Population, female in Burundi
Burundi: Population, female was 7.24 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Burundi stood at 7.24 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Burundi peaked at 7.24 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 77th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.60 million | 1.43 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.95 million | 1.81 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 million | 2.24 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 million | 2.84 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 million | 3.28 million | 4.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 million | 4.74 million | 6.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.80 million | 6.35 million | 7.24 million | 6 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 208,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 207,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 205,420 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 207,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 205,720 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 208,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 203,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Burundi?
- Population, female in Burundi was 7.24 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for population, female?
- Burundi ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.