Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi in numbers Burundi is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Bujumbura. Its population was 14.39 million in 2025, ranking 77 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$234 in 2025.
Population 14.39 million 2025
GDP US$3.4 billion 2025
GDP per person US$234 2025
Life expectancy 63.8 2024
Area 27,834 2024
Urban share 25.7% 2025
People 14.39 million
2025 · +122% since 2000 · Rank 77 of 217
2.41%
2025 · 2.08% in 2000 · Rank 25 of 217
547.0
2024 · +117% since 2000 · Rank 21 of 216
25.7%
2025 · 8.0% in 2000 · Rank 205 of 217
44.0%
2025 · 48.3% in 2000 · Rank 9 of 217
2.5%
2025 · 2.4% in 2000 · Rank 208 of 217
4.79
2024 · -30% since 2000 · Rank 8 of 217
Health and living standards 63.8
2024 · +34% since 2000 · Rank 198 of 217
47.1
2024 · -69% since 2000 · Rank 34 of 196
US$28
2023 · +395% since 2000 · Rank 186 of 193
20.1%
2024 · 2.5% in 2000 · Rank 211 of 215
8.6%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 186 of 186
100.6%
2025 · 59.2% in 2000 · Rank 92 of 190
Economy US$3.4 billion
2025 · +287% since 2000 · Rank 177 of 210
US$234
2025 · +74% since 2000 · Rank 210 of 210
Int$1,248
2025 · +140% since 2000 · Rank 199 of 199
4.24%
2025 · -0.86% in 2000 · Rank 73 of 210
34.13%
2025 · 24.43% in 2000 · Rank 7 of 180
0.9%
2025 · 3.1% in 2000 · Rank 183 of 187
8.1%
2025 · 0.0% in 2004 · Rank 36 of 176
Land and environment 27,834
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 143 of 216
10.9%
2024 · 7.6% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 214
0.07
2024 · +53% since 2000 · Rank 191 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Burundi. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.