Burkina Faso vs Burundi
Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso and 0.1 per 1,000 people in Burundi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Burundi, by 1.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 153 and Burundi ranked 95 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Burundi at -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | -5.9 |
| 2016 | -0.4 | -9.7 |
| 2015 | -1.1 | -21.4 |
| 2014 | -1 | -0.6 |
| 2013 | -1.9 | -0.2 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 2.2 |
| 2011 | -2 | -2 |
| 2010 | -2.6 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | -2.6 | 20.6 |
| 2008 | -2.7 | 9.3 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -2.5 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 0.3 | -6.2 |
| 1999 | -0.2 | -5.4 |
| 1998 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | -3.4 | -13.9 |
| 1996 | -4.2 | -37.3 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | -14 |
| 1994 | -3.7 | 90.4 |
| 1993 | -4.4 | -120.5 |
| 1992 | -4.7 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | -5.4 | -6.9 |
| 1990 | -3.6 | -7.1 |
| 1989 | -3.6 | -8 |
| 1988 | -3.5 | -8.7 |
| 1987 | -3.4 | -4 |
| 1986 | -3 | -10.9 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | -13.2 |
| 1984 | -1.6 | -6 |
| 1983 | -1.5 | -8.7 |
| 1982 | -2.2 | -0.8 |
| 1981 | -2.5 | -12.9 |
| 1980 | -2.2 | 34.1 |
| 1979 | -2.7 | -9.5 |
| 1978 | -2.9 | 2 |
| 1977 | -2.9 | 0.5 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -3.3 |
| 1975 | -5 | -5.5 |
| 1974 | -5.1 | 2.7 |
| 1973 | -5.8 | 0.8 |
| 1972 | -5.8 | -32.8 |
| 1971 | -6 | -2.1 |
| 1970 | -5.1 | -1.8 |
| 1969 | -5.2 | -7.3 |
| 1968 | -5.1 | -1.8 |
| 1967 | -5 | -3 |
| 1966 | -5.2 | 1.6 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | -4.4 |
| 1964 | -5.2 | 9.7 |
| 1963 | -5.3 | -3.9 |
| 1962 | -5.3 | -5.3 |
| 1961 | -5.1 | 5.3 |
| 1960 | -4.9 | -5.3 |
| 1959 | -4.8 | -5.5 |
| 1958 | -5.5 | -6.4 |
| 1957 | -4.8 | -5.8 |
| 1956 | -4.8 | -5.8 |
| 1955 | -4.9 | -5.8 |
| 1954 | -4.9 | -5.9 |
| 1953 | -5.1 | -6.2 |
| 1952 | -4.6 | -5.8 |
| 1951 | -4.3 | -5.7 |
| 1950 | -4.3 | -5.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-2.6–0.3 | -1.9-45–36.1 |
| 2025 | -1.1-3.3–0.7 | -2.4-42.6–34.4 |
| 2026 | -1.2-3.6–1.1 | -2.4-46.8–34.8 |
| 2027 | -1.2-3.9–1.3 | -1.4-43.3–35.2 |
| 2028 | -1.2-4.1–1.5 | -0.3-41.1–39.5 |
| 2029 | -1.2-4.4–1.9 | -1.5-44.4–37.2 |
| 2030 | -1.2-4.6–1.9 | -1.8-43.8–35.5 |
| 2031 | -1.1-4.7–2.1 | -1.4-44.4–35.7 |
| 2032 | -1.2-5–2.3 | -1.7-44.6–39.6 |
| 2033 | -1.2-5.1–2.4 | -1.9-45.5–36.1 |
| 2034 | -1.1-5.1–2.8 | -2.1-48.1–38.2 |
| 2035 | -1.2-5.4–2.9 | -2.1-44.1–33.9 |
| 2036 | -1.2-5.5–3.1 | -1.1-44.5–36.6 |
| 2037 | -1.2-5.6–3.1 | -1-42.3–37.1 |
| 2038 | -1.1-5.7–3.3 | -1.3-42.5–38.9 |
| 2039 | -1.2-5.9–3.5 | -1.3-43–37.9 |
| 2040 | -1.2-6.1–3.5 | -1.6-44.3–36.9 |
| 2041 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -2.1-44.8–35.5 |
| 2042 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -0.9-40.1–39.1 |
| 2043 | -1.2-6.2–3.6 | -1.5-45.1–38.4 |
| 2044 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -1.2-40.4–38.1 |
| 2045 | -1.1-6.2–3.8 | -1.6-46.5–36.1 |
| 2046 | -1.2-6.4–3.5 | -3.1-46.3–31.7 |
| 2047 | -1.1-6.5–3.7 | -1.6-45.9–36.4 |
| 2048 | -1.3-6.5–3.6 | -2.2-43.6–36.7 |
