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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Burundi

Share of population under 15 in Burundi in 2025 — 44%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.2 pp.

2025 44% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 217
Period maximum 51.1%1994
Period minimum 44%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Burundi, 1960–202542444648505219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.1%1962: 45.3%1964: 45.5%1966: 45.2%1968: 44.9%1970: 44.9%1972: 45.5%1974: 45.8%1976: 45.8%1978: 45.7%1980: 45.4%1982: 45.6%1984: 46.3%1986: 47.3%1988: 48%1990: 48.7%1992: 48.9%1994: 51.1%1996: 49.6%1998: 49.4%2000: 48.3%2002: 47.2%2004: 46.2%2006: 45.6%2008: 45.2%2010: 45.1%2012: 45.7%2014: 46.4%2016: 47.7%2018: 47.8%2020: 47%2022: 46%2024: 44.7%2025: 44%
Change over the period: −1.2 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi 44%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44 −0.7 pp
2024 44.7 −0.7 pp
2023 45.4 −0.6 pp
2022 46 −0.5 pp
2021 46.5 −0.4 pp
2020 47 −0.4 pp
2019 47.3 −0.4 pp
2018 47.8 −0.2 pp
2017 47.9 +0.2 pp
2016 47.7 +0.7 pp
2015 47 +0.6 pp
2014 46.4 +0.3 pp
2013 46.1 +0.3 pp
2012 45.7 +0.3 pp
2011 45.4 +0.3 pp
2010 45.1 +0.1 pp
2009 45 −0.2 pp
2008 45.2 −0.2 pp
2007 45.4 −0.1 pp
2006 45.6 −0.2 pp
2005 45.8 −0.4 pp
2004 46.2 −0.6 pp
2003 46.7 −0.5 pp
2002 47.2 −0.5 pp
2001 47.7 −0.5 pp
2000 48.3 −0.5 pp
1999 48.7 −0.7 pp
1998 49.4 −0.5 pp
1997 49.9 +0.3 pp
1996 49.6 +0.5 pp
1995 49.1 −2 pp
1994 51.1 +0.1 pp
1993 51 +2.1 pp
1992 48.9 −0.1 pp
1991 48.9 +0.2 pp
1990 48.7 +0.3 pp
1989 48.4 +0.4 pp
1988 48 +0.3 pp
1987 47.6 +0.3 pp
1986 47.3 +0.5 pp
1985 46.8 +0.5 pp
1984 46.3 +0.4 pp
1983 45.9 +0.3 pp
1982 45.6 +0.4 pp
1981 45.2 −0.2 pp
1980 45.4 −0.4 pp
1979 45.8 +0.1 pp
1978 45.7 −0.1 pp
1977 45.8 −0 pp
1976 45.8 +0.1 pp
1975 45.7 −0.1 pp
1974 45.8 −0.2 pp
1973 46 +0.5 pp
1972 45.5 +0.6 pp
1971 44.9 −0 pp
1970 44.9 +0 pp
1969 44.9 +0 pp
1968 44.9 −0.1 pp
1967 45 −0.2 pp
1966 45.2 −0.2 pp
1965 45.4 −0.1 pp
1964 45.5 +0 pp
1963 45.5 +0.2 pp
1962 45.3 +0.1 pp
1961 45.2 +0 pp
1960 45.1 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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