Burundi Population Pyramid 1965
Burundi in 1965
In 1965, Burundi had a total population of 3,141,366 people. That is 25.4% more than in 1955, when the population stood at 2,504,649.
Half of the population was younger than 17.3 years; 45.4% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 3,141,367 | 17.3 | |
| South Sudan | 3,189,835 | 18.3 | |
| Somalia | 3,277,874 | 17.5 | |
| Rwanda | 3,423,210 | 14.8 | |
| Zambia | 3,692,087 | 16.6 |





