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Burundi

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Capital
Gitega
Currency
Burundian franc
Continent
Africa
Area
27,834 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q967 · Official languages: English, French, Kirundi
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
14.39M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
3.36B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
233.82 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
34.13 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
0.92 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
4.79 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
63.82 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Burundi: 14.39M
Burundi · Population7.21M9.17M11.13M13.09M15.04M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · Population · people
YearBurundi
202514,390,003
202414,047,786
202313,689,450
202213,321,097
202112,965,481
202012,617,036
201912,255,336
201811,859,446
201711,506,762
201611,239,451
201511,047,580
201410,799,785
201310,439,341
201210,071,028
20119,717,978
20109,376,444
20098,947,646
20088,505,637
20078,161,874
20067,865,547
current US$ · 20062025
2025Burundi: 3.36B
Burundi · GDP998.64M1.82B2.65B3.47B4.3B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · GDP · current US$
YearBurundi
20253,364,713,864.08
20243,037,579,858.38
20233,419,558,408.35
20224,020,736,756.64
20213,425,127,990.71
20203,188,355,943.64
20192,871,555,326.31
20182,913,411,408.45
20172,831,362,208.34
20162,618,093,125.15
20152,810,532,912.5
20142,705,826,648.21
20132,451,624,637.67
20122,327,402,362.82
20112,235,812,879.57
20102,032,135,192.01
20091,775,495,032.42
20081,611,835,857.05
20071,356,199,387.42
20061,273,375,078.45

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Burundi: 233.82
Burundi · GDP per capita147.9189.88231.86273.84315.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBurundi
2025233.82
2024216.23
2023249.8
2022301.83
2021264.17
2020252.7
2019234.31
2018245.66
2017246.06
2016232.94
2015254.4
2014250.54
2013234.84
2012231.1
2011230.07
2010216.73
2009198.43
2008189.5
2007166.16
2006161.89
% · 20062025
2025Burundi: 34.13
Burundi · Inflation-6.514.5815.6626.7437.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · Inflation · %
YearBurundi
202534.13
202420.21
202326.94
202218.8
20218.4
20207.32
2019-0.69
2018-2.81
201716.05
20165.56
20155.54
20144.41
20137.94
201218.16
20119.59
20106.49
200910.56
200824.41
20078.41
20062.75

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Burundi: 0.92
Burundi · Unemployment0.681.362.052.733.412006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBurundi
20250.92
20240.92
20230.91
20220.91
20211.12
20201.03
20191.04
20181.15
20171.25
20161.35
20151.45
20141.57
20131.58
20121.59
20111.6
20101.62
20091.62
20081.63
20072.4
20063.19

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Burundi:
Burundi · Fertility rate4.65.165.726.296.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBurundi
2025No data available
20244.79
20234.88
20224.98
20215.08
20205.18
20195.27
20185.38
20175.48
20165.59
20155.7
20145.79
20135.89
20125.99
20116.11
20106.26
20096.41
20086.52
20076.59
20066.66

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Burundi:
Burundi · Life expectancy52.9855.9358.8961.8564.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burundi · Life expectancy · years
YearBurundi
2025No data available
202463.82
202363.65
202262.88
202162.1
202062.57
201962.18
201861.81
201761.35
201660.79
201560.11
201459.76
201359.18
201258.5
201157.8
201057.09
200956.42
200855.58
200754.83
200653.96
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology