About Burundi

Burundi's population:​

• Burundi's population is 10.8 Million with the 4th fastest growth (3.23% per year) in the world

  • Bujumbura's population is around 1,000,000

  • Gatumba's population is 12,000

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• The median age is 17.1 years

  • Age breakdown (source - Index Mundi Burundi):

    • 0-14 years - 45.5%

    • 15-24 years - 19.2%

    • 25-54 years - 28.7%

    • 55-64 Years - 3.9%

    • 65 years and older - 2.7%

 

• Burundi's Religious make-up (2008 estimates):

  • Catholic: 62.1%

  • Protestant: 23.9%

  • Muslim 2.5%

  • Other - 3.6%

  • Unspecified: 7.9%

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• Wages:

  • 2019 GDP per capita was 700 US$, ranking 223 out of 224 countries globally.

  • Recent inflation rates have been around 18%

  • Agriculture accounts for over 40% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. 

  • Foreign aid represents 48% of Burundi's national income (2015 data)

 

• Nutrition

  • Fifty six percent of children under 5 years old suffer from malnutrition (World Food Programme)

  • Burundi has the most severe hunger and malnourishment rate of 120 countries ranked in the Global Hunger Index  (Wikipedia)

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• Infrastructure (2015 data)

  • Less than 3% of the population has electricity

  • Unimproved water source - 24.1 % of the total population

  • Unimproved sanitation - 52% of the total population