Country: Burundi

People Groups
Total

12

People Groups Unreached

3 (25.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

2 (16.7%)

Population
Total

14,315,000

Population in Unreached

23,000 (0.2%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

20,000 (0.1%)

% Evangelical

30.27%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Arab 4,000 3,066,000 39 Arabic, Levantine Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Deaf 144,000 51,182,000 216 Burundian Sign Language Christianity 90.46 % -
 English-speaking, general 600 57,000 8 English Christianity 73.00 % 20.00 % -
 French 2,400 52,107,000 113 French Christianity 76.00 % 0.50 % -
 Greek 900 10,116,000 70 Greek Christianity 95.00 % 0.50 % -
 Gujarati 3,300 2,934,000 29 Gujarati Hinduism 0.60 % 0.20 % 1
 Hutu, Rundi 12,102,000 13,588,000 9 Rundi Christianity 93.95 % 30.82 % -
 Hutu, Rwandese 1,200 14,012,000 15 Kinyarwanda Christianity 83.95 % 20.00 % -
 Lingala 3,100 5,527,000 11 Lingala Christianity 87.50 % 22.00 % -
 Pygmy, Twa 40,000 133,000 4 Kinyarwanda Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 7.00 % -
 Swahili 16,000 1,201,000 25 Swahili Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tutsi 1,998,000 4,847,000 5 Rundi Christianity 93.15 % 30.05 % -
  Totals:  12 14,315,000           2 ☀︎  3 93.41 % 30.27 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 75,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 14,390,000                  

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Province Estimated
Population
Bubanza 612,000
Bujumbura Mairie 900,000
Bujumbura Rural 842,000
Bururi 567,000
Cankuzo 415,000
Cibitoke 833,000
Gitega 1,313,000
Karuzi 789,000
Kayanza 1,059,000
Kirundo 1,137,000
Makamba 780,000
Muramvya 530,000
Muyinga 1,144,000
Mwaro 494,000
Ngozi 1,197,000
Rutana 605,000
Ruyigi 726,000
Provinces:  17 13,943,000
UN Country Population 14,390,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 1 Bible Portions
Burundian Sign Language lsb 1 0 Bible Portions
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Kinyarwanda kin 2 0 Complete Bible
Lingala lin 1 0 Complete Bible
Rundi run 2 0 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 10 12 3   9 9 9 9 8
Networking Possibilities

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Burundi Statistics
People Groups 12
Unreached People Groups 3  (25.0%)
Population 14,315,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 3.3%
Population in Unreached 23,000  (0.2%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 93.4%
Percent Evangelical 30.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 3
Country Progress Level 5
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code BY
Official Language(s) RundiFrench
Literacy Rate 68%
Estimated Illiterate Population 4,581,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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