Burundi: cities by population
Burundi has a population of 14,729,157 (UN estimate, 2026), with Gitega as its capital. The 31 largest of its 31 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+128%
since 2000 (6,470,194)
+64%
projected by 2050 (24,131,720)
568
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Burundi
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bujumbura | Bujumbura Mairie | 769,317 |
| 2 | Gitega | Gitega | 64,904 |
| 3 | Ngozi | Ngozi | 61,716 |
| 4 | Mpanda | Bubanza | 58,913 |
| 5 | Rumonge | Rumonge | 55,599 |
| 6 | Cibitoke | Cibitoke | 36,959 |
| 7 | Kayanza | Kayanza | 33,682 |
| 8 | Cendajuru | Cankuzo | 32,458 |
| 9 | Bubanza | Bubanza | 30,996 |
| 10 | Vyanda | Bururi | 29,685 |
| 11 | Zanandore | Gitega | 27,867 |
| 12 | Gatumba | Bujumbura Rural | 18,104 |
| 13 | Karusi | Gitega | 15,964 |
| 14 | Kirundo | Kirundo | 15,511 |
| 15 | Muyinga | Muyinga | 14,869 |
| 16 | Makamba | Makamba | 14,539 |
| 17 | Ruyigi | Ruyigi | 11,046 |
| 18 | Rutana | Rutana | 9,075 |
| 19 | Muramvya | Gitega | 8,445 |
| 20 | Isale | Bujumbura Rural | 7,701 |
| 21 | Bururi | Bururi | 6,929 |
| 22 | Kanyosha | Bujumbura Rural | 6,610 |
| 23 | Bwambarangwe | Kirundo | 6,257 |
| 24 | Cankuzo | Cankuzo | 5,607 |
| 25 | Kayogoro | Makamba | 5,474 |
| 26 | Mabanda | Makamba | 5,027 |
| 27 | Mwaro | Gitega | 3,718 |
| 28 | Giteranyi | Muyinga | 3,320 |
| 29 | Mugongomanga | Bujumbura Rural | 3,227 |
| 30 | Matana | Bururi | 3,178 |
| 31 | Manga | Bujumbura Rural | 1,000 |
Twenty years earlier: Burundi in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 7,742,727.
Common questions
What is the population of Burundi?
Burundi has a population of 14,729,157, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 24,131,720 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Burundi?
Gitega. The largest place we record there is Bujumbura, with 769,317 people.