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Population: 5 537 387 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 47% (male 1 313 112; female 1 309 600)
15-64 years: 50% (male 1 331 336; female 1 417 228)
65 years and over: 3% (male 69 718; female 96 393) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.51% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 41.61 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 17.38 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 10.84 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 101.19 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 45.56 years
male: 43.79 years
female: 47.38 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.4 children born/woman (1998 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 32% Muslim 1%
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.)
