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Population in Burundi
11 099 298
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Burundi is 11 099 298 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 096 056 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 323 591 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 318 042 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 4 786 572 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 419 647 people, and the centenarians in Burundi over 80 years old - 155 390 people.
Population size in Burundi by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 096 056 / 9.88% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 323 591 / 11.93% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 318 042 / 11.88% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 4 786 572 / 43.13% |
| Elderly over 60 | 2 419 647 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 155 390 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Burundi
Total in Burundi permanent residents 5 283 266 men (47.6%) and 5 816 032 women (52.4%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 346 298 / 6.4% | 277 039 / 5.3% | 48.6% |
| 5 – 9 | 346 298 / 6.4% | 271 711 / 5.2% | 48.4% |
| 10 - 14 | 309 004 / 5.7% | 245 073 / 4.7% | 48.4% |
| 15 - 19 | 261 055 / 4.8% | 213 107 / 4.1% | 48.9% |
| 20 - 24 | 309 004 / 5.7% | 255 728 / 4.9% | 49.9% |
| 25 - 29 | 458 179 / 8.5% | 383 592 / 7.3% | 49.8% |
| 30 - 34 | 447 524 / 8.3% | 383 592 / 7.3% | 50.3% |
| 35 - 39 | 410 230 / 7.6% | 372 937 / 7.1% | 52% |
| 40 - 44 | 378 264 / 7% | 351 626 / 6.7% | 52.4% |
| 45 - 49 | 346 298 / 6.4% | 324 988 / 6.2% | 52.7% |
| 50 - 54 | 394 247 / 7.3% | 394 247 / 7.5% | 54.5% |
| 55 - 59 | 415 558 / 7.7% | 452 851 / 8.6% | 56.4% |
| 60 - 64 | 346 298 / 6.4% | 404 902 / 7.7% | 58.2% |
| 65 - 69 | 239 745 / 4.4% | 319 660 / 6.1% | 61.3% |
| 70 - 74 | 101 225 / 1.8% | 170 485 / 3.3% | 66.7% |
| 75 - 79 | 127 864 / 2.3% | 266 383 / 5.1% | 70.9% |
| 80+ | 90 570 / 1.6% | 239 745 / 4.6% | 76.1% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Burundi: have higher education 23% (2 552 839 people), incomplete higher education — 2.6% (288 582 people), secondary vocational — 36% (3 995 747 people), 11 classes — 16% (1 775 888 people), 9 classes — 9% (998 937 people), 5 classes — 7.9% (876 845 people), have no education — 0.7% (77 695 people), illiterate — 0.3% (33 298 people).
| Higher education | 2 552 839 / 23% |
| Incomplete higher | 288 582 / 2.6% |
| Secondary vocational | 3 995 747 / 36% |
| Elementary school | 1 775 888 / 16% |
| Middle school | 998 937 / 9% |
| High school | 876 845 / 7.9% |
| Without education | 77 695 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 33 298 / 0.3% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Burundi
Total in Burundi the number of officially employed population is 7 636 317 people (68.8%), pensioners 2 996 810 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 133 192 people (1.2%).
| Employed population | 7 636 317 / 68.8% |
| Unemployed | 133 192 / 1.2% |
| Pensioners | 2 996 810 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Burundi have a disability 924 572 people, what constitutes 8.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 129 862 (1.17.%), disabled of the group II are 379 596 (3.42.%), disabled of the group III are 362 947 (3.27.%), disabled children 52 167 (0.47.%).
| Total disabled | 924 572 / 8.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 129 862 / 1.17% |
| Disabled of the group II | 379 596 / 3.42% |
| Disabled of the group III | 362 947 / 3.27% |
| Disabled children | 52 167 / 0.47% |