Burundi Population Pyramid 2065
Burundi in 2065
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Burundi at 29,449,560 in 2065. Ten years before, in 2055, the projected population is 25,984,925 — 13.3% lower.
With a projected median age of 27.2 years, Burundi would have a youth dependency ratio of 42.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.0 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 29,449,560 | 27.2 | |
| Zimbabwe | 30,624,953 | 28.3 | |
| Rwanda | 26,933,366 | 30.6 | |
| South Sudan | 21,185,711 | 29.8 | |
| Malawi | 45,890,788 | 29.6 |





