2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)

Ethnic Groups

Hutu (Bantu) 85%
Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%
Twa (Pygmy) 1%
Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 46.7% (male 1,438,759; female 1,409,567)

15-64 years - : 50.6% (male 1,516,833; female 1,564,513)

65 years and over - : 2.7% (male 66,355; female 100,129) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.3 years

Male: 15.9 years

Female: 16.7 years (2002)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.66 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 71.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 64.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 78.45 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 43.2 years

Male: 42.54 years

Female: 43.88 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

8.3% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

40,000 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 51.6%

Male: 58.5%

Female: 45.2% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 6,096,156

Nationality

  • Burundian(s) noun


  • Burundian adjective


Religions

  • Christian Roman Catholic
    6,762.00%
  • Protestant
    5.00%
  • Indigenous Beliefs
    23.00%
  • Muslim
    10.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.18% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 39.72 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 17.8 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.99 children born/woman (2003 est.)