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Burundi

Burundi / BI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Burundi in numbers.

Area27,830 kmยฒWorld # 143 โ†’Population14.4MWorld # 77 โ†’Population density517.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 18 โ†’Life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 196 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 234World # 212 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Burundi across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area27,830 kmยฒWorld # 143 / 2023 โ†’Population14.4MWorld # 77 / 2025 โ†’Population density517.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 18 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.4%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.8World # 8 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate33.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 17 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 131 / 2024 โ†’Median age15.9 yearsWorld # 230 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.5%World # 206 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1444%World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Urban population25.7%World # 203 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-34.7KWorld # 188 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 168 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.8%World # 137 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 196 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy55.8 yearsWorld # 151 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 188 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate10.1%World # 132 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 234World # 212 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.4BWorld # 178 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,248World # 201 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.2%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Inflation34.1%World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment0.9%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment1.7%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)37.5World # 62 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.5%World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Researchers per million people22.5 per million peopleWorld # 128 / 2018 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 104 / 2018 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 140 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person1,698 kcal/dayWorld # 191 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person3.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 190 / 2022 โ†’Rice production136K tWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production8.4K tWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production6.9K tWorld # 39 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area10.9%World # 163 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 212 / 2024 โ†’Internet use8.6%World # 207 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions63.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 188 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate5.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 61 / 2016 โ†’Road traffic death rate35.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 9 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.8%World # 20 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament39.6%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals299KWorld # 149 / 2017 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 3.7MWorld # 182 / 2011 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity93.9%Main languagernMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal408 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightrnLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyBurundi FrancBIFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNature and resourcesKirundi