World population growth in Burundi
Burundi: World population growth was 0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.3%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
44th
of 239 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 1994
All-time low
-9.8%
in 1993
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Burundi, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Burundi stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Burundi peaked at 11.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 1993.
Burundi ranks 44th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1900 | -0.8% | -1005.7% |
| 1905 | -0.9% | +24.4% |
| 1910 | -0.8% | -16.9% |
| 1915 | -0.5% | -31.2% |
| 1920 | 0.4% | -167.2% |
| 1925 | 1.5% | +314.6% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.8% | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 2.3% | +27.4% |
| 1951 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 2.0% | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +51.9% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -33.0% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | +61.5% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -41.7% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | +35.0% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | -2.4% | -200.4% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -188.4% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +32.6% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -25.6% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -34.1% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | +219.3% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -69.7% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +59.6% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -24.5% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -29.2% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +32.7% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -29.1% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +60.0% |
| 1993 | -9.8% | -398.4% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -212.6% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -88.7% |
| 1996 | -1.1% | -188.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -198.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +148.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -63.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +81.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +42.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 2026 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 2027 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 2028 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 2029 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 2030 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 2031 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2032 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2033 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 2034 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2035 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2036 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2037 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2038 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2039 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2040 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2041 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 2042 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2043 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 2044 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2046 | 1.6% | -10.7% |
| 2047 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 2048 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 2049 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2050 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 2051 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2052 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2053 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2054 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2055 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2056 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2057 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2058 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2059 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2060 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2061 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2062 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2063 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2064 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2065 | 1.3% | +7.4% |
| 2066 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2067 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2068 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2069 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2070 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2071 | 1.0% | -12.4% |
| 2072 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2073 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2074 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 2075 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2076 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 2077 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2078 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 2079 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2080 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2081 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2082 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2083 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
| 2084 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2085 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2086 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 2087 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2088 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2089 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2090 | 0.5% | -17.5% |
| 2091 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2092 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2093 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2094 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2095 | 0.4% | -20.3% |
| 2096 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2097 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2098 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2099 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2100 | 0.3% | -13.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -1005.7% | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | -398.4% | 3.3% | -9.8% |
| 1925 | +314.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| 1980 | +219.3% | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| 1994 | +212.6% | -9.8% | 11.0% |
| 1997 | +198.6% | -1.1% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.8% | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | -2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -9.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Burundi?
- World population growth in Burundi was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 1993.
- How does Burundi rank for world population growth?
- Burundi ranks 44th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.