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 - : 46.4% (male 1,459,251; female 1,430,332)

15-64 years - : 50.9% (male 1,566,274; female 1,607,705)

65 years and over - : 2.7% (male 66,306; female 101,353) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.5 years

Male: 16.1 years

Female: 16.8 years (2004 est.)

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 - : 0.65 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 70.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 77.15 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 63.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 43.36 years

Male: 42.73 years

Female: 44 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

25,000 (2003 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

  • 6,231,221

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
    2.2% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 39.68 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 17.61 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.9 children born/woman (2004 est.)