Key demographics
- Population
- 14.2M
- Density
- 565.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.439 (Low)
- GDP per capita
- $489
- Gini index (2020)
- 37.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.79
- Urban population (2025)
- 25.7%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 71.3%
- Labor force (2025)
- 79.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 87%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 25.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 33.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.7 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 36.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.79
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 30.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 36.8%
- Tourism (2017)
- 299.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Kirundi | Ikirundi |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 93.4% |
| Traditional faiths | 4.3% |
| Islam | 2.1% |
| Other | 0.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Barundi | 99.0% |
| Others | 1.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Burundian
- Demonym (female)
- Burundian
- National anthem
- Burundi Bwacu
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 55.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 9.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 30.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 48/100
- Hospital beds (2014)
- 0.7/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.08/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 0.79/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $28
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 24.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 71.3%
- Education spending (2025)
- 4.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 423
- Internet users (2024)
- 8.6%
- 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 and practical
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +257
- TLD
- .bi
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
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