Gitega: population, homes, farming and livestock
Gitega is a province of Burundi, number 3 of 5 by population. Gitega had 2,278,215 residents at the 2024 General Census (preliminary results published in March 2025), 18.5% of Burundi's 12,332,788 and 3rd largest of 5 provinces; 1,237,307 were women and 1,040,908 men, 84 men for every 100 women (Burundi: 92).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Gitega: 95.1% of the 519,772 households in Gitega were farming households in 2024 (494,561), the highest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 85.7%).
Which communes are in Gitega province?
Gitega is one of the five provinces that replaced Burundi's 18 provinces in 2025 and is made up of 9 communes: Bugendana, Gishubi, Gitega, Karusi, Kiganda, Muramvya, Mwaro, Nyabihanga, Shombo; it includes the chief towns of the former provinces of Gitega, Karuzi, Muramvya and Mwaro. The most populous commune in the 2024 census was Gitega (528,528) and the smallest Mwaro (149,190).
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow urban is Gitega?
14.0% of people in ordinary households in Gitega lived in urban areas in 2024, 3rd highest of 5 provinces (Burundi: 24.5%); the most urban commune was Gitega at 41.3%.
Source: Presidency of the Republic of Burundi (census by the Institut National de la Statistique du Burundi, INSBU) · saved copyHow big are households in Gitega?
The 2024 census counted 519,772 ordinary households in Gitega, 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 Gitega elect?
With 23 of the 108 directly elected seats in the National Assembly chosen in June 2025, Gitega has one deputy for about 99,100 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 Gitega built with?
82.7% of households in Gitega lived in a home with an earth floor in 2024 and 12.9% had a cement or concrete floor; 3rd 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 Gitega have a straw roof?
36.3% of households in Gitega had a metal-sheet roof in 2024, 56.7% a locally made tile roof and 5.6% a straw roof; 2nd 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 Gitega live in huts?
1.3% of households in Gitega lived in a traditional hut (case or hutte) in 2024, the 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
- Bujumbura 3,353,555
- Butanyerera 2,530,206
- 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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