Burundi Population Pyramid 1960
Burundi in 1960
In 1960, Burundi had a total population of 2,764,258 people. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 2,254,938; it has grown by 22.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 17.5 years; 45.1% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Burundi was 4.88 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 63.7 years on average (65.7 years for girls, 61.6 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
351,242 immigrants live in Burundi, 2.5% of the population.
| D.R. Congo | 224,091 |
| Rwanda | 85,969 |
| Tanzania | 37,409 |
| Kenya | 1,377 |
| Uganda | 1,188 |
576,530 people born in Burundi live in other countries.
| Tanzania | 241,069 |
| Rwanda | 130,912 |
| D.R. Congo | 67,352 |
| Uganda | 42,181 |
| Canada | 16,563 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 2,764,258 | 17.5 | |
| Somalia | 2,876,331 | 18.1 | |
| South Sudan | 2,931,559 | 18.6 | |
| Rwanda | 3,022,295 | 15.5 | |
| Zambia | 3,153,729 | 17.0 |





