Burundi Population Pyramid 2026
Burundi in 2026
In 2026, Burundi has an estimated population of 14,729,157 people. That is 31.0% more than in 2016, when the population stood at 11,239,451.
Half of the population is younger than 17.8 years; 43.2% are children under 15 and 2.6% are 65 or older. 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 | 14,729,157 | 17.8 | |
| Rwanda | 14,889,693 | 21.3 | |
| South Sudan | 12,436,037 | 20.0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 17,273,580 | 19.4 | |
| Somalia | 20,305,907 | 16.7 |





