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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
Population growth
2.4%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Burundi2025 · 2.4%
-3.15-0.861.423.75.991960199320251961: 2.5%1962: 2.5%1963: 2.1%1964: 2.8%1965: 2.8%1966: 2.4%1967: 2.5%1968: 2.4%1969: 2.2%1970: 2.2%1971: 2.4%1972: -0%1973: -0.1%1974: 2.5%1975: 2.5%1976: 2.2%1977: 2.6%1978: 2.9%1979: 2.5%1980: 4.2%1981: 4.1%1982: 2.5%1983: 2.7%1984: 2.4%1985: 2.2%1986: 1.9%1987: 2.3%1988: 2.2%1989: 2%1990: 2.1%1991: 2.1%1992: 2.7%1993: -3.1%1994: 0.6%1995: 6%1996: 0.1%1997: -0%1998: 1.9%1999: 2.4%2000: 2.1%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.8%2003: 3.2%2004: 3.7%2005: 3.7%2006: 3.6%2007: 3.7%2008: 4.1%2009: 5.1%2010: 4.7%2011: 3.6%2012: 3.6%2013: 3.6%2014: 3.4%2015: 2.3%2016: 1.7%2017: 2.4%2018: 3%2019: 3.3%2020: 2.9%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.7%2023: 2.7%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.4%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Burundi in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bujumbura
Country code
BDI

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