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Burundi

Sub-Saharan Africa

Women

Burundi ranks 124 out of 162 countries in the Gender Inequality Index, where a high rank equals high equality. Women should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

Children

Burundi has a Workplace Index score of 6.3, a Marketplace Index score of 5.5 and a Community and Environment Index score of 6.0 in the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas, where countries receive scores between 0 and 10. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children’s rights due diligence, while a higher score reflects a need for enhanced or heightened due diligence. Children should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though. 

Persons with Disabilities

Due to differences in data collection and definitions it is difficult to compare countries on disability prevalence rates. Persons with disabilities should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

According to the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, the main minority groups in Burundi are Tutsis (14 %) and Batwa (1 %). There is also a small population of Twa - indigenous peoples descended from the original forest-dwelling inhabitants. Burundi has witnessed extremely high levels of violence mostly perpetrated by what was an overwhelmingly Tutsi army, against the majority Hutu population. 

Migrant Workers​

According to the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, migrant workers as a proportion of all workers is 3 % in the subregion Sub-Saharan Africa.

Persons in Armed Conflict

Burundi ranks 16 out of 179 countries in the Fragile States Index, where a high rank equals high fragility. For monthly crisis updates, check out CrisisWatch

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