Burundi Population Pyramid 2040
Burundi in 2040
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Burundi at 20,131,318 in 2040. Ten years before, in 2030, the projected population is 16,182,017 — 24.4% lower.
The median age is projected at 21.5 years, with 60.7 children under 15 and 5.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 20,131,318 | 21.5 | |
| Rwanda | 19,440,770 | 24.4 | |
| Zimbabwe | 22,250,110 | 22.7 | |
| South Sudan | 16,101,481 | 24.3 | |
| Somalia | 29,896,287 | 18.9 |





