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Burundi

Population

14,834,247

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
78th
Share of world
0.18%
Annual change
+339,1542.58%

Population of Burundi

020M40M60M80M100M202614.8M2050 projection24.1M↑ 63% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 14,834,247. 2050 projection: 24,131,720.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Burundi. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202614,729,1572.58%78
202514,390,0032.67%78
202012,617,0362.95%78
201912,255,3363.34%78
201811,859,4463.07%78
201711,506,7622.38%79
201511,047,5803.34%82
20109,376,4444.33%91
20057,587,2993.24%94
20006,470,1941.30%97

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Bujumbura is home to 758,892 people, 5.15% of Burundi's population.

City population700K300K100K
Bujumbura 758.9KNgozi 65.3KGitega 63.2KRumonge 56.0KCibitoke 39.5KBubanza 37.1KKayanza 36.7KKaruzi 17.2KKirundo 14.9KMuyinga 13.7K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Bujumbura758.9K5.15%
2Ngozi65.3K0.44%
3Gitega63.2K0.43%
4Rumonge56.0K0.38%
5Cibitoke39.5K0.27%
6Bubanza37.1K0.25%
7Kayanza36.7K0.25%
8Karuzi17.2K0.12%
9Kirundo14.9K0.10%
10Muyinga13.7K0.09%

Burundi by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Burundi is home to an estimated 14,834,247 people, the 78th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Burundi has a net population change of approximately 930 people per day, driven by 1,291 births, 265 deaths, and net emigration of 96 people.
Share of world
Burundi makes up 0.18% of the world's population and 0.93% of Africa's.
Density
573.6 people per km² of land (1,485.5 per mi²), ranking 24th among countries and territories.
Urban living
25.69% of people live in urban areas.

Burundi Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1100+ years, female: 1295–99 years, male: 6495–99 years, female: 21690–94 years, male: 74590–94 years, female: 1,66785–89 years, male: 3,97285–89 years, female: 6,97380–84 years, male: 11,78180–84 years, female: 18,52075–79 years, male: 26,66075–79 years, female: 37,08070–74 years, male: 51,11870–74 years, female: 63,89165–69 years, male: 70,85565–69 years, female: 83,56760–64 years, male: 93,21160–64 years, female: 104,61655–59 years, male: 131,22155–59 years, female: 142,11250–54 years, male: 186,08850–54 years, female: 196,70745–49 years, male: 275,66645–49 years, female: 289,10340–44 years, male: 370,93040–44 years, female: 385,58635–39 years, male: 414,99935–39 years, female: 426,56630–34 years, male: 432,43230–34 years, female: 439,71125–29 years, male: 490,40825–29 years, female: 495,37520–24 years, male: 663,27320–24 years, female: 666,55315–19 years, male: 891,40315–19 years, female: 889,64510–14 years, male: 1,032,68510–14 years, female: 1,025,0505–9 years, male: 1,051,8445–9 years, female: 1,038,5850–4 years, male: 1,118,4080–4 years, female: 1,099,866100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M

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Median age

17.6 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

64.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.68%

Female

50.32%

Life expectancy 62Life expectancy 66.2

Ethnicity

85%

Hutu

  • Hutu85%
  • Tutsi14%
  • Twa1%
Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Religion

62.1%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic62.1%
  • Protestant23.9%
  • Unspecified7.9%
  • Other3.6%
  • Muslim2.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2008 est.

Protestant: includes Adventist 2.3% and Other Protestant 21.6%

Other: includes Jehovah's Witness

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Burundi United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Institut de Statistiques et d’Etudes Economiques du Burundi