Burundi Population Pyramid 2022
Burundi in 2022
In 2022, Burundi had a total population of 13,321,098 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 32.3%, up from 10,071,028 in 2012.
The median age was 16.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 89.3 children under 15 and 4.8 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 | 13,321,098 | 16.8 | |
| Rwanda | 13,651,030 | 20.3 | |
| South Sudan | 11,021,178 | 18.7 | |
| Zimbabwe | 16,069,056 | 18.7 | |
| Somalia | 17,801,897 | 16.5 |





