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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Burundi

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population14.39M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$3.36B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$233.822025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth63.82024 · yearsInternet use8.6%2024 · % of populationForest area10.9%2023 · % of land area
Adult literacy
71.3%

% of people aged 15+·2020

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Burundi2020 · 71.3%
017.8335.6753.571.341960199320251979: 22.5%1990: 37.4%2000: 59.3%2008: 48.1%2014: 61.3%2016: 65.7%2017: 68.4%2020: 71.3%

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Country context

Burundi in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bujumbura
Country code
BDI

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