Burundi vs Rwanda
Burundi vs Rwanda: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.1 per 1,000 people in Burundi and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Burundi, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2023, Burundi ranked 95 and Rwanda ranked 143 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at -1.7 per 1,000 people and Rwanda at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Burundi | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| 2021 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 2020 | -0.8 | -1.7 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | -2 |
| 2017 | -5.9 | -2.1 |
| 2016 | -9.7 | -2.1 |
| 2015 | -21.4 | -1.9 |
| 2014 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| 2013 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -2.3 |
| 2011 | -2 | -2.6 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | -2.9 |
| 2009 | 20.6 | -3 |
| 2008 | 9.3 | -3.3 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -3.4 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -3.7 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | -3.7 |
| 2004 | 6.4 | -3.5 |
| 2003 | 5.2 | -3 |
| 2002 | -2.5 | -10.9 |
| 2001 | 1.5 | -18.4 |
| 2000 | -6.2 | -18.7 |
| 1999 | -5.4 | -17.9 |
| 1998 | 2.2 | -16 |
| 1997 | -13.9 | 52.9 |
| 1996 | -37.3 | 203.9 |
| 1995 | -14 | 77.5 |
| 1994 | 90.4 | -305.9 |
| 1993 | -120.5 | 29.6 |
| 1992 | 6.1 | -1.6 |
| 1991 | -6.9 | -7.9 |
| 1990 | -7.1 | -5.6 |
| 1989 | -8 | -0.4 |
| 1988 | -8.7 | -0.8 |
| 1987 | -4 | -1 |
| 1986 | -10.9 | -1.4 |
| 1985 | -13.2 | -1.7 |
| 1984 | -6 | -2.1 |
| 1983 | -8.7 | -2.5 |
| 1982 | -0.8 | -2.8 |
| 1981 | -12.9 | -3 |
| 1980 | 34.1 | -3.1 |
| 1979 | -9.5 | -3 |
| 1978 | 2 | -2.7 |
| 1977 | 0.5 | -2.3 |
| 1976 | -3.3 | -1.5 |
| 1975 | -5.5 | -1 |
| 1974 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 1973 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| 1972 | -32.8 | -1 |
| 1971 | -2.1 | -1 |
| 1970 | -1.8 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -7.3 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
| 1967 | -3 | 1.3 |
| 1966 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| 1965 | -4.4 | -2.9 |
| 1964 | 9.7 | -5.8 |
| 1963 | -3.9 | -7.8 |
| 1962 | -5.3 | -8 |
| 1961 | 5.3 | -6.6 |
| 1960 | -5.3 | -4.4 |
| 1959 | -5.5 | -2.1 |
| 1958 | -6.4 | -1.4 |
| 1957 | -5.8 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -5.8 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -5.8 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -5.9 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -6.2 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | -5.8 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | -5.7 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | -5.9 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burundi | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.9-45–36.1 | -1.1-95.5–75 |
| 2025 | -2.4-42.6–34.4 | 0.4-96.5–80.9 |
| 2026 | -2.4-46.8–34.8 | -0.5-101.6–79 |
| 2027 | -1.4-43.3–35.2 | 0.5-92.1–78.8 |
| 2028 | -0.3-41.1–39.5 | -1.1-90.5–79.1 |
| 2029 | -1.5-44.4–37.2 | -1.5-98.5–79.1 |
