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Burundi: area, population and density
Burundi has 25,680 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 14,390,003; calculated population density is 560 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Burundi ranks 144th of 196 by land area, 78th by population and 16th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 25,680 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 14,390,003World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 560 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Burundi in the country comparison set
Burundi has 25,680 sq km of land area and a population value of 14,390,003 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 144th by land area, 78th by population, and 16th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Burundi first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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