Age dependency ratio, young in Burundi
Burundi: Age dependency ratio, young was 82.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio, young in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 82.3% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Burundi peaked at 110.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 9th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Age dependency ratio, young in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.3% | — |
| 1961 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 87.5% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 88.8% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 90.8% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 88.4% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 87.5% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 88.9% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 95.2% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 99.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 100.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 101.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 101.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 109.8% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 110.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 101.6% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 103.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 105.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 102.6% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 82.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.5% | 86.5% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.2% | 86.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.8% | 87.5% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.6% | 99.7% | 110.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 85.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 85.7% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 82.3% | 92.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2012)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Burundi?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Burundi was 82.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 110.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Burundi ranks 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.