Life expectancy estimates and projections in Burundi

Life expectancy at birth in Burundi was 63.7 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Burundi, 2023 (latest estimate) 63.7 Years
Change from 2022 +1.2% 2022: 62.9 years
Projection for 2030 64.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 67.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 73.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 195th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Burundi over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Burundi
2100 73.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 73.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 72.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 71.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 71.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 70.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 70.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 69.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 68.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 68.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 67.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 66.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 66.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 65.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 64.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 64.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 63.7 years
2022 62.9 years
2021 62.1 years
2020 62.6 years
2019 62.2 years
2018 61.8 years
2017 61.3 years
2016 60.8 years
2015 60.1 years
2014 59.8 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 62.9 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 59.2 years, the figure has changed by +7.6%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Burundi has the 195th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Burundi
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024