Burundi Population Pyramid 1962
Burundi in 1962
In 1962, Burundi had a total population of 2,907,942 people. A decade earlier, in 1952, the population was 2,355,804; it has grown by 23.4% since.
With a median age of 17.4 years, Burundi had a youth dependency ratio of 87.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 2,907,943 | 17.4 | |
| South Sudan | 3,024,308 | 18.5 | |
| Somalia | 3,030,092 | 17.8 | |
| Rwanda | 3,186,025 | 14.9 | |
| Zambia | 3,358,099 | 16.8 |