| 2049 | -1.2-6.4–3.8 | -1-45–38.4 |
| 2050 | -1.1-6.7–4 | -2.4-46.4–36 |
| 2051 | -1.2-6.6–3.8 | -1.9-45.4–37 |
| 2052 | -1.1-6.6–4.1 | -1.5-46.3–34.9 |
| 2053 | -1.1-6.4–4.3 | -1.4-45.6–38.1 |
| 2054 | -1.2-6.5–4 | -1.2-44.7–37.9 |
| 2055 | -1.1-6.7–3.9 | -1.8-43.8–37.2 |
| 2056 | -1.1-6.5–4.3 | -1.4-45.6–34.3 |
| 2057 | -1.1-6.2–4.3 | -1.9-46.2–36.2 |
| 2058 | -1.1-6.3–4.6 | -1.8-44.3–38.2 |
| 2059 | -1.1-6.6–4.4 | -1.4-44.6–37.5 |
| 2060 | -1.1-6.5–4.2 | -1.5-45.5–34.5 |
| 2061 | -1-6.4–4.6 | -1.4-43.7–37.5 |
| 2062 | -1.1-6.6–4.6 | -1.4-46.6–37 |
| 2063 | -1.1-6.2–4.5 | -1.7-47.5–37 |
| 2064 | -1-6.5–4.4 | -1.3-47.5–37.6 |
| 2065 | -1.1-6.9–4.4 | -0.2-45.1–39 |
| 2066 | -1-7–4.6 | -0.9-45.3–37.6 |
| 2067 | -1-7–4.7 | -0.6-42.7–38.3 |
| 2068 | -1-6.7–4.7 | -1-45.5–37 |
| 2069 | -1-6.9–4.7 | -1-45.6–38.6 |
| 2070 | -1-6.9–5 | -0.6-44.8–39.1 |
| 2071 | -1-7.2–4.8 | -1.8-44.8–38.6 |
| 2072 | -1-7.3–5 | -1.1-46.2–37.9 |
| 2073 | -0.9-7.2–5.1 | -0.9-46.4–34.3 |
| 2074 | -1-7.1–5 | -1.2-42–38.1 |
| 2075 | -1-7.3–5 | -0.7-46.6–36.4 |
| 2076 | -0.9-7–5.3 | -1.5-46.7–36.6 |
| 2077 | -0.9-7.2–5.3 | -0.5-42.9–39.3 |
| 2078 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -1.1-47.3–37.3 |
| 2079 | -1-7.3–5.2 | -1.1-47.2–39.9 |
| 2080 | -1-7.2–5.3 | -1.8-50.3–36.3 |
| 2081 | -1-7.2–5.4 | -0.7-49.8–36.9 |
| 2082 | -1-7.1–5.2 | -1.1-47.6–38.3 |
| 2083 | -1-7.2–5.2 | -1.8-49.2–38.7 |
| 2084 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -1.3-51–35.2 |
| 2085 | -1-7.3–5.2 | -0.7-49.5–37 |
| 2086 | -0.9-7.3–5.3 | -1.4-50.2–37.7 |
| 2087 | -0.9-7.2–5.5 | -1.7-46.5–38.8 |
| 2088 | -0.9-7.6–5.5 | -0.9-49.2–37.7 |
| 2089 | -0.9-7.7–5.2 | -0.7-48.4–38.3 |
| 2090 | -0.9-7.8–5.5 | -1.5-53–37.9 |
| 2091 | -1-7.8–5.2 | -1.5-46.7–35.7 |
| 2092 | -0.9-7.7–5.5 | -1.3-49.2–36.3 |
| 2093 | -0.9-8–5.3 | -1.2-49.2–37.2 |
| 2094 | -0.9-7.7–5.1 | -0.6-47.5–37.6 |
| 2095 | -1-8.1–5.1 | -1.4-52.4–37.7 |
| 2096 | -0.8-8–5.5 | -1.4-50.1–39.4 |
| 2097 | -0.9-8–5.5 | -1.2-51–38 |
| 2098 | -0.9-8.5–5.5 | -1-51–39.8 |
| 2099 | -0.9-8.6–5.5 | -1.5-49.8–36.6 |
| 2100 | -0.9-8.3–5.3 | -1.7-55–40.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Burundi
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Burundi: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Burundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Burundi: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Burundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Burundi: 13.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Burundi: 2.71% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Burundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Burundi: 25.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Burundi: 15.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Burundi: 2.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Burundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Burundi: $169M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Burundi: $16 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Burundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Burundi: 31,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Burundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Burundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Burundi: 2 million TIV in 2019