Population estimates and projections in Burundi

Burundi had an estimated population of 13,689,450 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Burundi, 2023 (latest estimate) 13,689,450 People
Change from 2022 +2.8% 2022: 13,321,098 people
Projection for 2030 16,182,016 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 24,131,720 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 37,873,961 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 77th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Burundi over time

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People. 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.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Burundi
2100 37,873,961 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 37,221,702 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 36,403,374 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 35,393,143 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 34,187,556 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 32,760,374 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 31,182,954 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 29,449,560 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 27,730,966 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 25,984,925 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 24,131,720 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 22,197,887 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 20,131,318 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 18,085,841 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 16,182,016 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 14,390,002 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 13,689,450 people
2022 13,321,098 people
2021 12,965,482 people
2020 12,617,036 people
2019 12,255,336 people
2018 11,859,446 people
2017 11,506,762 people
2016 11,239,451 people
2015 11,047,580 people
2014 10,799,786 people

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

In short

  • That is a change of +2.8% from 13,321,098 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 10,439,340 people, the figure has changed by +31.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Burundi has the 77th 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