Population
14.2M
Unitary dominant-party Presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,482
in 2031
Passport power
#170
18 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Bujumbura
of 5 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Burundi
- Capital
- Gitega
- Continent
- Africa / Eastern Africa
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Population
- 14.2M
- Density
- 565.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary dominant-party Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .bi
- Calling code
- +257
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #170 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 18
- Total accessible
- 47
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français), Kirundi (Ikirundi)
- Religions
- Christianity 93.4%, Traditional faiths 4.3%, Islam 2.1%, Other 0.2%
- Currencies
- Fr BIF — Burundian franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.439
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $1,482
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 8.6%
- Gini index (2020)
- 37.5
- Inflation (2031)
- 9.8%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 0.9%
- Urban population (2025)
- 25.7%
- Life satisfaction (2020)
- 3.8/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 40.4 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 13th pct
- Homicide rate (2016)
- 5.7/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.39