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Burundi

Republic of Burundi

Capital
Gitega
Population
14.4 million 2025
Area
27,834 km²
Neighbours
3
Locator map of BurundiBURUNDIGitegaDR CONGOTANZANIARWANDAUGANDA0100 km
Burundi hatched, Gitega marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 3.4°S 29.9°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Burundi is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa, bordered by the DR Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. Its area of 27,834 km² puts it 142nd in the world and 45th of 54 in Africa.

The World Bank counts 14.4 million people in 2025: 77th of 194 worldwide and 30th of 54 in Africa. Density is 517 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 25.7% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$234 in current US dollars: 191st of 191 worldwide, the lowest in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 63.8 years. The fertility rate was 4.79 births per woman in 2024. 8.6% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. From 4.5°S to 2.3°S, it spans about 238 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Gitega lies in the North Pacific Ocean, about 800 km from the nearest land, Kiribati.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population14,390,0032025, World Bank77th of 19430th of 54
Area27,834 km²world-countries142nd of 19545th of 54
GDPUS$3.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$164th of 19144th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$2342025, World Bank, current US$191st of 19152nd of 52
Population density517 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries14th of 1943rd of 54
Life expectancy63.8 years2024, World Bank173rd of 19434th of 54
Urban population25.7%2025, World Bank182nd of 19450th of 54
Forest area10.9% of land2024, World Bank155th of 19441st of 54
Population growth+2.41% a year2025, World Bank25th of 19416th of 54
Internet users8.6%2024, World Bank187th of 18852nd of 53
Fertility rate4.79 births per woman2024, World Bank8th of 1948th of 54
Land neighbours3world-countries; among the 19583rd of 19531st of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaHaiti, Equatorial Guinea and Albania

Closest in populationRwanda, Benin and Guinea

Neighbours 3 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Rwanda166 km
    Gitega to Kigali, capital to capital
  • Tanzania723 km
    Gitega to Dodoma, capital to capital
  • DR Congo1,615 km
    Gitega to Kinshasa, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Gitega
3.43°S 29.84°E
Northernmost latitude
2.31°S
Southernmost latitude
4.46°S
Westernmost longitude
29.01°E
Easternmost longitude
30.81°E
North to south
about 238 km
Antipode of Gitega
3.43°N 150.16°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 800 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)