Burundi Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Directorate General of Territorial Administration at the Ministry of the Interior and Patriotic Training Director, Department of Population

Registrar: communal administrator or in his absence, the deputy officer

Historical Background
In 1903 the territory now comprising Burundi was incorporated into German East Africa. In 1919 it became part of the Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi. On 1 July 1962 this colony became two independent nations, Rwanda and Burundi.

Colonized by Germany in 1885 as part of German East Africa, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, and parts of Tasmania. After Germany was defeated in World War I, German East Africa was divided and Burundi became a Belgium-controlled Class B Mandate.

Formerly known as Ruanda-Urundi, the area was occupied by Belgium during World War I. After the war, a League of Nations mandate stated that Ruana-Urundi would remain under Belgium control as a Class B Mandate. The Mandate was formally dissolved in 1962, with the colony becoming the separate contries of Ruanda and Burundi.

Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records


 * Name of child
 * Sex
 * Date of birth
 * Date of registration
 * Place of the birth
 * Place of registration
 * Mother's age
 * Mother's place of usual residence
 * Mother's occupation
 * Mother's citizenship
 * Father's age
 * Father's place of usual residence
 * Father's occupation
 * Father's citizenship

Marriage Records


 * Date of birth or age of bride
 * Place of usual residence of bride
 * Date of birth or age of groom
 * Place of usual residence of groom
 * Date and place of marriage

Death Records


 * Name of deceased
 * Sex
 * Age
 * Place of birth
 * Place of usual residence
 * Occupation
 * Name of parents
 * Name of spouse
 * Date of death
 * Date of registration
 * Place of occurrence
 * Place of registration