Burundi Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Burundi population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Burundi in 2025 is 13,948,140, a 2.62% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Burundi in 2024 was 13,591,657, a 2.67% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Burundi in 2023 was 13,238,559, a 2.71% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Burundi in 2022 was 12,889,576, a 2.7% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population
Ethiopia 132,938,555
Democratic Republic of Congo 109,075,560
Tanzania 71,427,810
Uganda 51,284,671
Afghanistan 44,515,793
Yemen 36,000,452
Mozambique 35,834,558
Madagascar 31,797,306
Nepal 31,577,361
Niger 29,315,971
North Korea 26,319,924
Mali 24,758,658
Burkina Faso 24,436,925
Malawi 22,033,992
Chad 19,425,960
Somalia 19,281,903
Senegal 18,687,800
Zimbabwe 17,375,285
Guinea 14,873,051
Rwanda 14,737,248
Benin 14,454,199
Burundi 13,948,140
Haiti 12,009,506
South Sudan 11,473,439
Tajikistan 10,516,940
Togo 9,470,157
Sierra Leone 9,165,377
Central African Republic 6,097,449
Liberia 5,657,229
Eritrea 3,889,630
Gambia 2,911,207
Guinea-Bissau 2,244,368
Comoros 883,075
Burundi - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 13,948,140 2.62%
2024 13,591,657 2.67%
2023 13,238,559 2.71%
2022 12,889,576 2.70%
2021 12,551,213 2.71%
2020 12,220,227 2.91%
2019 11,874,838 3.32%
2018 11,493,472 3.03%
2017 11,155,593 2.31%
2016 10,903,327 1.64%
2015 10,727,148 2.21%
2014 10,494,913 3.40%
2013 10,149,577 3.61%
2012 9,795,479 3.59%
2011 9,455,733 3.61%
2010 9,126,605 4.79%
2009 8,709,366 5.21%
2008 8,278,109 4.20%
2007 7,944,609 3.74%
2006 7,658,190 3.64%
2005 7,388,874 3.77%
2004 7,120,496 3.78%
2003 6,860,846 3.19%
2002 6,648,938 2.83%
2001 6,465,729 2.51%
2000 6,307,659 2.06%
1999 6,180,180 2.40%
1998 6,035,340 1.88%
1997 5,923,862 -0.11%
1996 5,930,507 -0.04%
1995 5,932,783 6.20%
1994 5,586,408 0.56%
1993 5,555,220 -3.27%
1992 5,743,085 2.65%
1991 5,594,828 2.02%
1990 5,483,793 2.05%
1989 5,373,697 1.93%
1988 5,271,840 2.21%
1987 5,157,769 2.30%
1986 5,041,706 1.89%
1985 4,948,024 2.18%
1984 4,842,268 2.45%
1983 4,726,506 2.70%
1982 4,602,271 2.48%
1981 4,490,743 4.13%
1980 4,312,834 4.24%
1979 4,137,437 2.43%
1978 4,039,410 2.85%
1977 3,927,428 2.52%
1976 3,830,889 2.18%
1975 3,749,232 2.44%
1974 3,660,032 2.48%
1973 3,571,450 -0.22%
1972 3,579,195 -0.08%
1971 3,582,070 2.41%
1970 3,497,834 2.14%
1969 3,424,429 2.15%
1968 3,352,397 2.38%
1967 3,274,493 2.54%
1966 3,193,378 2.41%
1965 3,118,134 2.80%
1964 3,033,221 2.89%
1963 2,948,133 2.10%
1962 2,887,398 2.54%
1961 2,815,972 2.52%
1960 2,746,628 1.97%
1959 2,693,642 1.91%
1958 2,643,153 1.90%
1957 2,593,840 1.95%
1956 2,544,258 1.97%
1955 2,495,193 1.98%
1954 2,446,758 1.99%
1953 2,399,099 2.02%
1952 2,351,535 2.10%
1951 2,303,248 2.18%
1950 2,254,113 0.00%