Burundi Emigration and Immigration

British Overseas Subjects

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Burundi, index and images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Burundi, index and images, ($
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Burundi, index and images ($)

Burundi Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Burundi

 * Burundi was an independent kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when Germany occupied and ruled the region.
 * After the First World War and Germany's defeat, it ceded the territory to Belgium.
 * Both Germans and Belgians ruled Burundi and Rwanda as a European colony known as Ruanda-Urundi.
 * Burundi gained independence in 1962 and initially had a monarchy.

Emigration From Burundi
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 466,962. Top destination countries: Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Canada, Malawi, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium, Kenya, United Kingdom