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 (official) and English and other language 0.06%, more than 2 languages 3.7%, unspecified 56.9%

Ethnic Groups

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

Population Distribution

One of Africa's most densely populated countries; concentrations tend to be in the north and along the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the west; most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil

Urbanization

Urban population: 12.7% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 5.48% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 45.57% (male 2,628,767/female 2,596,719)

15-24 years - : 19.15% (male 1,095,213/female 1,100,314)

25-54 years - : 28.74% (male 1,643,319/female 1,651,679)

55-64 years - : 3.92% (male 212,074/female 237,324)

65 years and over - : 2.63% (male 129,482/female 171,865) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 89.6

Youth dependency ratio: 84.8

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.7

Potential support ratio: 21.1 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17 years

Male: 16.8 years

Female: 17.3 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 223

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 - : 0.89 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

712 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)Array

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.9 years

Male: 59.2 years

Female: 62.7 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 202

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 52% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.1% (2016 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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.4% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

29.1% (2010)

Education Expenditures

5.4% of GDP (2013)

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: 11 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 10 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 11,466,756Array

Nationality

  • Burundian(s) noun


  • Burundian adjective


Religions

  • Roman 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
    3.25% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 41.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BUJUMBURA (capital) 751,000
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 7.5% of GDP (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.99 children born/woman (2017 est.)