Age structure:
0-14 years:
47% (male 1,442,585; female 1,411,908)
15-64 years:
50% (male 1,485,177; female 1,541,754)
65 years and over:
3% (male 71,998; female 101,292) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.15% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 40.46 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 16.44 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 7.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 71.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
46.18 years
male:
45.23 years
female:
47.16 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.25 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Burundian(s)
adjective:
Burundi
Ethnic groups: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Religions: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
35.3%
male:
49.3%
female:
22.5% (1995 est.)