Bujumbura: population, homes, farming and livestock
Bujumbura is a province of Burundi, the largest of 5 by population. Bujumbura had 3,353,555 residents at the 2024 General Census (preliminary results published in March 2025), 27.2% of Burundi's 12,332,788 and the largest of 5 provinces; 1,684,593 were women and 1,668,962 men, 99 men for every 100 women (Burundi: 92).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Bujumbura: 63.3% of the 729,983 households in Bujumbura were farming households in 2024 (461,754), the lowest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 85.7%).
Which communes are in Bujumbura province?
Bujumbura is one of the five provinces that replaced Burundi's 18 provinces in 2025 and is made up of 11 communes: Bubanza, Bukinanyana, Cibitoke, Isare, Mpanda, Mugere, Mugina, Muhuta, Mukaza, Ntahangwa, Rwibaga; it includes the chief towns of the former provinces of Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural and Cibitoke. The most populous commune in the 2024 census was Ntahangwa (927,907) and the smallest Rwibaga (116,758).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow urban is Bujumbura?
52.8% of people in ordinary households in Bujumbura lived in urban areas in 2024, the highest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 24.5%); the most urban commune was Ntahangwa at 88.6%.
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow big are households in Bujumbura?
The 2024 census counted 729,983 ordinary households in Bujumbura, with an average of 4.5 people each (Burundi: 2,724,457 households, 4.5 people each).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow many deputies does Bujumbura elect?
With 25 of the 108 directly elected seats in the National Assembly chosen in June 2025, Bujumbura has one deputy for about 134,100 residents (Burundi: one for about 114,200); the CNDD-FDD won every elected seat nationwide, and 3 Twa members were co-opted to make 111.
Source: Constitutional Court of Burundi (published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI) · saved copyWhat are homes in Bujumbura built with?
55.1% of households in Bujumbura lived in a home with an earth floor in 2024 and 36.0% had a cement or concrete floor; the lowest of 5 for earth floors (Burundi: 76.0% and 19.0%).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow many homes in Bujumbura have a straw roof?
88.1% of households in Bujumbura had a metal-sheet roof in 2024, 5.1% a locally made tile roof and 4.0% a straw roof; the lowest of 5 for straw roofs (Burundi: 63.5%, 27.5% and 6.9%).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow many people in Bujumbura live in huts?
1.9% of households in Bujumbura lived in a traditional hut (case or hutte) in 2024, 2nd lowest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 2.2%).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow provinces are governed in Burundi
Provinces (5 since the 2025 elections; previously 18). Governor appointed by the president. Deconcentrated state unit that supervises communes and coordinates their plans.
Every tier of government in Burundi
Other provinces of Burundi
- Butanyerera 2,530,206
- Gitega 2,278,215
- Burunga 2,118,551
- Buhumuza 2,052,261
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Sources
- Constitutional Court of Burundi (published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI): Ruling RCCB 453 proclaiming the final results of the election of deputies of 5 June 2025 (seats by province), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dc9bbefbfce1…)
- Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU): Decree No. 100/032 of 27 March 2025 publishing the preliminary results of the 2024 General Census of Population, Housing, Agriculture and Livestock (RGPHAE 2024): tables 2, 6, 15-19, 21, 22 and 25 by province and commune, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 019aeca1397f…)
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