Burundi vs Rwanda: Population by age group
Burundi
13.69 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
13.95 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
78th
Rwanda rank
77th
Population by age group over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 13.95 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi, a difference of 265,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 million people | 2.53 million people | 52,593 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 3.10 million people | 3.41 million people | 306,072 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.80 million people | 4.56 million people | 753,985 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.96 million people | 6.24 million people | 1.27 million people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.93 million people | 7.37 million people | 1.45 million people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 7.54 million people | 9.01 million people | 1.47 million people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 10.83 million people | 11.52 million people | 689,157 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 13.15 million people | 13.51 million people | 358,375 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 13.95 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 265,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for population by age group?
- Burundi ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.