🌆 Largest Cities in Burundi

Cities of Burundi with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people14 entries🇧🇮 See all of this country’s rankings →

Bujumbura61%

Gitega5.2%

Ngozi4.9%

Mpanda4.7%

Rumonge4.4%

Cibitoke3%

Kayanza2.7%

Cendajuru2.6%

Bubanza2.5%

Vyanda2.4%

Zanandore

Gatumba

Karusi

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 1,251,675 (14 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

BujumburaBujumbura Mairie

769,317

GitegaGitega

64,904

NgoziNgozi

61,716

MpandaBubanza

58,913

RumongeRumonge

55,599

CibitokeCibitoke

36,959

KayanzaKayanza

33,682

CendajuruCankuzo

32,458

BubanzaBubanza

30,996

VyandaBururi

29,685

ZanandoreGitega

27,867

GatumbaBujumbura Rural

18,104

KarusiGitega

15,964

KirundoKirundo

15,511

Highlights

Within Burundi, Bujumbura ranks first in 2026 with 769,317, followed by Gitega (64,904) and Ngozi (61,716).

Bujumbura is 12 times higher than Gitega, the runner-up.

Across 14 entries, values run from 769,317 (Bujumbura) to 15,511 (Kirundo), with a median of 33,070.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.