| Population : |
6,231,221 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 46.4% (male 1,459,251; female 1,430,332)
15-64 years: 50.9% (male 1,566,274; female 1,607,705)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 66,306; female 101,353) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.2% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
39.68 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
17.61 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 70.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 43.36 years
male: 42.73 years
female: 44 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
5.9 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
6% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
250,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
25,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Burundian(s)
adjective: Burundian |
| 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: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: 45.2% (2003 est.) |
