What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Burundi and Congo?

1,512 immigrants, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Congo: Total number of international immigrants

Burundi

387,101 immigrants

in 2024

Congo

385,589 immigrants

in 2024

Burundi rank

93rd

Congo rank

94th

Total number of international immigrants over time

Burundi
Congo

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 387,101 immigrants against 385,589 immigrants in Congo, a difference of 1,512 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 93rd and Congo ranks 94th of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	293,982 immigrants	160,513 immigrants	133,468 immigrants	Burundi
2000s	159,201 immigrants	312,302 immigrants	153,101 immigrants	Congo
2010s	272,810 immigrants	407,658 immigrants	134,848 immigrants	Congo
2020s	365,934 immigrants	386,598 immigrants	20,664 immigrants	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Burundi or Congo?: Burundi, at 387,101 immigrants against 385,589 immigrants in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Burundi and Congo?: 1,512 immigrants, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: Burundi ranks 93rd and Congo ranks 94th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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