Population density in Burundi

Burundi: Population density was 1,475 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
1,475 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,475 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
12.15 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Burundi, 1000–2100

05001.0k1.5k100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Burundi stood at 1,475 people per km². That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Burundi peaked at 1,475 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 12.15 people per km², in 1000.

Burundi ranks 12th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Burundi, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 12.15 people per km²
1100 14.78 people per km² +21.7%
1200 17.41 people per km² +17.8%
1300 20.05 people per km² +15.1%
1400 22.68 people per km² +13.1%
1500 25.31 people per km² +11.6%
1600 27.84 people per km² +10.0%
1700 30.37 people per km² +9.1%
1710 29.01 people per km² -4.5%
1720 29.36 people per km² +1.2%
1730 29.72 people per km² +1.2%
1740 30.1 people per km² +1.3%
1750 30.51 people per km² +1.4%
1760 30.94 people per km² +1.4%
1770 31.4 people per km² +1.5%
1780 31.9 people per km² +1.6%
1790 32.43 people per km² +1.7%
1800 35.01 people per km² +7.9%
1801 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1802 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1803 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1804 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1805 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1806 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1807 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1808 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1809 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1810 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1811 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1812 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1813 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1814 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1815 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1816 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1817 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1818 35.01 people per km² +0.0%
1819 35.12 people per km² +0.3%
1820 35.33 people per km² +0.6%
1821 35.65 people per km² +0.9%
1822 36.09 people per km² +1.2%
1823 36.63 people per km² +1.5%
1824 37.18 people per km² +1.5%
1825 37.75 people per km² +1.5%
1826 38.32 people per km² +1.5%
1827 38.9 people per km² +1.5%
1828 39.48 people per km² +1.5%
1829 40.08 people per km² +1.5%
1830 40.69 people per km² +1.5%
1831 41.3 people per km² +1.5%
1832 41.93 people per km² +1.5%
1833 42.56 people per km² +1.5%
1834 43.2 people per km² +1.5%
1835 43.85 people per km² +1.5%
1836 44.52 people per km² +1.5%
1837 45.19 people per km² +1.5%
1838 45.87 people per km² +1.5%
1839 46.57 people per km² +1.5%
1840 47.27 people per km² +1.5%
1841 47.98 people per km² +1.5%
1842 48.71 people per km² +1.5%
1843 49.45 people per km² +1.5%
1844 50.19 people per km² +1.5%
1845 50.95 people per km² +1.5%
1846 51.72 people per km² +1.5%
1847 52.5 people per km² +1.5%
1848 53.3 people per km² +1.5%
1849 54 people per km² +1.3%
1850 54.62 people per km² +1.1%
1851 55.07 people per km² +0.8%
1852 55.43 people per km² +0.7%
1853 55.7 people per km² +0.5%
1854 55.96 people per km² +0.5%
1855 56.23 people per km² +0.5%
1856 56.49 people per km² +0.5%
1857 56.76 people per km² +0.5%
1858 57.03 people per km² +0.5%
1859 57.3 people per km² +0.5%
1860 57.58 people per km² +0.5%
1861 57.85 people per km² +0.5%
1862 58.12 people per km² +0.5%
1863 58.4 people per km² +0.5%
1864 58.68 people per km² +0.5%
1865 58.95 people per km² +0.5%
1866 59.23 people per km² +0.5%
1867 59.51 people per km² +0.5%
1868 59.79 people per km² +0.5%
1869 60.09 people per km² +0.5%
1870 60.4 people per km² +0.5%
