Burundi

Area of Burundi	26,924.3 km²
Population	11.2 million
Male Population	5,503,437 (49.3%)
Female Population	5,658,306 (50.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+203.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+65.1%
Median Age	17.1 years
Male Median Age	17.3 years
Female Median Age	16.9 years
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Map of Burundi

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	3,676,646	5,607,772	6,759,858	11,161,709
Population Density	136.6 / km²	208.3 / km²	251.1 / km²	414.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Burundi Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	946,680	975,210	1,921,891
5-9	823,042	857,364	1,680,407
10-14	703,723	746,819	1,450,543
15-19	609,106	649,221	1,258,327
20-24	507,355	536,398	1,043,754
25-29	421,120	436,389	857,510
30-34	330,989	334,929	665,919
35-39	274,087	271,698	545,786
40-44	225,478	216,080	441,558
45-49	187,249	175,931	363,180
50-54	150,504	140,559	291,064
55-59	116,629	108,246	224,875
60-64	82,106	79,203	161,310
65-69	59,090	58,141	117,232
70-74	40,785	42,984	83,769
75-79	25,471	29,099	54,570
80-84	11	22	34
85 Plus	11	11	23

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
900	247,246	n/a	n/a
1000	296,689	1.8%	4,944
1100	361,019	2%	6,433
1200	425,349	1.7%	6,433
1300	489,680	1.4%	6,433
1400	554,010	1.2%	6,433
1500	618,115	1.1%	6,410
1600	679,958	1%	6,184
1700	741,801	0.9%	6,184
1800	858,855	1.5%	11,705
1900	1,156,744	3%	29,788
1910	1,225,969	6%	69,225
1920	1,318,956	7.6%	92,987
1930	1,455,587	10.4%	136,631
1940	1,693,633	16.4%	238,046
1950	2,353,891	39%	660,258
1960	2,821,505	19.9%	467,614
1970	3,375,765	19.6%	554,260
1990	5,607,772	28.9%	1,116,003
2000	6,759,858	20.5%	1,152,086
2020	12,620,126	36.6%	2,930,134
2030	15,192,721	20.4%	2,572,595
2040	17,521,574	15.3%	2,328,853
2050	19,601,927	11.9%	2,080,353
2060	21,172,947	8%	1,571,020
2070	22,169,900	4.7%	996,953
2080	22,677,440	2.3%	507,540
2090	22,697,992	0.1%	20,552
2100	22,323,947	-1.6%	-374,045

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Burundi

Provinces in Burundi

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Bubanza Province	1,039.8 km²	439,841	1,095 / mi²
Bujumbura Mairie Province	112.5 km²	862,693	19,865 / mi²
Bujumbura, Burundi	1,269.1 km²	588,511	1,200 / mi²
Bururi Province	1,564.1 km²	437,726	724.8 / mi²
Cankuzo Province	1,834.6 km²	327,984	463.0 / mi²
Cibitoke Province	1,556.2 km²	606,330	1,009 / mi²
Gitega Province	1,925.6 km²	948,337	1,275 / mi²
Karuzi Province	1,408.5 km²	559,603	1,028 / mi²
Kayanza Province	1,177.8 km²	844,243	1,856 / mi²
Kirundo Province	1,769.5 km²	862,887	1,262 / mi²
Makamba Province	2,467.6 km²	572,317	600.7 / mi²
Muramvya Province	688.5 km²	386,108	1,452 / mi²
Muyinga Province	1,770.5 km²	962,196	1,407 / mi²
Mwaro	819.2 km²	354,321	1,120 / mi²
Ngozi Province	1,382.9 km²	815,911	1,528 / mi²
Rumonge Province	1,977.9 km²	518,278	678.6 / mi²
Rutana Province	1,881.4 km²	501,964	691.0 / mi²
Ruyigi Province	2,278.5 km²	579,327	658.5 / mi²

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