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Population:
6,054,714
Note:
estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and deathThis page deals with death, the cessation of life. For other meanings of death, see death (disambiguation). Death is a term that can refer to either the termination of life in a living system, or the state of that organism after that event. A common perce rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
47% (male 1,442,585; female 1,411,908)
15-64 years:
50% (male 1,485,177; female 1,541,754)
65 years and over:
3% (male 71,998; female 101,292) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.15% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 40.46 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
DeathThis page deals with death, the cessation of life. For other meanings of death, see death (disambiguation). Death is a term that can refer to either the termination of life in a living system, or the state of that organism after that event. A common perce rate: 16.44 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migrationMigration occurs when living things move from one biome to another. In most cases organisms migrate to avoid local shortages of food, usually caused by winter. Animals may also migrate to a certain location to breed. Bird migration is common. The longest rate: 7.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 71.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
46.18 years
male:
45.23 years
female:
47.16 years (2000 est.)
Total fertilityFertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. The term was usually applied to females, but increasingly is applied to males as well, as common understanding of reproductive mechanisms increases and the importance rate: 6.25 children born/woman (2000 est.)
NationalityNationality is a legal relationship existing between a person and a state. The person becomes subject to the state's jurisdiction, even while not on the state's territory; in exchange the subject becomes entitled to the state's protection, and to other ri:
noun:
Burundian(s)
adjective:
Burundi
Ethnic groups: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Religions:
ChristianChristian cross and its many variations are widely recognized as an ancient Christian symbol. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. Although Christians generally chara 67% ( Roman Catholic 62%, ProtestantProtestantism in the strict sense of the word is the group of princes and imperial cities who, at the diet of Speyer in 1529, tried a protestation against the Edict of Worms which forbade the Lutheran teachings within the Holy Roman Empire. From there, th 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%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.)