Burundi vs World: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Burundi
2.4%
in 2025
World
0.9%
in 2025
Burundi rank
25th
World rank
23rd
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Burundi
- World
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2.4% against 0.9% in World, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 25th and World ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.1% | World |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Burundi or World?
- Burundi, at 2.4% against 0.9% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Burundi and World?
- 1.5%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and World rank globally for population growth?
- Burundi ranks 25th and World ranks 23rd 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.