2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Kirundi only 29.7% (official); French only .3% (official); Swahili only .2%; English only .1% (official); Kirundi and French 8.4%; Kirundi, French, and English 2.4%, other language combinations 2%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Hutu 85%
Tutsi 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: 13.4% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 5.68% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 45.52% (male 2,712,836 /female 2,678,223)

15 - 24 years : 19.21% (male 1,135,145 /female 1,139,717)

25 - 54 years : 28.7% (male 1,694,547 /female 1,704,369)

55 - 64 years : 3.89% (male 218,272 /female 242,855)

65 - years and over : 2.69% (male 137,590 /female 180,966) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 89.6 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 84.8 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 21.1 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17.1 years (2018 est.)

Male: 16.8 years

Female: 17.3 years

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 : 0.99 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.9 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.76 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.99 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

548 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 57.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 63.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 50.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 61.4 years (2018 est.)

Male: 59.6 years

Female: 63.2 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

21.3 years (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

5.93 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

28.5% (2016/17)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 91.1% of population

Improved rural: 73.8% of population

Improved total: 75.9% of population

Unimproved urban: 8.9% of population

Unimproved rural: 26.2% of population

Unimproved total: 24.1% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.2% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 43.8% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 48.6% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 48% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 56.2% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 51.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 52% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

82,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

1,900 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and dengue fever (2019)

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis (2019)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.4% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

29.3% (2016)

Education Expenditures

4.8% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.6%

Male: 88.2%

Female: 83.1% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 11 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 11 years (2017)

Year

Population

  • 11,844,520

Nationality 2019

  • 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
    3.23% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 40.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 954
  • (capital)
    000 BUJUMBURA

Health Expenditure

  • 6.2% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)