🇧🇮 Burundi
BI / BDI #142
Nomad Score
40.0
Cities
5
Currency
BIF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
14.2M
Density
565.0/km²
HDI
0.439
(Low)
GDP per capita
$489
Gini Index (2020)
37.5
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.88
Urban Population (2024)
24.8%
Literacy Rate (2020)
71.4%
Labor Force (2025)
79.1%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Kirundi | Ikirundi |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 93.4% |
| Traditional faiths | 4.3% |
| Islam | 2.1% |
| Other | 0.2% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Barundi | 99.0% |
| Others | 1.0% |
Demonym (male)
Burundian
Demonym (female)
Burundian
National Anthem
Burundi Bwacu
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 44.7% | |
| 15-64 Working | 52.8% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 2.5% |
Dependency Ratio
89.5%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
24.8%
Birth Rate (2023)
33.7 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
6.7 /1000
Largest City (2025)
36.5%
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.88
Infant Mortality (2023)
31.5 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
36.8%
Tourism (2017)
299.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
55.8 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
9.1% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
31.5/1000
UHC Index (2021)
41/100
Hospital Beds (2014)
0.7/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.08/1000
Nurses (2023)
0.79/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$28
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
24.5%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2020)
71.4%
Education Spending (2021)
4.9% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
423
Internet Users (2023)
11.1%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
63.2/100
Broadband (2023)
0.0/100
Secure Servers (2024)
11/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.0
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
27,834 km²
Capital
Gitega
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Landlocked
Yes
Driving Side
Right
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Burundi is divided by a white diagonal cross into four alternating triangular areas of red at the top and bottom, and green on the hoist and fly sides. A white circle, with three green-edged red six-pointed stars arranged to form a triangle, is superimposed at the center of the cross.
National Anthem
Burundi Bwacu
National Holiday
1962-07-01
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