Burundi Population Pyramid 2006
Burundi in 2006
As of 2006, Burundi counted 7,865,546 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 29.6%, up from 6,070,506 in 1996.
With a median age of 16.8 years, Burundi had a youth dependency ratio of 87.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.5 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 7,865,547 | 16.8 | |
| South Sudan | 7,976,527 | 17.8 | |
| Rwanda | 9,299,246 | 18.0 | |
| Somalia | 10,975,502 | 15.7 | |
| Zambia | 12,129,553 | 16.3 |





