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 - : 46.3% (male 2,021,320/female 1,998,502)

15-64 years - : 51.2% (male 2,210,157/female 2,240,921)

65 years and over - : 2.5% (male 87,600/female 132,505) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.7 years

Male: 16.4 years

Female: 17 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 60.77 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 67.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 53.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 51.71 years

Male: 50.86 years

Female: 52.6 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

25,000 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: Malaria (2008)

Education Expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 59.3%

Male: 67.3%

Female: 52.2% (2000 est.)

Year

Population

  • 8,691,005

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
    3.443% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 41.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.91 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)