Burundi People
Burundi People: A summary of information about Burundi People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Burundi: People
Population
6,054,714 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 47% (male 1,442,585; female 1,411,908) 15-64 years: 50% (male 1,485,177; female 1,541,754) 65 years and over: 3% (male 71,998; female 101,292) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
3.15% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
40.46 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
16.44 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
7.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
71.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 46.18 years male: 45.23 years female: 47.16 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
6.25 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Burundian(s) adjective: Burundi
Ethnic groups
Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Religions
Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Languages
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 35.3% male: 49.3% female: 22.5% (1995 est.)
