Burundi vs South Sudan
Burundi vs South Sudan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.1 per 1,000 people in Burundi and 39.6 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 39.5 per 1,000 people, or 270 times that in Burundi.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Burundi.
- In 2023, Burundi ranked 95 and South Sudan ranked 1 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at -1.7 per 1,000 people and South Sudan at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Burundi | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.1 | 39.6 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | -1.1 | -14.2 |
| 2020 | -0.8 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 15.6 |
| 2017 | -5.9 | -65.4 |
| 2016 | -9.7 | -60.4 |
| 2015 | -21.4 | -14.4 |
| 2014 | -0.6 | -42 |
| 2013 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| 2011 | -2 | 18.9 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| 2009 | 20.6 | 15.1 |
| 2008 | 9.3 | 18.8 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 20 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 19.3 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 17.5 |
| 2004 | 6.4 | 15.2 |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 13.3 |
| 2002 | -2.5 | 12.6 |
| 2001 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 2000 | -6.2 | 12.3 |
| 1999 | -5.4 | 12.2 |
| 1998 | 2.2 | 11.4 |
| 1997 | -13.9 | 8.8 |
| 1996 | -37.3 | 3.4 |
| 1995 | -14 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | 90.4 | 3.2 |
| 1993 | -120.5 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
| 1991 | -6.9 | 3 |
| 1990 | -7.1 | 2.7 |
| 1989 | -8 | -27.8 |
| 1988 | -8.7 | -20 |
| 1987 | -4 | -2.4 |
| 1986 | -10.9 | -2.2 |
| 1985 | -13.2 | -2.1 |
| 1984 | -6 | -1.9 |
| 1983 | -8.7 | -1.7 |
| 1982 | -0.8 | -1.5 |
| 1981 | -12.9 | -1.3 |
| 1980 | 34.1 | -1.2 |
| 1979 | -9.5 | -0.9 |
| 1978 | 2 | -0.7 |
| 1977 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1976 | -3.3 | -0.3 |
| 1975 | -5.5 | -0.1 |
| 1974 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1972 | -32.8 | 0.1 |
| 1971 | -2.1 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | -1.8 | 0.2 |
| 1969 | -7.3 | 0.2 |
| 1968 | -1.8 | 0.3 |
| 1967 | -3 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | -4.4 | 0.5 |
| 1964 | 9.7 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | -3.9 | 0.5 |
| 1962 | -5.3 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| 1960 | -5.3 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -5.5 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -6.4 | 0.2 |
| 1957 | -5.8 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | -5.8 | 0.1 |
| 1955 | -5.8 | 0 |
| 1954 | -5.9 | -0.1 |
| 1953 | -6.2 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | -5.8 | -0.2 |
| 1951 | -5.7 | -0.3 |
| 1950 | -5.9 | -0.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burundi | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.9-45–36.1 | 1.3-28.4–27.4 |
| 2025 | -2.4-42.6–34.4 | 0.5-32.2–32.3 |
| 2026 | -2.4-46.8–34.8 | 0.6-35.1–33 |
| 2027 | -1.4-43.3–35.2 | 0.3-31.4–32.9 |
