Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
4
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.3
last 90 days
Civilians
100%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
4
Population
14.4 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Travel advice level (FCDO)
3
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
625 000
Refugees who fled
383 190
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Burundi, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 100%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 0.6 M
- 2026-08
- Share in food crisis
- 4%
- 2026-08
- Undernourishment
- —
- 2023
- Refugees who fled
- 383,190
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 112,266
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- 6,815
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 5
- 2026-09-28
- GDP per person
- $234
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence4
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Gaterama hill | Government of Burundi — Civilians | 1 | 1 | SOS Torture Burundi |
| 2026-08-18 | Busonga Hill | Government of Burundi — Civilians | 1 | 1 | Ligue Iteka |
| 2026-08-09 – 2026-08-11 | Nyakibere hill, Kinyinya are | Unidentified armed group (Burundi) — Civilians | 1 | 1 | Ligue Iteka |
| 2026-08-08 | Kanyaru River valley, on Gatare Hill, in the Birambi area of Kiremba commune | Government of Burundi — Civilians | 1 | 1 | Radio Publique Africaine |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days2
- Government of Burundi - Civilians3
- Unidentified armed group (Burundi) - Civilians1
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS