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Burundi at a glance

The atlas follows 6,870 places here month by month, with 265 mountains and 3 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.

Burundi's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+538%2.25M in 1950 → 14.4M in 2025 → 24.1M in 2050
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Burundi · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$1,2002025 · 181/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy63.82024 · 194/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities26 %2025 · 200/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet9 %2024 · 179/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman4.792024 · 8/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover11 %2024 · 163/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Burundi

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Burundi

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

16 regions

Burundi from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Burundi
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Gitegabest Jun–Aug57Gitega
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Bujumburabest Jun–Aug37Bujumbura
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Rumongebest Jun–Aug47Rumonge
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Makambabest Jun–Aug52Makamba
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Ruyigibest Jun–Aug53Ruyigi
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Rutanabest Jun–Aug53Rutana
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Bururibest Jun–Aug50Bururi
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Mabandabest Jun–Aug52Mabanda
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Karuzibest Jun–Aug57Karuzi
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Matanabest Jun–Aug52Matana

Nature in Burundi

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Burundi

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Burundi

3 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Burundi

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Burundi

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Burundi

1 large airports, 1 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCE220 V
Emergency112Calling code +257
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyBurundian FrancBIF
LanguagesFrench · Rundi
Local time15:31Gitega