Burundi — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Burundi, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Burundi was 2.41% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.99% in 1995. The lowest was -3.15% in 1993 (about -1.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.08% per year.
Burundi ranks 25 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Burundi sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 60% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 16 of 48 economies; Cote d'Ivoire (2.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25090% in 1998. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1995.
World ranking. Climbed: 90th of 216 in 1961 → 115th of 216 in 1970 → 16th of 216 in 1980 → 98th of 216 in 1990 → 63rd of 217 in 2000 → 3rd of 217 in 2010 → 16th of 217 in 2020 → 25th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 2.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 2.91% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.02% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 2.35% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 1.72% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.27% | -1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 3.58% | -1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.07% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 4.13% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.73% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 3.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 2.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.51% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 2.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 1.91% | +1.9 pp |
| 1997 | -0.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.07% | -5.9 pp |
| 1995 | 5.99% | +5.3 pp |
| 1994 | 0.65% | +3.8 pp |
| 1993 | -3.15% | -5.8 pp |
| 1992 | 2.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 2.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 2.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 1.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 2.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 2.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 2.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -1.6 pp |
| 1981 | 4.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 1979 | 2.49% | -0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 2.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 2.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 2.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 2.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.5% | +2.6 pp |
| 1973 | -0.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | -0% | -2.4 pp |
| 1971 | 2.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 2.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 2.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 2.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 2.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.85% | +0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 2.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burundi’s Population growth in 1962?
2.54% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burundi’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -4.9% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.41%; 2024: 2.58%; 2023: 2.73%; 2022: 2.71%; 2021: 2.72%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.