 70,159
1962 2,907,943 68,174
1961 2,835,119 66,264
1960 2,764,258 64,431

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,669,787 people (a 32.7% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% growth).

Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 62.6% to 24,235,177 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 38.3M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Burundi
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burundi Vanuatu
2100 0.31% 0.53%
2099 0.37% 0.55%
2098 0.37% 0.57%
2097 0.36% 0.58%
2096 0.38% 0.6%
2095 0.47% 0.63%
2094 0.44% 0.65%
2093 0.45% 0.65%
2092 0.45% 0.67%
2091 0.47% 0.69%
2090 0.57% 0.7%
2089 0.57% 0.72%
2088 0.53% 0.74%
2087 0.58% 0.75%
2086 0.67% 0.78%
2085 0.64% 0.8%
2084 0.63% 0.82%
2083 0.73% 0.83%
2082 0.79% 0.85%
2081 0.71% 0.87%
2080 0.81% 0.9%
2079 0.85% 0.92%
2078 0.93% 0.93%
2077 0.86% 0.96%
2076 0.97% 0.98%
2075 0.94% 1%
2074 1% 1.03%
2073 1.01% 1.05%
2072 0.97% 1.07%
2071 1.11% 1.09%
2070 1.1% 1.11%
2069 1.12% 1.13%
2068 1.19% 1.15%
2067 1.17% 1.18%
2066 1.26% 1.2%
2065 1.17% 1.22%
2064 1.16% 1.24%
2063 1.22% 1.25%
2062 1.24% 1.26%
2061 1.25% 1.28%
2060 1.28% 1.31%
2059 1.27% 1.33%
2058 1.29% 1.36%
2057 1.38% 1.38%
2056 1.38% 1.41%
2055 1.47% 1.44%
2054 1.49% 1.47%
2053 1.52% 1.49%
2052 1.52% 1.51%
2051 1.52% 1.56%
2050 1.71% 1.58%
2049 1.64% 1.61%
2048 1.75% 1.63%
2047 1.65% 1.68%
2046 1.85% 1.7%
2045 1.93% 1.74%
2044 1.95% 1.76%
2043 2.06% 1.79%
2042 1.98% 1.81%
2041 2.06% 1.84%
2040 2.13% 1.86%
2039 2.15% 1.89%
2038 2.21% 1.91%
2037 2.23% 1.93%
2036 2.17% 1.94%
2035 2.19% 1.97%
2034 2.24% 1.99%
2033 2.28% 1.99%
2032 2.32% 2.02%
2031 2.29% 2.05%
2030 2.34% 2.08%
2029 2.48% 2.11%
2028 2.39% 2.14%
2027 2.33% 2.18%
2026 2.38% 2.23%
2025 2.44% 2.26%
2024 2.62% 2.3%
2023 2.77% 2.35%
2022 2.74% 2.35%
2021 2.76% 2.35%
2020 2.95% 2.35%
2019 3.34% 2.36%
2018 3.07% 2.42%
2017 2.38% 2.36%
2016 1.74% 2.25%
2015 2.29% 2.25%
2014 3.45% 2.26%
2013 3.66% 2.25%
2012 3.63% 2.22%
2011 3.64% 2.19%
2010 4.79% 2.37%
2009 5.2% 2.57%
2008 4.21% 2.54%
2007 3.77% 2.48%
2006 3.67% 2.45%
2005 3.78% 2.45%
2004 3.8% 2.47%
2003 3.21% 2.49%
2002 2.86% 2.53%
2001 2.54% 2.55%
2000 2.1% 2.33%
1999 2.43% 2.09%
1998 1.93% 2.11%
1997 -0.008% 2.17%
1996 0.07% 2.26%
1995 6.17% 2.34%
1994 0.65% 2.41%
1993 -3.1% 2.48%
1992 2.71% 2.51%
1991 2.09% 2.52%
1990 2.11% 2.54%
1989 1.98% 2.58%
1988 2.24% 2.6%
1987 2.31% 2.59%
1986 1.89% 2.58%
1985 2.18% 2.55%
1984 2.45% 2.51%
1983 2.72% 2.45%
1982 2.53% 2.36%
1981 4.16% 2.24%
1980 4.29% 2.32%
1979 2.52% 2.8%
1978 2.93% 3.14%
1977 2.6% 3.12%
1976 2.27% 3.11%
1975 2.51% 3.09%
1974 2.54% 3.07%
1973 -0.14% 3.06%
1972 -0.004% 3.04%
1971 2.46% 3.01%
1970 2.2% 3%
1969 2.2% 3%
1968 2.41% 3.03%
1967 2.57% 3.04%
1966 2.44% 3%
1965 2.81% 2.96%
1964 2.89% 2.94%
1963 2.13% 2.91%
1962 2.57% 2.88%
1961 2.56% 2.84%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Burundi grew by 2.44%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Burundi Vanuatu
Current population
14909238
346488
Population rank 78/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.004%
One net population change
1.54 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
1.13 minutes
58 minutes
One death every
5.61 minutes