1871 60.72 people per km² +0.5%
1872 61.06 people per km² +0.6%
1873 61.41 people per km² +0.6%
1874 61.76 people per km² +0.6%
1875 62.11 people per km² +0.6%
1876 62.47 people per km² +0.6%
1877 62.82 people per km² +0.6%
1878 63.18 people per km² +0.6%
1879 63.54 people per km² +0.6%
1880 63.91 people per km² +0.6%
1881 64.27 people per km² +0.6%
1882 64.64 people per km² +0.6%
1883 65.01 people per km² +0.6%
1884 65.38 people per km² +0.6%
1885 65.75 people per km² +0.6%
1886 66.13 people per km² +0.6%
1887 66.5 people per km² +0.6%
1888 66.88 people per km² +0.6%
1889 67.1 people per km² +0.3%
1890 67.16 people per km² +0.1%
1891 67.06 people per km² -0.2%
1892 66.8 people per km² -0.4%
1893 66.38 people per km² -0.6%
1894 65.96 people per km² -0.6%
1895 65.54 people per km² -0.6%
1896 65.13 people per km² -0.6%
1897 64.72 people per km² -0.6%
1898 64.31 people per km² -0.6%
1899 63.87 people per km² -0.7%
1900 63.39 people per km² -0.7%
1901 62.88 people per km² -0.8%
1902 62.33 people per km² -0.9%
1903 61.75 people per km² -0.9%
1904 61.17 people per km² -0.9%
1905 60.6 people per km² -0.9%
1906 60.04 people per km² -0.9%
1907 59.48 people per km² -0.9%
1908 58.93 people per km² -0.9%
1909 58.42 people per km² -0.9%
1910 57.97 people per km² -0.8%
1911 57.57 people per km² -0.7%
1912 57.22 people per km² -0.6%
1913 56.91 people per km² -0.5%
1914 56.61 people per km² -0.5%
1915 56.31 people per km² -0.5%
1916 56.01 people per km² -0.5%
1917 55.71 people per km² -0.5%
1918 55.48 people per km² -0.4%
1919 55.47 people per km² -0.0%
1920 55.67 people per km² +0.4%
1921 56.09 people per km² +0.7%
1922 56.72 people per km² +1.1%
1923 57.57 people per km² +1.5%
1924 58.43 people per km² +1.5%
1925 59.31 people per km² +1.5%
1926 60.2 people per km² +1.5%
1927 61.1 people per km² +1.5%
1928 62.02 people per km² +1.5%
1929 62.93 people per km² +1.5%
1930 63.85 people per km² +1.5%
1931 64.77 people per km² +1.4%
1932 65.69 people per km² +1.4%
1933 66.61 people per km² +1.4%
1934 67.54 people per km² +1.4%
1935 68.49 people per km² +1.4%
1936 69.45 people per km² +1.4%
1937 70.42 people per km² +1.4%
1938 71.41 people per km² +1.4%
1939 72.46 people per km² +1.5%
1940 73.6 people per km² +1.6%
1941 74.81 people per km² +1.6%
1942 76.1 people per km² +1.7%
1943 77.47 people per km² +1.8%
1944 78.86 people per km² +1.8%
1945 80.28 people per km² +1.8%
1946 81.72 people per km² +1.8%
1947 83.2 people per km² +1.8%
1948 84.69 people per km² +1.8%
1949 86.22 people per km² +1.8%
1950 87.81 people per km² +1.8%
1951 89.79 people per km² +2.3%
1952 91.74 people per km² +2.2%
1953 93.66 people per km² +2.1%
1954 95.58 people per km² +2.1%
1955 97.53 people per km² +2.0%
1956 99.51 people per km² +2.0%
1957 101.5 people per km² +2.0%
1958 103.48 people per km² +2.0%
1959 105.51 people per km² +2.0%
1960 107.64 people per km² +2.0%
1961 110.4 people per km² +2.6%
1962 113.24 people per km² +2.6%
1963 115.65 people per km² +2.1%
1964 118.99 people per km² +2.9%
1965 122.33 people per km² +2.8%
1966 125.31 people per km² +2.4%
1967 128.53 people per km² +2.6%
1968 131.63 people per km² +2.4%
1969 134.53 people per km² +2.2%
1970 137.48 people per km² +2.2%
1971 140.86 people per km² +2.5%
1972 140.85 people per km² -0.0%
1973 140.65 people per km² -0.1%
1974 144.22 people per km² +2.5%
1975 147.84 people per km² +2.5%
1976 151.19 people per km² +2.3%
1977 155.12 people per km² +2.6%
1978 159.67 people per km² +2.9%
1979 163.69 people per km² +2.5%
1980 170.71 people per km² +4.3%
1981 177.8 people per km² +4.2%
1982 182.3 people per km² +2.5%
1983 187.25 people per km² +2.7%
1984 191.84 people per km² +2.5%
1985 196.03 people per km² +2.2%
1986 199.74 people per km² +1.9%
1987 204.35 people per km² +2.3%
1988 208.93 people per km² +2.2%
1989 213.07 people per km² +2.0%
1990 217.56 people per km² +2.1%
1991 222.11 people per km² +2.1%
1992 228.13 people per km² +2.7%
1993 221.06 people per km² -3.1%
1994 222.5 people per km² +0.7%
