Burundi: cities by population
Burundi has a population of 11,175,378, with Gitega as its capital. The 31 largest of its 31 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
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 GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | 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.