Burundi vs Ethiopia: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Burundi
2.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
25th
Ethiopia rank
24th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 3.5% | 2.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for population growth?
- Burundi ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.