5.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +938 +20
Annual growth/decline +342,217 +7,392
Annual growth/decline rate +2.44% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 25/197 36/197
One migration net change every
15.2 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -34,727 -52
Net migration rank 169/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 387,101 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 90/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 119/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burundi
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burundi Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -34,727 - -52
2024 372,843 -27,074 7,419 -43
2023 368,917 1,995 7,359 0
2022 363,786 1,995 7,358 0
2021 359,844 -14,415 7,199 -201
2020 361,654 -10,189 7,233 -201
2019 357,672 14,253 7,364 -652
2018 351,704 68,141 7,379 -638
2017 353,879 -68,349 7,371 -610
2016 358,393 -109,296 7,315 -1,235
2015 370,856 -236,207 7,220 -1,324
2014 367,797 -6,856 7,143 -1,320
2013 362,224 -2,285 7,036 -1,343
2012 354,068 22,617 6,877 -1,369
2011 348,934 -19,513 6,715 -1,395
2010 341,808 11,845 6,548 -1,413
2009 319,583 184,359 6,362 -467
2008 300,750 79,319 6,138 -372
2007 285,323 22,129 5,842 -374
2006 269,874 15,322 5,606 -364
2005 253,401 17,905 5,454 -364
2004 234,891 47,091 5,353 -349
2003 216,295 36,719 5,258 -342
2002 201,892 -16,871 5,181 -329
2001 184,541 9,967 5,144 -328
2000 173,867 -40,032 5,026 -339
1999 166,699 -34,465 4,871 -1,090
1998 154,010 13,840 4,866 -1,178
1997 150,404 -84,126 4,854 -1,166
1996 158,920 -226,317 4,897 -1,154
1995 160,284 -84,697 4,945 -1,140
1994 112,968 516,373 4,973 -1,132
1993 128,898 -684,261 4,973 -1,115
1992 156,420 35,769 4,941 -1,095
1991 156,148 -39,236 4,859 -1,078
1990 156,617 -39,926 4,762 -1,072
1989 157,547 -43,561 4,656 -1,006
1988 145,234 -46,464 4,577 -959
1987 157,481 -21,179 4,427 -907
1986 156,170 -55,742 4,360 -938
1985 156,896 -66,574 4,219 -916
1984 154,366 -29,534 4,088 -907
1983 152,801 -41,756 3,944 -899
1982 147,090 -3,844 3,778 -897
1981 146,231 -58,723 3,592 -896
1980 127,746 149,361 3,383 -896
1979 123,377 -40,126 3,590 -845
1978 114,884 8,247 3,428 -15
1977 108,488 1,884 3,285 -3
1976 104,396 -12,848 3,174 3
1975 101,172 -20,693 3,074 -15
1974 95,486 10,065 2,968 -17
1973 74,805 2,843 2,876 -22
1972 30,532 -118,457 2,775 -28
1971 95,153 -7,569 2,685 -40
1970 92,476 -6,346 2,597 -46
1969 90,852 -25,292 2,529 -53
1968 88,765 -5,917 2,470 -68
1967 86,373 -9,821 2,384 0
1966 83,651 5,262 2,278 0
1965 78,208 -13,947 2,180 0
1964 77,528 29,639 2,098 0
1963 75,962 -11,502 2,025 0
1962 74,710 -15,378 1,947 0
1961 71,216 15,094 1,872 0
1960 70,032 -14,620 1,796 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/burundi/vanuatu | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.5% of the population change in Burundi is from natural causes (a gain of 3,619,548 people) and 9.48% is from migration (a loss of 379,146 people). In Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 people).

As of 2024, 387,101 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Burundi, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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