Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Burundi
Burundi: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 343,641 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Burundi stood at 343,641 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Burundi peaked at 343,641 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72,688 people, in 1950.
Burundi ranks 128th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79,237 people | 72,688 people | 85,465 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 99,404 people | 87,283 people | 111,824 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 123,587 people | 114,536 people | 135,615 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 151,535 people | 140,212 people | 157,692 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 153,240 people | 149,208 people | 157,683 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,435 people | 155,262 people | 204,760 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 247,081 people | 213,113 people | 294,262 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 325,294 people | 307,214 people | 343,641 people | 4 |
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- 125 Libya 356,335 people compare
- 126 Papua New Guinea 347,843 people compare
- 127 Laos 347,583 people compare
- 129 South Sudan 334,422 people compare
- 130 North Macedonia 320,531 people compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 314,616 people compare
More population data for Burundi
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.71 million people (2100)
- Population density 1,475 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.79 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 89,075 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.79 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.79 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Burundi?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Burundi was 343,641 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 343,641 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,688 people in 1950.
- How does Burundi rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burundi ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.