Burundi Population Pyramid 2028
Burundi in 2028
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Burundi at 15,444,015 in 2028. That would be 30.2% more than in 2018 (11,859,446).
With a projected median age of 18.3 years, Burundi would have a youth dependency ratio of 74.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.6 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 15,444,015 | 18.3 | |
| Rwanda | 15,536,462 | 21.8 | |
| Zimbabwe | 17,932,009 | 19.8 | |
| South Sudan | 12,941,500 | 20.8 | |
| Somalia | 21,601,816 | 16.9 |
