Burundi vs Rwanda: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Burundi
2,295 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Rwanda
1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Burundi rank
11th
Rwanda rank
12th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2,295 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Rwanda, a difference of 548 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4,543 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4,491 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3,653 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,659 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3,771 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5,344 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,573 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7,051 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 9,715 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,665 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5,953 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 994.25 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4,959 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Burundi |
| 2010s | 2,051 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,538 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 513.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2,498 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,822 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 676.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 2,295 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 548 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Burundi ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.