Burundi vs Rwanda: Population (Our World)
Burundi
13.69 million
in 2023
Rwanda
13.95 million
in 2023
Burundi rank
79th
Rwanda rank
78th
Population (Our World) over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 13.95 million against 13.69 million in Burundi, a difference of 265,000.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 79th and Rwanda ranks 78th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 25 and Rwanda in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 312,000 | 288,000 | 24,000 | Burundi |
| 1100s | 379,600 | 350,400 | 29,200 | Burundi |
| 1200s | 447,200 | 412,800 | 34,400 | Burundi |
| 1300s | 514,800 | 475,200 | 39,600 | Burundi |
| 1400s | 582,400 | 537,600 | 44,800 | Burundi |
| 1500s | 650,000 | 600,000 | 50,000 | Burundi |
| 1600s | 715,000 | 660,000 | 55,000 | Burundi |
| 1700s | 780,000 | 720,000 | 60,000 | Burundi |
| 1710s | 745,062 | 736,737 | 8,325 | Burundi |
| 1720s | 753,857 | 745,120 | 8,737 | Burundi |
| 1730s | 763,147 | 753,971 | 9,176 | Burundi |
| 1740s | 772,985 | 763,339 | 9,646 | Burundi |
| 1750s | 783,431 | 773,281 | 10,150 | Burundi |
| 1760s | 794,555 | 783,864 | 10,691 | Burundi |
| 1770s | 806,439 | 795,163 | 11,276 | Burundi |
| 1780s | 819,182 | 807,272 | 11,910 | Burundi |
| 1790s | 832,901 | 820,301 | 12,600 | Burundi |
| 1800s | 899,097 | 928,368 | 29,271 | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 899,369 | 928,674 | 29,305 | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 964,052 | 1.00 million | 37,643 | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 1.12 million | 1.18 million | 59,095 | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 1.30 million | 1.39 million | 86,705 | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 1.44 million | 1.52 million | 79,257 | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 1.51 million | 1.53 million | 23,014 | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 1.59 million | 1.55 million | 44,244 | Burundi |
| 1880s | 1.68 million | 1.58 million | 102,719 | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.69 million | 1.57 million | 118,036 | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.56 million | 1.46 million | 100,973 | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.45 million | 1.37 million | 78,308 | Burundi |
| 1920s | 1.52 million | 1.44 million | 76,952 | Burundi |
| 1930s | 1.75 million | 1.66 million | 88,777 | Burundi |
| 1940s | 2.05 million | 1.94 million | 103,461 | Burundi |
| 1950s | 2.48 million | 2.53 million | 52,593 | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 3.10 million | 3.41 million | 306,072 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.80 million | 4.56 million | 753,985 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.96 million | 6.24 million | 1.27 million | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.93 million | 7.37 million | 1.45 million | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 7.54 million | 9.01 million | 1.47 million | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 10.83 million | 11.52 million | 689,157 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 13.15 million | 13.51 million | 358,375 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 13.95 million against 13.69 million in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 265,000, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for population?
- Burundi ranks 79th and Rwanda ranks 78th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.