Burundi's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 13.2 million in 2021.
The population of Burundi grew at 3.1% in the last year and is ranked the 29th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Tunisia.
Burundi last conducted a national census in 2008 and 83.5% of births in Burundi are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Burundi compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Burundi's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London