Burundi

Country in Africa

In brief

Aged 0–14: 44% (2025). World rank 9 of 216; in Africa, 9 of 54. Aged 15–64: 53.5% (2025). World rank 207 of 216; in Africa, 46 of 54. Children per woman: 4.8 (2024). World rank 8 of 216; in Africa, 8 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 11M → 14.4M, population growth per year +2.3% → +2.4%, and living in cities 14.7% → 25.7%.

Population and migration

Population: 14,390,003 2025
Population density: 517 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +2.4% 2025
Living in cities: 25.7% 2025
Net migration per year: -34.7K 2025
Born in another country: 2.8% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 44% 2025
Aged 15–64: 53.5% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 2.6% 2025
Life expectancy: 63.8 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 65.9 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 61.8 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 4.8 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 33.2 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 6.7 2024

Society

Languages: French, Kirundi
Religions: Christian 93.9%, Muslim 3.4%, other 1.3%, and no religion 1.3%