Burundi vs Uganda: Population growth rate

Burundi
2.7%
in 2023
Uganda
2.8%
in 2023
Burundi rank
23rd
Uganda rank
22nd

Population growth rate over time

  • Burundi
  • Uganda
-10-50510195019862023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Burundi ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 2.1% 2.8% 0.8% Uganda
1960s 2.4% 3.0% 0.6% Uganda
1970s 2.0% 2.6% 0.6% Uganda
1980s 2.6% 2.7% 0.1% Uganda
1990s 1.5% 3.1% 1.7% Uganda
2000s 3.6% 3.0% 0.6% Burundi
2010s 3.0% 3.2% 0.1% Uganda
2020s 2.7% 3.0% 0.3% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Burundi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Burundi and Uganda?
0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for population growth rate?
Burundi ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
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

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.