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Population in Burundi

Burundi: Population was 13.69 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.69 million people
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
78th
of 238 countries
All-time high
13.69 million people
in 2023
All-time low
312,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Burundi, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Burundi is 13.69 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Burundi peaked at 13.69 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 312,000 people, in 1000.

That places Burundi 78th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 312,000 people 312,000 people 312,000 people 1
1100s 379,600 people 379,600 people 379,600 people 1
1200s 447,200 people 447,200 people 447,200 people 1
1300s 514,800 people 514,800 people 514,800 people 1
1400s 582,400 people 582,400 people 582,400 people 1
1500s 650,000 people 650,000 people 650,000 people 1
1600s 715,000 people 715,000 people 715,000 people 1
1700s 780,000 people 780,000 people 780,000 people 1
1710s 745,062 people 745,062 people 745,062 people 1
1720s 753,857 people 753,857 people 753,857 people 1
1730s 763,147 people 763,147 people 763,147 people 1
1740s 772,985 people 772,985 people 772,985 people 1
1750s 783,431 people 783,431 people 783,431 people 1
1760s 794,555 people 794,555 people 794,555 people 1
1770s 806,439 people 806,439 people 806,439 people 1
1780s 819,182 people 819,182 people 819,182 people 1
1790s 832,901 people 832,901 people 832,901 people 1
1800s 899,097 people 899,097 people 899,097 people 10
1810s 899,369 people 899,097 people 901,814 people 10
1820s 964,052 people 907,290 people 1.03 million people 10
1830s 1.12 million people 1.04 million people 1.20 million people 10
1840s 1.30 million people 1.21 million people 1.39 million people 10
1850s 1.44 million people 1.40 million people 1.47 million people 10
1860s 1.51 million people 1.48 million people 1.54 million people 10
1870s 1.59 million people 1.55 million people 1.63 million people 10
1880s 1.68 million people 1.64 million people 1.72 million people 10
1890s 1.69 million people 1.64 million people 1.72 million people 10
1900s 1.56 million people 1.50 million people 1.63 million people 10
1910s 1.45 million people 1.42 million people 1.49 million people 10
1920s 1.52 million people 1.43 million people 1.62 million people 10
1930s 1.75 million people 1.64 million people 1.86 million people 10
1940s 2.05 million people 1.89 million people 2.21 million people 10
1950s 2.48 million people 2.25 million people 2.71 million people 10
1960s 3.10 million people 2.76 million people 3.45 million people 10
1970s 3.80 million people 3.53 million people 4.20 million people 10
1980s 4.96 million people 4.38 million people 5.47 million people 10
1990s 5.93 million people 5.59 million people 6.34 million people 10
2000s 7.54 million people 6.47 million people 8.95 million people 10
2010s 10.83 million people 9.38 million people 12.26 million people 10
2020s 13.15 million people 12.62 million people 13.69 million people 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 75 Guinea 14.41 million people compare
  2. 76 Benin 14.11 million people compare
  3. 77 Rwanda 13.95 million people compare
  4. 79 Bolivia 12.24 million people compare
  5. 80 Tunisia 12.20 million people compare
  6. 81 Belgium 11.71 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Burundi?
Population in Burundi was 13.69 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 13.69 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 312,000 people in 1000.
How does Burundi rank for population?
Burundi ranks 78th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.