| 2030 | -1.8-43.8–35.5 | -1-96.3–78 |
| 2031 | -1.4-44.4–35.7 | -0.6-94.7–83.1 |
| 2032 | -1.7-44.6–39.6 | -3.6-99.9–80.3 |
| 2033 | -1.9-45.5–36.1 | -0.4-97.6–81.3 |
| 2034 | -2.1-48.1–38.2 | -0.4-90.6–80.8 |
| 2035 | -2.1-44.1–33.9 | 1.2-93.3–83.5 |
| 2036 | -1.1-44.5–36.6 | -2.2-89.6–79.7 |
| 2037 | -1-42.3–37.1 | -0.3-92.7–82.3 |
| 2038 | -1.3-42.5–38.9 | -0.6-96–82 |
| 2039 | -1.3-43–37.9 | 1.1-98.7–82.8 |
| 2040 | -1.6-44.3–36.9 | 1.2-91.7–79.4 |
| 2041 | -2.1-44.8–35.5 | 1-96.6–83.6 |
| 2042 | -0.9-40.1–39.1 | -0.7-100–85.4 |
| 2043 | -1.5-45.1–38.4 | 1-95.2–84.2 |
| 2044 | -1.2-40.4–38.1 | -1.6-100.7–78.3 |
| 2045 | -1.6-46.5–36.1 | -0.8-95.2–81.2 |
| 2046 | -3.1-46.3–31.7 | -2.2-99.2–80.3 |
| 2047 | -1.6-45.9–36.4 | -0.7-95.5–83.9 |
| 2048 | -2.2-43.6–36.7 | -0.4-97.9–80.5 |
| 2049 | -1-45–38.4 | -0.8-97.9–82.5 |
| 2050 | -2.4-46.4–36 | -1.4-98.4–85 |
| 2051 | -1.9-45.4–37 | -0.9-96.6–80.1 |
| 2052 | -1.5-46.3–34.9 | -1.7-93.4–81.3 |
| 2053 | -1.4-45.6–38.1 | -1.4-94.6–80.2 |
| 2054 | -1.2-44.7–37.9 | -1.1-94.7–84.3 |
| 2055 | -1.8-43.8–37.2 | -0.5-93.5–85.6 |
| 2056 | -1.4-45.6–34.3 | -1.6-99.2–83.8 |
| 2057 | -1.9-46.2–36.2 | -1.5-97.4–82 |
| 2058 | -1.8-44.3–38.2 | 1.1-98.7–86.3 |
| 2059 | -1.4-44.6–37.5 | -1-99.9–82.4 |
| 2060 | -1.5-45.5–34.5 | -1-96.5–76.6 |
| 2061 | -1.4-43.7–37.5 | 0.6-93.6–85.3 |
| 2062 | -1.4-46.6–37 | -1.7-106.8–81.8 |
| 2063 | -1.7-47.5–37 | -0.3-105–80.1 |
| 2064 | -1.3-47.5–37.6 | -0.7-101.5–80.2 |
| 2065 | -0.2-45.1–39 | -0.3-102.1–89.4 |
| 2066 | -0.9-45.3–37.6 | -1.4-101.4–85.9 |
| 2067 | -0.6-42.7–38.3 | -0.3-100.6–89.3 |
| 2068 | -1-45.5–37 | -0.7-107.4–84.2 |
| 2069 | -1-45.6–38.6 | -1.8-99.5–83.3 |
| 2070 | -0.6-44.8–39.1 | -0.5-105.8–84.3 |
| 2071 | -1.8-44.8–38.6 | -1.2-98.9–84 |
| 2072 | -1.1-46.2–37.9 | -0.7-104.6–86.2 |
| 2073 | -0.9-46.4–34.3 | -0.9-108.1–80.8 |
| 2074 | -1.2-42–38.1 | -1.3-101.6–84.1 |
| 2075 | -0.7-46.6–36.4 | -1-107.7–83.4 |
| 2076 | -1.5-46.7–36.6 | -1.8-104.9–79.2 |
| 2077 | -0.5-42.9–39.3 | -0.8-104.4–84.5 |
| 2078 | -1.1-47.3–37.3 | -1.2-103.5–84.4 |
| 2079 | -1.1-47.2–39.9 | -0.6-113.3–79.7 |
| 2080 | -1.8-50.3–36.3 | -0.4-102.9–88.2 |
| 2081 | -0.7-49.8–36.9 | -0.7-109.7–85.3 |
| 2082 | -1.1-47.6–38.3 | -0.3-104–90.5 |
| 2083 | -1.8-49.2–38.7 | -0.3-114.8–85.9 |
| 2084 | -1.3-51–35.2 | -1.2-109.9–87.3 |
| 2085 | -0.7-49.5–37 | -0.9-117.6–87.6 |
| 2086 | -1.4-50.2–37.7 | -0.4-106.1–91.2 |
| 2087 | -1.7-46.5–38.8 | 1-110.8–89.6 |
| 2088 | -0.9-49.2–37.7 | -0.4-116.9–86.5 |
| 2089 | -0.7-48.4–38.3 | 1.4-120.7–92 |
| 2090 | -1.5-53–37.9 | -1.4-122.1–86 |
| 2091 | -1.5-46.7–35.7 | -1.2-117.7–85.7 |
| 2092 | -1.3-49.2–36.3 | -0.4-112.8–92 |
| 2093 | -1.2-49.2–37.2 | 0.1-110.9–101.8 |
| 2094 | -0.6-47.5–37.6 | -1.3-118–92.4 |
| 2095 | -1.4-52.4–37.7 | 0.4-118.1–93.9 |
| 2096 | -1.4-50.1–39.4 | -0.9-106.2–92.8 |
| 2097 | -1.2-51–38 | -1.1-109.2–93.6 |
| 2098 | -1-51–39.8 | -0.7-115.3–101.3 |
| 2099 | -1.5-49.8–36.6 | 0.2-122.7–99.4 |
| 2100 | -1.7-55–40.4 | -0.7-123.8–90 |
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
Burundi vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023