Burundi's net migration was -34,727 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 85.3% from -236,207 in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -34,727 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -10,189 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -236,207 | 2015 |
| Highest | 516,373 | 1994 |
| Lowest | -684,261 | 1993 |
| Average since 2016 | -17,767 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -14,620 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Burundi's net migration fell 7,653 on 2024 (from -27,074 to -34,727).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −18,115 and a typical year strayed about 137,952 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.2 million in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 720,030 in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Burundi had the 190th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | -34,727 | 2025 |
| World | 0 | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | -223,909 | 2025 |
| Low income | 160,831 | 2025 |
Closest to Burundi in the 2025 ranking
- Slovak Republic — 187th of 217: -31,377
- Cambodia — 188th of 217: -31,469
- Haiti — 189th of 217: -32,052
- Dominican Republic — 191st of 217: -35,306
- Indonesia — 192nd of 217: -39,509
- Myanmar — 193rd of 217: -39,661
What this measures
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.
Limitations: International migration is the component of population change most difficult to measure and estimate reliably. Thus, the quality and quantity of the data used in the estimation and projection of net migration varies considerably by country. Furthermore, the movement of people across international boundaries, which is very often a response to changing socio-economic, political and environmental forces, is subject to a great deal of volatility. Refugee movements, for instance, may involve large numbers of people moving across boundaries in a short time.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 66 values
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -34,727 |
| 2024 | -27,074 |
| 2023 | 1,995 |
| 2022 | 1,995 |
| 2021 | -14,415 |
| 2020 | -10,189 |
| 2019 | 14,253 |
| 2018 | 68,141 |
| 2017 | -68,349 |
| 2016 | -109,296 |
| 2015 |
Net migration in nearby economies
- Angola — -3,524 (2025)
- Benin — -7,847 (2025)
- Botswana — -5,665 (2025)
- Burkina Faso — -27,130 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -1,284 (2025)
- Cameroon — -15,379 (2025)
- Central African Republic — -14,693 (2025)
- Chad — -123,104 (2025)
- Comoros — -2,127 (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — -27,309 (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — -2,999 (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 11,305 (2025)
- Equatorial Guinea
More social protection & labor data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 318,291 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 57.67% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 48.01% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 52.84% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 80.79% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's net migration?
- -34,727 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 137.53% from -14,620 in 1960. The highest value was 516,373 in 1994 and the lowest -684,261 in 1993.
- How does Burundi rank?
- 190th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net migration unusual for Burundi?
- In 2025, Burundi's net migration fell 7,653 on 2024 (from -27,074 to -34,727). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −18,115 and a typical year strayed about 137,952 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SM.POP.NETM, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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