Share of the population that is female in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the population that is female was 50.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Burundi is 50.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Burundi peaked at 51.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 111th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 108 Argentina 50.4% compare
- 109 Canada 50.3% compare
- 110 Micronesia (country) 50.3% compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 50.3% compare
- 113 Netherlands 50.3% compare
- 114 Switzerland 50.3% compare
More gender data for Burundi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 221,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 215,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 218,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 213,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Burundi?
- Share of the population that is female in Burundi was 50.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the population that is female?
- Burundi ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).