Burundi vs Zambia: Natural population growth rate

Burundi
2.7%
in 2023
Zambia
2.8%
in 2023
Burundi rank
17th
Zambia rank
15th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Burundi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.6% 3.1% 0.5% Zambia
1960s 2.6% 3.3% 0.7% Zambia
1970s 2.5% 3.6% 1.1% Zambia
1980s 3.0% 3.3% 0.2% Zambia
1990s 2.5% 2.9% 0.4% Zambia
2000s 3.2% 3.1% 0.1% Burundi
2010s 3.3% 3.0% 0.3% Burundi
2020s 2.8% 2.8% 0.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Burundi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Burundi and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Burundi ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.