Burundi vs Rwanda: Population, total

Burundi

14.39 million

in 2025

Rwanda

14.57 million

in 2025

Burundi rank

77th

Rwanda rank

76th

Population, total over time

Burundi
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 14.57 million against 14.39 million in Burundi, a difference of 179,300.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Burundi ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 76th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Burundi
Population, total in Rwanda
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.