| 2028 | -0.3-41.1–39.5 | 0.3-33.1–31.7 |
| 2029 | -1.5-44.4–37.2 | -0-35.2–31.3 |
| 2030 | -1.8-43.8–35.5 | 0.1-34.8–32.3 |
| 2031 | -1.4-44.4–35.7 | 0.8-33.6–33.3 |
| 2032 | -1.7-44.6–39.6 | 0.3-34.5–32.5 |
| 2033 | -1.9-45.5–36.1 | -0.1-33.8–31.6 |
| 2034 | -2.1-48.1–38.2 | 0.5-35.8–34.2 |
| 2035 | -2.1-44.1–33.9 | 1-32.5–32.9 |
| 2036 | -1.1-44.5–36.6 | 0.9-32.8–32.2 |
| 2037 | -1-42.3–37.1 | 0.6-33.1–31.7 |
| 2038 | -1.3-42.5–38.9 | 0.7-34.9–32.5 |
| 2039 | -1.3-43–37.9 | 0.4-36.8–33.3 |
| 2040 | -1.6-44.3–36.9 | 0.7-35.5–31.6 |
| 2041 | -2.1-44.8–35.5 | 0.6-35.8–31.5 |
| 2042 | -0.9-40.1–39.1 | 0.6-35.8–32.4 |
| 2043 | -1.5-45.1–38.4 | 0.2-34.6–32.3 |
| 2044 | -1.2-40.4–38.1 | 0.4-31.9–32.9 |
| 2045 | -1.6-46.5–36.1 | 0.1-34.2–32.5 |
| 2046 | -3.1-46.3–31.7 | 0.5-33.6–33.2 |
| 2047 | -1.6-45.9–36.4 | -0-37.1–33.4 |
| 2048 | -2.2-43.6–36.7 | -0.1-35.5–32.2 |
| 2049 | -1-45–38.4 | -0.3-35.6–30.8 |
| 2050 | -2.4-46.4–36 | -0.4-35.5–31.3 |
| 2051 | -1.9-45.4–37 | 0.2-35.4–31.8 |
| 2052 | -1.5-46.3–34.9 | 1-32.9–33.4 |
| 2053 | -1.4-45.6–38.1 | -0.1-36.2–31.5 |
| 2054 | -1.2-44.7–37.9 | 0.6-34.6–33.2 |
| 2055 | -1.8-43.8–37.2 | 0.1-33.5–33.6 |
| 2056 | -1.4-45.6–34.3 | 0.2-34.6–34.6 |
| 2057 | -1.9-46.2–36.2 | 0.4-35.5–33.8 |
| 2058 | -1.8-44.3–38.2 | 0.1-35.6–32.5 |
| 2059 | -1.4-44.6–37.5 | 0.7-32.7–32.7 |
| 2060 | -1.5-45.5–34.5 | -0.1-36.4–32.5 |
| 2061 | -1.4-43.7–37.5 | -0-37.9–32.1 |
| 2062 | -1.4-46.6–37 | 0.4-34.4–33.1 |
| 2063 | -1.7-47.5–37 | 0.4-33.2–32.8 |
| 2064 | -1.3-47.5–37.6 | 0.5-34–33.3 |
| 2065 | -0.2-45.1–39 | 0.8-35.8–33.1 |
| 2066 | -0.9-45.3–37.6 | 0.3-36.4–32.9 |
| 2067 | -0.6-42.7–38.3 | 0.6-34.4–33.9 |
| 2068 | -1-45.5–37 | 1.1-36–32.7 |
| 2069 | -1-45.6–38.6 | 0.1-37.4–35.3 |
| 2070 | -0.6-44.8–39.1 | -0.2-36.4–31.1 |
| 2071 | -1.8-44.8–38.6 | 0.7-36.4–33.5 |
| 2072 | -1.1-46.2–37.9 | 0.7-35.4–34.7 |
| 2073 | -0.9-46.4–34.3 | 0.9-34.1–34.4 |
| 2074 | -1.2-42–38.1 | 1.2-34.7–33.2 |
| 2075 | -0.7-46.6–36.4 | 0.4-35.5–33.6 |
| 2076 | -1.5-46.7–36.6 | -0.2-36.5–34.3 |
| 2077 | -0.5-42.9–39.3 | 0.6-36.8–30.8 |
| 2078 | -1.1-47.3–37.3 | 0.4-31.8–32.8 |
| 2079 | -1.1-47.2–39.9 | 0.7-34.6–33.5 |
| 2080 | -1.8-50.3–36.3 | -0-37.9–31.6 |
| 2081 | -0.7-49.8–36.9 | 0.2-34.7–34.3 |
| 2082 | -1.1-47.6–38.3 | 0.6-39.2–32.1 |
| 2083 | -1.8-49.2–38.7 | 0.6-37.9–33.3 |
| 2084 | -1.3-51–35.2 | 0.9-38.6–32 |
| 2085 | -0.7-49.5–37 | -0-38.2–30.3 |
| 2086 | -1.4-50.2–37.7 | 0.6-39.2–33.8 |
| 2087 | -1.7-46.5–38.8 | 0-36.8–34.1 |
| 2088 | -0.9-49.2–37.7 | 0.6-36.2–34.2 |
| 2089 | -0.7-48.4–38.3 | 0.6-37.2–32.2 |
| 2090 | -1.5-53–37.9 | -0-38.4–31 |
| 2091 | -1.5-46.7–35.7 | 0-37.1–30 |
| 2092 | -1.3-49.2–36.3 | 0.2-38–33.7 |
| 2093 | -1.2-49.2–37.2 | -0.1-36.6–30.5 |
| 2094 | -0.6-47.5–37.6 | -0.4-36.1–30.1 |
| 2095 | -1.4-52.4–37.7 | 0.1-36.9–33.2 |
| 2096 | -1.4-50.1–39.4 | 0.4-37.4–32.7 |
| 2097 | -1.2-51–38 | -0-37.7–29.6 |
| 2098 | -1-51–39.8 | 0.9-39–33.5 |
| 2099 | -1.5-49.8–36.6 | 0.5-38.2–32.2 |
| 2100 | -1.7-55–40.4 | 0.7-37.3–34.5 |
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 South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022