2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Kirundi 29.7% (official), Kirundi and other language 9.1%, French (official) and French and other language 0.3%, Swahili and Swahili and other language 0.2% (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area), English and English and other language 0.06%, more than 2 languages 3.7%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)

Ethnic Groups

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

Urbanization

Urban population: 12.1% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 5.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 45.64% (male 2,464,695/female 2,437,923)

15-24 years - : 19.23% (male 1,030,773/female 1,035,478)

25-54 years - : 28.67% (male 1,536,089/female 1,543,356)

55-64 years - : 3.94% (male 198,384/female 224,563)

65 years and over - : 2.52% (male 115,187/female 155,828) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 89.7%

Youth dependency ratio: 85%

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.7%

Potential support ratio: 21.3% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17 years

Male: 16.8 years

Female: 17.2 years (2015 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.74 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.09 years

Male: 58.45 years

Female: 61.78 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 197

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 52% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.11% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

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

Vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

2.1% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

29.1% (2011)

Education Expenditures

5.8% of GDP (2012)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.6%

Male: 88.2%

Female: 83.1% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 10 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 10 years (2010)

Year

Population

  • 10,742,276Array

Nationality

  • Burundian(s) noun


  • Burundian adjective


Religions

  • Catholic
    62.10%
  • Protestant Includes Adventist And Other Protestant
    23.92%
  • Muslim
    2.50%
  • Other
    3.60%
  • Unspecified Est
    7.92%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    3.28% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 42.01 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BUJUMBURA (capital) 751,000
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 8% of GDP (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.09 children born/woman (2015 est.)