1995 236.23 people per km² +6.2%
1996 236.39 people per km² +0.1%
1997 236.37 people per km² -0.0%
1998 240.93 people per km² +1.9%
1999 246.77 people per km² +2.4%
2000 251.96 people per km² +2.1%
2001 258.35 people per km² +2.5%
2002 265.74 people per km² +2.9%
2003 274.27 people per km² +3.2%
2004 284.68 people per km² +3.8%
2005 295.46 people per km² +3.8%
2006 306.29 people per km² +3.7%
2007 317.83 people per km² +3.8%
2008 331.22 people per km² +4.2%
2009 348.43 people per km² +5.2%
2010 365.13 people per km² +4.8%
2011 378.43 people per km² +3.6%
2012 392.17 people per km² +3.6%
2013 406.52 people per km² +3.7%
2014 420.55 people per km² +3.5%
2015 430.2 people per km² +2.3%
2016 437.67 people per km² +1.7%
2017 448.08 people per km² +2.4%
2018 461.82 people per km² +3.1%
2019 477.23 people per km² +3.3%
2020 491.32 people per km² +3.0%
2021 504.89 people per km² +2.8%
2022 518.73 people per km² +2.7%
2023 533.08 people per km² +2.8%
2024 547.03 people per km² +2.6%
2025 560.36 people per km² +2.4%
2026 573.57 people per km² +2.4%
2027 587.11 people per km² +2.4%
2028 601.4 people per km² +2.4%
2029 615.88 people per km² +2.4%
2030 630.14 people per km² +2.3%
2031 644.67 people per km² +2.3%
2032 659.47 people per km² +2.3%
2033 674.36 people per km² +2.3%
2034 689.28 people per km² +2.2%
2035 704.28 people per km² +2.2%
2036 719.75 people per km² +2.2%
2037 735.72 people per km² +2.2%
2038 751.77 people per km² +2.2%
2039 767.86 people per km² +2.1%
2040 783.93 people per km² +2.1%
2041 799.75 people per km² +2.0%
2042 815.87 people per km² +2.0%
2043 832.2 people per km² +2.0%
2044 848.35 people per km² +1.9%
2045 864.4 people per km² +1.9%
2046 879.53 people per km² +1.7%
2047 894.47 people per km² +1.7%
2048 909.6 people per km² +1.7%
2049 924.8 people per km² +1.7%
2050 939.71 people per km² +1.6%
2051 953.99 people per km² +1.5%
2052 968.5 people per km² +1.5%
2053 983.08 people per km² +1.5%
2054 997.66 people per km² +1.5%
2055 1,012 people per km² +1.4%
2056 1,026 people per km² +1.4%
2057 1,040 people per km² +1.3%
2058 1,053 people per km² +1.3%
2059 1,066 people per km² +1.3%
2060 1,080 people per km² +1.3%
2061 1,093 people per km² +1.2%
2062 1,107 people per km² +1.2%
2063 1,120 people per km² +1.2%
2064 1,133 people per km² +1.2%
2065 1,147 people per km² +1.2%
2066 1,161 people per km² +1.2%
2067 1,174 people per km² +1.2%
2068 1,188 people per km² +1.2%
2069 1,201 people per km² +1.1%
2070 1,214 people per km² +1.1%
2071 1,227 people per km² +1.0%
2072 1,239 people per km² +1.0%
2073 1,252 people per km² +1.0%
2074 1,264 people per km² +1.0%
2075 1,276 people per km² +1.0%
2076 1,287 people per km² +0.9%
2077 1,299 people per km² +0.9%
2078 1,310 people per km² +0.9%
2079 1,321 people per km² +0.8%
2080 1,331 people per km² +0.8%
2081 1,341 people per km² +0.7%
2082 1,351 people per km² +0.8%
2083 1,361 people per km² +0.7%
2084 1,369 people per km² +0.6%
2085 1,378 people per km² +0.7%
2086 1,387 people per km² +0.6%
2087 1,395 people per km² +0.6%
2088 1,402 people per km² +0.6%
2089 1,410 people per km² +0.6%
2090 1,418 people per km² +0.5%
2091 1,424 people per km² +0.5%
2092 1,430 people per km² +0.4%
2093 1,437 people per km² +0.4%
2094 1,443 people per km² +0.5%
2095 1,449 people per km² +0.4%
2096 1,455 people per km² +0.4%
2097 1,460 people per km² +0.4%
2098 1,466 people per km² +0.4%
2099 1,471 people per km² +0.3%
2100 1,475 people per km² +0.3%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 1,475 people per km² is above the median for low income countries, which is 165.91 people per km², 8.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 1,475 people per km² is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 9.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 12.15 people per km² 12.15 people per km² 12.15 people per km² 1
1100s 14.78 people per km² 14.78 people per km² 14.78 people per km² 1
