Burundi Population Pyramid 2013
Burundi in 2013
The population of Burundi in 2013 was 10,439,340. That is 48.2% more than in 2003, when the population stood at 7,043,154.
With a median age of 17.0 years, Burundi had a youth dependency ratio of 89.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 10,439,341 | 17.0 | |
| Rwanda | 11,093,340 | 19.0 | |
| South Sudan | 11,166,276 | 19.3 | |
| Somalia | 12,869,595 | 16.0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 14,013,809 | 18.0 |





