Butanyerera: population, homes, farming and livestock
Butanyerera is a province of Burundi, number 2 of 5 by population. Butanyerera had 2,530,206 residents at the 2024 General Census (preliminary results published in March 2025), 20.5% of Burundi's 12,332,788 and 2nd largest of 5 provinces; 1,341,470 were women and 1,188,736 men, 89 men for every 100 women (Burundi: 92).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Butanyerera: 93.9% of the 588,149 households in Butanyerera were farming households in 2024 (552,250), 3rd highest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 85.7%).
Which communes are in Butanyerera province?
Butanyerera is one of the five provinces that replaced Burundi's 18 provinces in 2025 and is made up of 8 communes: Busoni, Kayanza, Kiremba, Kirundo, Matongo, Muhanga, Ngozi, Tangara; it includes the chief towns of the former provinces of Kayanza, Kirundo and Ngozi. The most populous commune in the 2024 census was Kirundo (478,492) and the smallest Muhanga (222,791).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow urban is Butanyerera?
11.3% of people in ordinary households in Butanyerera lived in urban areas in 2024, 2nd lowest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 24.5%); the most urban commune was Ngozi at 37.2%.
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow big are households in Butanyerera?
The 2024 census counted 588,149 ordinary households in Butanyerera, with an average of 4.3 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 Butanyerera elect?
With 25 of the 108 directly elected seats in the National Assembly chosen in June 2025, Butanyerera has one deputy for about 101,200 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 Butanyerera built with?
86.1% of households in Butanyerera lived in a home with an earth floor in 2024 and 9.5% had a cement or concrete floor; 2nd highest 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 Butanyerera have a straw roof?
35.9% of households in Butanyerera had a metal-sheet roof in 2024, 55.4% a locally made tile roof and 6.6% a straw roof; 3rd highest 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 Butanyerera live in huts?
2.3% of households in Butanyerera lived in a traditional hut (case or hutte) in 2024, 3rd highest 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.
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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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