Population, age 8, total in Burundi

Burundi: Population, age 8, total was 322,077 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
322,077
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
66th
of 191 countries
All-time high
322,077
in 2015
All-time low
159,038
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 8, total in Burundi, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 159.0k1991: 165.7k1992: 172.4k1993: 178.8k1994: 184.7k1995: 190.0k1996: 194.5k1997: 198.3k1998: 201.5k1999: 204.2k2000: 206.6k2001: 208.7k2002: 210.6k2003: 212.6k2004: 215.1k2005: 218.3k2006: 222.3k2007: 227.1k2008: 233.2k2009: 240.9k2010: 250.5k2011: 262.2k2012: 275.8k2013: 290.7k2015: 322.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 8, total in Burundi stood at 322,077. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Burundi peaked at 322,077 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 159,038, in 1990.

That places Burundi 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 8, total in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 8, total in Burundi, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 159,038
1991 165,699 +4.2%
1992 172,366 +4.0%
1993 178,810 +3.7%
1994 184,749 +3.3%
1995 189,994 +2.8%
1996 194,489 +2.4%
1997 198,297 +2.0%
1998 201,493 +1.6%
1999 204,209 +1.3%
2000 206,580 +1.2%
2001 208,670 +1.0%
2002 210,592 +0.9%
2003 212,624 +1.0%
2004 215,098 +1.2%
2005 218,306 +1.5%
2006 222,284 +1.8%
2007 227,116 +2.2%
2008 233,171 +2.7%
2009 240,886 +3.3%
2010 250,536 +4.0%
2011 262,226 +4.7%
2012 275,755 +5.2%
2013 290,657 +5.4%
2015 322,077 +10.8%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 322,077 is below the median for low income countries, which is 478,576, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 322,077 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 322,077, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 184,914 159,038 204,209 10
2000s 219,533 206,580 240,886 10
2010s 280,250 250,536 322,077 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 63 Cambodia 344,751 compare
  2. 64 Rwanda 338,810 compare
  3. 65 Zimbabwe 334,732 compare
  4. 67 Guinea 308,846 compare
  5. 68 Benin 308,494 compare
  6. 69 Somalia 300,064 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, total in Burundi?
Population, age 8, total in Burundi was 322,077 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 322,077 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 159,038 in 1990.
How does Burundi rank for population, age 8, total?
Burundi ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 8, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.