Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Burundi
6.21 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
6.75 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
60th
Zimbabwe rank
58th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Burundi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.75 million people against 6.21 million people in Burundi, a difference of 542,380 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 million people | 1.46 million people | 386,834 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.40 million people | 2.13 million people | 728,741 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.74 million people | 2.89 million people | 1.15 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 2.32 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.78 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.94 million people | 4.99 million people | 2.05 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.48 million people | 5.22 million people | 1.74 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.06 million people | 6.21 million people | 1.15 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6.07 million people | 6.65 million people | 577,798 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Burundi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.75 million people against 6.21 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burundi and Zimbabwe?
- 542,380 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burundi ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.