Burundi Population Pyramid 2011
Burundi in 2011
The population of Burundi in 2011 was 9,717,978. A decade earlier, in 2001, the population was 6,634,365; it has grown by 46.5% since.
The median age was 17.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 86.7 children under 15 and 4.3 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 9,717,978 | 17.2 | |
| South Sudan | 10,288,109 | 19.0 | |
| Rwanda | 10,573,733 | 18.7 | |
| Somalia | 12,348,830 | 15.8 | |
| Zimbabwe | 13,595,424 | 18.2 |





