Burundi Population (LIVE)

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Burundi Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Burundi is 14,291,422 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Burundi 2025 population is estimated at 14,390,003 people at mid-year.
  • Burundi population is equivalent to 0.17% of the total world population.
  • Burundi ranks number 78 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Burundi is 560 per Km² (1,451 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 25,680 Km² (9,915 sq. miles).
  • 14.92% of the population is urban (2,146,694 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Burundi is 16.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Burundi (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Burundi
Global
Rank
2025 14,390,003 2.44% 342,217 −34,727 16.4 4.67 560 14.9% 2,146,694 0.17% 8,231,613,070 78
2024 14,047,786 2.62% 358,336 −27,074 16.1 4.79 547 14.5% 2,035,578 0.17% 8,161,972,572 78
2023 13,689,450 2.77% 368,353 1,995 15.9 4.88 533 14.1% 1,929,218 0.17% 8,091,734,930 78
2022 13,321,097 2.75% 352,031 1,995 15.7 4.98 519 13.7% 1,827,394 0.17% 8,021,407,192 78
2020 12,617,036 2.69% 313,891 −10,189 15.3 5.18 491 13% 1,636,586 0.16% 7,887,001,292 78
2015 11,047,580 3.33% 334,227 −236,207 15.5 5.7 430 11.2% 1,231,911 0.15% 7,470,491,872 82
2010 9,376,444 4.33% 357,829 11,845 16.4 6.26 365 10% 932,971 0.13% 7,021,732,148 91
2005 7,587,299 3.24% 223,421 17,905 15.7 6.71 295 9.2% 695,940 0.12% 6,586,970,132 94
2000 6,470,194 1.3% 80,776 −40,032 14.6 6.87 252 8.2% 527,819 0.10% 6,171,702,993 97
1995 6,066,316 1.66% 95,853 −84,697 14.4 7.18 236 7.1% 429,900 0.11% 5,758,878,982 95
1990 5,587,052 2.11% 110,602 −39,926 14.6 7.37 218 6.1% 339,609 0.10% 5,327,803,110 94
1985 5,034,042 2.81% 130,067 −66,574 15.5 7.29 196 4.9% 245,514 0.10% 4,868,943,465 98
1980 4,383,706 2.92% 117,419 149,361 16.1 7.35 171 4.1% 178,649 0.099% 4,447,606,236 101
1975 3,796,612 1.46% 53,236 −20,693 15.9 7.24 148 3.4% 129,408 0.093% 4,070,735,277 105
1970 3,530,432 2.36% 77,813 −6,346 16.2 7.21 137 2.8% 98,327 0.096% 3,694,683,794 104
1965 3,141,367 2.59% 75,422 −13,947 16.2 7.11 122 2.2% 70,605 0.094% 3,334,533,703 104
1960 2,764,258 1.99% 51,922 −14,620 16.4 7 108 2.1% 57,866 0.092% 3,015,470,894 106
1955 2,504,649 2.12% 49,942 −14,633 17.2 6.93 98 1.9% 48,001 0.091% 2,740,213,792 104

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Burundi Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Burundi
Global
Rank
2030 16,182,016 2.38% 358,403 −29,235 17.9 4.2 630 17.2% 2,780,242 0.19% 8,569,124,911 77
2035 18,085,841 2.25% 380,765 −38,594 19.3 3.78 704 19.7% 3,568,656 0.20% 8,885,210,181 76
2040 20,131,318 2.17% 409,095 −31,711 20.5 3.43 784 22.6% 4,548,959 0.22% 9,177,190,203 75
2045 22,197,887 1.97% 413,314 −35,615 21.5 3.17 864 25.9% 5,749,545 0.24% 9,439,639,668 70
2050 24,131,720 1.68% 386,767 −58,588 22.5 2.96 940 29.8% 7,182,692 0.25% 9,664,378,587 70

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Burundi Demographics

Life Expectancy
64.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
34.4

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
47.4

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Burundi Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Burundi delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Burundi (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.