Demographics of Burundi

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burundi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Burundi, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

At 206.1 persons per km²., Burundi has the second-largest population density in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil. The population is made up of three major ethnic groups – Hutu (Bahutu), Tutsi (Batutsi or Watusi), and Twa (Batwa). Kirundi is the common language. Intermarriage takes place frequently between the Hutus and Tutsis. The terms "pastoralist" and "agriculturist", often used as ethnic designations for Watusi and Bahutu, respectively, are only occupational titles which vary among individuals and groups. Although Hutus encompass the majority of the population, historically Tutsis have been politically and economically dominant.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

10,216,190

Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2011 est.)

Age structure

Population pyramid

0-14 years: 46.3% (male 1,884,825/female 1,863,200)

15-64 years: 51.1% (male 2,051,451/female 2,082,017)

65 years and over: 2.6% (male 83,432/female 125,143) (2006 est.)

Median age

Total: 16.7 years

Male: 16.5 years

Female: 17.0 years (2009 est.)

Population Growth Rate

3.462% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

41.01 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

9.61 deaths/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Net migration rate

4.04 immigrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 10% of total population (2009 est.)

Rate of urbanization: 6.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.68 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 59.64 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 66.32 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 55.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 52.09 years

Male: 51.2 years

Female: 53.01 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

6.33 children born/woman (2009 est.)

6.25 children born/woman (2010 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 2% (2007 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 110,000 (2007 est.)

Deaths: 11,000 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk: very high

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

Vectorborne disease: malaria

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Nationality

Noun: Burundian(s)

Adjective: Burundian

Ethnic groups

Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 7,000, South Asians 2,000

Religions

Main article: Religion in Burundi

Christian 75% (Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 15%), indigenous beliefs 20%, Muslim 5%

Languages

Rundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 59.3%

Male: 67.3%

Female: 52.2% (2003 est.)

Education expenditure

5.1% of GDP (2005)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2008 edition".