1200s 17.41 people per km² 17.41 people per km² 17.41 people per km² 1
1300s 20.05 people per km² 20.05 people per km² 20.05 people per km² 1
1400s 22.68 people per km² 22.68 people per km² 22.68 people per km² 1
1500s 25.31 people per km² 25.31 people per km² 25.31 people per km² 1
1600s 27.84 people per km² 27.84 people per km² 27.84 people per km² 1
1700s 30.37 people per km² 30.37 people per km² 30.37 people per km² 1
1710s 29.01 people per km² 29.01 people per km² 29.01 people per km² 1
1720s 29.36 people per km² 29.36 people per km² 29.36 people per km² 1
1730s 29.72 people per km² 29.72 people per km² 29.72 people per km² 1
1740s 30.1 people per km² 30.1 people per km² 30.1 people per km² 1
1750s 30.51 people per km² 30.51 people per km² 30.51 people per km² 1
1760s 30.94 people per km² 30.94 people per km² 30.94 people per km² 1
1770s 31.4 people per km² 31.4 people per km² 31.4 people per km² 1
1780s 31.9 people per km² 31.9 people per km² 31.9 people per km² 1
1790s 32.43 people per km² 32.43 people per km² 32.43 people per km² 1
1800s 35.01 people per km² 35.01 people per km² 35.01 people per km² 10
1810s 35.02 people per km² 35.01 people per km² 35.12 people per km² 10
1820s 37.54 people per km² 35.33 people per km² 40.08 people per km² 10
1830s 43.57 people per km² 40.69 people per km² 46.57 people per km² 10
1840s 50.61 people per km² 47.27 people per km² 54 people per km² 10
1850s 56.06 people per km² 54.62 people per km² 57.3 people per km² 10
1860s 58.82 people per km² 57.58 people per km² 60.09 people per km² 10
1870s 61.95 people per km² 60.4 people per km² 63.54 people per km² 10
1880s 65.56 people per km² 63.91 people per km² 67.1 people per km² 10
1890s 65.69 people per km² 63.87 people per km² 67.16 people per km² 10
1900s 60.9 people per km² 58.42 people per km² 63.39 people per km² 10
1910s 56.53 people per km² 55.47 people per km² 57.97 people per km² 10
1920s 59 people per km² 55.67 people per km² 62.93 people per km² 10
1930s 68.07 people per km² 63.85 people per km² 72.46 people per km² 10
1940s 79.69 people per km² 73.6 people per km² 86.22 people per km² 10
1950s 96.61 people per km² 87.81 people per km² 105.51 people per km² 10
1960s 120.83 people per km² 107.64 people per km² 134.53 people per km² 10
1970s 148.16 people per km² 137.48 people per km² 163.69 people per km² 10
1980s 193.2 people per km² 170.71 people per km² 213.07 people per km² 10
1990s 230.81 people per km² 217.56 people per km² 246.77 people per km² 10
2000s 293.42 people per km² 251.96 people per km² 348.43 people per km² 10
2010s 421.78 people per km² 365.13 people per km² 477.23 people per km² 10
2020s 553.34 people per km² 491.32 people per km² 615.88 people per km² 10
2030s 697.73 people per km² 630.14 people per km² 767.86 people per km² 10
2040s 855.29 people per km² 783.93 people per km² 924.8 people per km² 10
2050s 1,004 people per km² 939.71 people per km² 1,066 people per km² 10
2060s 1,140 people per km² 1,080 people per km² 1,201 people per km² 10
2070s 1,269 people per km² 1,214 people per km² 1,321 people per km² 10
2080s 1,373 people per km² 1,331 people per km² 1,410 people per km² 10
2090s 1,445 people per km² 1,418 people per km² 1,471 people per km² 10
2100s 1,475 people per km² 1,475 people per km² 1,475 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

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  3. 11 Maldives 1,583 people per km² compare
  4. 13 Rwanda 1,329 people per km² compare
  5. 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,244 people per km² compare
  6. 15 Malta 1,125 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Burundi?
Population density in Burundi was 1,475 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 1,475 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 12.15 people per km² in 1000.
How does Burundi rank for population density?
Burundi ranks 12th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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