Burundi Population Pyramid 2016
Burundi in 2016
In 2016, Burundi had a total population of 11,239,451 people. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was 7,865,546; it has grown by 42.9% since.
The median age was 16.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 95.4 children under 15 and 4.5 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 11,239,451 | 16.2 | |
| South Sudan | 10,830,102 | 18.2 | |
| Rwanda | 11,919,183 | 19.4 | |
| Somalia | 14,348,740 | 16.1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 14,600,294 | 18.0 |
