The latest officially reported population of Burundi was 14,047,786 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burundi's population is 14,732,962 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Burundi's population is 15,476 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Burundi is ranked the 78th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.18% for Burundi vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Burundi has had an average growth rate of +2.74% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of Burundi has increased from 7.87M people to 14.7M (87.3% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- Burundi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.9M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Burundi vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
14732962
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952
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| Population rank | 78/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
1.47 minutes
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2.37 weeks
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| One birth every |
1.14 minutes
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n/a |
| One death every |
5.72 minutes
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
19.4 minutes
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -27,074 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +982 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +358,336 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.62% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 24/197 | 164/197 |
Burundi and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,764,258 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,835,119 | - | 2.56% | - |
| 1962 | 2,907,943 | - | 2.57% | - |
| 1963 | 2,969,841 | - | 2.13% | - |
| 1964 | 3,055,650 | - | 2.89% | - |
| 1965 | 3,141,367 | - | 2.81% | - |
| 1966 | 3,217,960 | - | 2.44% | - |
| 1967 | 3,300,690 | - | 2.57% | - |
| 1968 | 3,380,387 | - | 2.41% | - |
| 1969 | 3,454,590 | - | 2.2% | - |
| 1970 | 3,530,432 | - | 2.2% | - |
| 1971 | 3,617,289 | - | 2.46% | - |
| 1972 | 3,617,128 | - | -0.004% | - |
| 1973 | 3,611,991 | - | -0.14% | - |
| 1974 | 3,703,590 | - | 2.54% | - |
| 1975 | 3,796,612 | - | 2.51% | - |
| 1976 | 3,882,626 | - | 2.27% | - |
| 1977 | 3,983,582 | - | 2.6% | - |
| 1978 | 4,100,338 | - | 2.93% | - |
| 1979 | 4,203,530 | - | 2.52% | - |
| 1980 | 4,383,706 | - | 4.29% | - |
| 1981 | 4,566,014 | - | 4.16% | - |
| 1982 | 4,681,390 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1983 | 4,808,528 | - | 2.72% | - |
| 1984 | 4,926,465 | - | 2.45% | - |
| 1985 | 5,034,042 | - | 2.18% | - |
| 1986 | 5,129,414 | - | 1.89% | - |
| 1987 | 5,247,787 | - | 2.31% | - |
| 1988 | 5,365,327 | - | 2.24% | - |
| 1989 | 5,471,706 | - | 1.98% | - |
| 1990 | 5,587,052 | - | 2.11% | - |
| 1991 | 5,703,857 | - | 2.09% | - |
| 1992 | 5,858,407 | - | 2.71% | - |
| 1993 | 5,676,843 | - | -3.1% | - |
| 1994 | 5,713,854 | - | 0.65% | - |
| 1995 | 6,066,316 | - | 6.17% | - |
| 1996 | 6,070,506 | - | 0.07% | - |
| 1997 | 6,070,042 | - | -0.008% | - |
| 1998 | 6,187,108 | - | 1.93% | - |
| 1999 | 6,337,155 | - | 2.43% | - |
| 2000 | 6,470,194 | 880 | 2.1% | - |
| 2001 | 6,634,365 | 890 | 2.54% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 6,824,132 | 900 | 2.86% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 7,043,154 | 911 | 3.21% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 7,310,656 | 921 | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,587,299 | 921 | 3.78% | 0% |
| 2006 | 7,865,547 | 932 | 3.67% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 8,161,874 | 821 | 3.77% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 8,505,637 | 824 | 4.21% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 8,947,646 | 826 | 5.2% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 9,376,444 | 829 | 4.79% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 9,717,978 | 832 | 3.64% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 10,071,028 | 836 | 3.63% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 10,439,341 | 839 | 3.66% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 10,799,785 | 842 | 3.45% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 11,047,580 | 1,000 | 2.29% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 11,239,451 | - | 1.74% | 0% |
| 2017 | 11,506,762 | 1,000 | 2.38% | 0% |
| 2018 | 11,859,446 | - | 3.07% | 0% |
| 2019 | 12,255,336 | 1,000 | 3.34% | 0% |
| 2020 | 12,617,036 | 987 | 2.95% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 12,965,481 | 970 | 2.76% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 13,321,097 | 944 | 2.74% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 13,689,450 | 922 | 2.77% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 14,047,786 | 933 | 2.62% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 14,390,012 | 939 | 2.44% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 14,729,161 | 952 | 2.36% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 15,076,977 | 974 | 2.36% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 15,444,020 | 985 | 2.43% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 15,815,855 | 983 | 2.41% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 16,182,014 | 976 | 2.32% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 16,555,033 | 968 | 2.31% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 16,935,232 | 968 | 2.3% | 0% |
| 2033 | 17,317,635 | 988 | 2.26% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 17,700,808 | 992 | 2.21% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 18,085,838 | 1,000 | 2.18% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 18,483,051 | 998 | 2.2% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 18,893,262 | 1,003 | 2.22% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 19,305,532 | 1,022 | 2.18% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 19,718,523 | 1,060 | 2.14% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 20,131,319 | 1,095 | 2.09% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 20,537,559 | 1,127 | 2.02% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 20,951,561 | 1,149 | 2.02% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 21,370,845 | 1,169 | 2% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 21,785,696 | 1,186 | 1.94% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 22,197,888 | 1,209 | 1.89% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 22,586,212 | 1,224 | 1.75% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 22,970,055 | 1,248 | 1.7% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 23,358,499 | 1,272 | 1.69% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 23,748,950 | 1,296 | 1.67% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 24,131,717 | 1,325 | 1.61% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burundi increased by 3,373,904 people (a 42.9% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burundi gained 3,493,511 (a 31.1% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
Burundi was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2006 and is 78th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Burundi's population will grow by 63.8% to 24,131,717 people with a rank change from 78th to 69th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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Population differences between Burundi and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 22 years | n/a |
| Median age | 17.3 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 4.88 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 1,417 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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