Burundi
Population 2026
14,729,163
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.36%
- Density
- 574 per km²
- Land area
- 25,680 km²
- Capital
- Gitega
- Currency
- Franc (BIF)
- Official languages
- FR-BI, RN
- Urban population
- 25.7%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 471,6242026
- Deaths
- 96,8772026
- Birth rate
- 33.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.79
- Life expectancy
- 63.8At birth, years
- Median age
- 16.6
- Net migration
- -34,727
Age distribution
- 0–1444.0%
- 15–6453.5%
- 65+2.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $3.4B
- GDP per capita
- $234
- GDP growth
- +4.2%
- Inflation
- 34.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.9%
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- 1.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture34.3%
- Industry18.2%
- Manufacturing13.1%
- Services42.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture85.3%
- Industry3.1%
- Services11.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BujumburaBujumbura Mairie | 769,3172026 |
| 2 | GitegaGitega | 64,9042023 |
| 3 | NgoziNgozi | 61,7162026 |
| 4 | MpandaBubanza | 58,9132025 |
| 5 | RumongeRumonge | 55,5992026 |
| 6 | CibitokeCibitoke | 36,9592026 |
| 7 | KayanzaKayanza | 33,6822026 |
| 8 | CendajuruCankuzo | 32,4582025 |
| 9 | BubanzaBubanza | 30,9962026 |
| 10 | VyandaBururi | 29,6852026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14,729,163 | 472K | 96.9K |
| 2020 | 12,617,041 | 452K | 90.7K |
| 2010 | 9,376,448 | 440K | 98.5K |
| 2000 | 6,470,196 | 276K | 103K |
| 1990 | 5,587,051 | 262K | 105K |
| 1980 | 4,383,713 | 212K | 84.3K |
| 1970 | 3,530,431 | 169K | 76.0K |
| 1960 | 2,764,265 | 130K | 59.6K |
| 1950 | 2,254,942 | 117K | 52.7K |