Rwanda Population

Population now

14,785,443

World: 74th
Africa: 27th

Male:	7,278,905	(49.23 %)
Female:	7,507,172	(50.77 %)

Births in 2026:	259,708
Deaths in 2026:	45,048

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	68.65 years
Female:	73.19 years
Total:	70.95 years
Median Age:	20.18 years

Birth Rate:	27.50
Death Rate:	4.77
Growth Rate:	4.77 %
Fertility Rate:	3.51

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Rwanda Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.29%	52.00	22.73	8.19	42.62	41.15	44.06	15.26	2.60%	111.46
1961	3M	1M	2M	0.97	1.29%	51.38	22.40	8.19	42.94	41.48	44.38	14.90	2.65%	113.84
1962	3M	1M	2M	0.96	1.30%	50.77	22.05	8.20	43.25	41.79	44.68	14.66	2.71%	115.91
1963	3M	2M	2M	0.96	1.31%	50.20	21.69	8.20	43.54	42.08	44.97	14.53	2.77%	117.91
1964	3M	2M	2M	0.96	1.33%	49.72	21.34	8.20	43.80	42.34	45.24	14.44	2.82%	120.14
1965	3M	2M	2M	0.96	1.35%	49.36	21.01	8.20	44.03	42.55	45.49	14.37	2.88%	122.85
1966	3M	2M	2M	0.96	1.37%	49.15	20.73	8.20	44.23	42.73	45.70	14.47	2.94%	126.12
1967	3M	2M	2M	0.97	1.39%	49.09	20.51	8.20	44.38	42.87	45.87	14.57	3.00%	129.88
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.42%	49.17	20.34	8.21	44.51	42.98	46.01	14.69	3.07%	134.02
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.44%	49.39	20.23	8.22	44.61	43.07	46.13	14.83	3.13%	138.33
1970	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.47%	49.74	20.16	8.23	44.70	43.16	46.22	14.99	3.19%	142.66
1971	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.49%	50.19	20.14	8.25	44.77	43.24	46.30	15.03	3.34%	146.99
1972	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.52%	50.72	20.14	8.28	44.85	43.32	46.37	15.09	3.49%	151.39
1973	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.55%	51.28	20.13	8.31	44.95	43.43	46.45	15.16	3.65%	155.91
1974	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.58%	51.84	20.08	8.34	45.08	43.59	46.58	15.22	3.82%	160.66
1975	4M	2M	2M	0.97	1.62%	52.36	19.96	8.37	45.32	43.84	46.79	15.26	4.00%	165.72
1976	5M	2M	2M	0.97	1.68%	52.82	19.73	8.40	45.69	44.24	47.14	15.21	4.18%	171.09
1977	5M	2M	2M	0.97	1.75%	53.20	19.36	8.43	46.23	44.79	47.66	15.16	4.37%	176.76
1978	5M	2M	2M	0.97	1.83%	53.50	18.89	8.45	46.90	45.48	48.31	15.10	4.58%	182.73
1979	5M	2M	3M	0.97	1.93%	53.68	18.32	8.46	47.66	46.25	49.06	15.03	4.66%	189.04
1980	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.05%	53.72	17.63	8.46	48.53	47.12	49.92	14.95	4.72%	195.66
1981	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.20%	53.61	16.74	8.44	49.50	48.09	50.90	14.77	4.79%	202.34
1982	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.39%	53.36	15.73	8.41	50.49	49.08	51.89	14.61	4.85%	209.01
1983	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.59%	52.97	14.75	8.36	51.34	49.92	52.75	14.45	4.92%	216.08
1984	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.74%	52.45	14.01	8.28	51.89	50.46	53.31	14.31	4.99%	224.12
1985	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.69%	51.82	14.05	8.18	51.69	50.25	53.12	14.18	5.06%	233.38
1986	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.30%	51.05	15.48	8.04	50.23	48.78	51.69	14.07	5.13%	244.66
1987	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.71%	50.19	18.52	7.86	47.41	45.95	48.88	13.97	5.20%	257.42
1988	7M	3M	4M	0.98	1.14%	49.25	23.00	7.66	43.36	41.89	44.86	13.93	5.27%	269.12
1989	7M	4M	4M	0.97	0.69%	48.27	28.54	7.43	38.44	36.96	39.96	13.99	5.34%	276.29
1990	7M	4M	4M	0.97	0.38%	47.28	34.18	7.18	33.41	31.94	34.94	14.28	5.42%	276.74
1991	7M	3M	4M	0.97	0.20%	46.33	38.74	6.94	29.25	27.80	30.76	14.63	5.49%	268.96
1992	7M	3M	3M	0.96	0.10%	45.42	41.30	6.71	26.69	25.29	28.16	15.16	6.29%	254.47
1993	6M	3M	3M	0.96	0.08%	44.58	41.36	6.51	26.17	24.83	27.57	15.89	7.31%	237.82
1994	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.13%	43.80	38.90	6.32	27.74	26.48	29.04	16.68	8.49%	225.39
1995	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.25%	43.09	34.43	6.17	31.04	29.87	32.23	17.31	9.84%	221.60
1996	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.47%	42.41	28.86	6.05	35.38	34.30	36.46	17.28	11.37%	228.31
1997	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.79%	41.74	23.37	5.94	39.84	38.84	40.82	17.13	12.47%	243.75
1998	7M	3M	4M	0.95	1.18%	41.05	18.87	5.84	43.69	42.75	44.59	16.86	13.24%	264.36
1999	8M	4M	4M	0.95	1.57%	40.35	15.73	5.74	46.64	45.73	47.50	16.56	14.06%	284.81
2000	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.83%	39.66	14.00	5.64	48.65	47.75	49.50	16.36	14.93%	301.23
2001	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.91%	39.00	13.39	5.54	49.94	49.01	50.81	16.44	15.83%	312.52
2002	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.90%	38.41	13.23	5.44	50.99	50.01	51.91	16.57	16.78%	319.96
2003	9M	4M	4M	0.96	1.91%	37.89	13.01	5.34	52.18	51.12	53.18	16.76	16.90%	324.90
2004	9M	4M	4M	0.96	1.98%	37.43	12.55	5.24	53.60	52.45	54.68	16.96	16.91%	329.58
2005	9M	4M	5M	0.96	2.14%	37.02	11.80	5.13	55.25	54.01	56.44	17.14	16.91%	335.65
2006	9M	4M	5M	0.96	2.39%	36.61	10.80	5.02	57.08	55.73	58.37	17.31	16.92%	343.36
2007	9M	5M	5M	0.96	2.71%	36.17	9.75	4.89	58.92	57.45	60.31	17.47	16.92%	352.11
2008	10M	5M	5M	0.96	3.05%	35.68	8.80	4.77	60.61	59.04	62.11	17.62	16.93%	361.63
2009	10M	5M	5M	0.96	3.40%	35.14	7.98	4.64	62.13	60.46	63.72	17.76	16.93%	371.43
2010	10M	5M	5M	0.96	3.73%	34.58	7.31	4.52	63.43	61.67	65.11	17.89	16.93%	381.17
2011	10M	5M	5M	0.96	4.01%	34.04	6.79	4.41	64.52	62.68	66.28	18.02	16.94%	390.82
2012	11M	5M	5M	0.96	4.26%	33.56	6.38	4.32	65.44	63.53	67.26	18.14	16.94%	400.55
2013	11M	5M	6M	0.96	4.47%	33.17	6.06	4.25	66.22	64.25	68.10	18.26	16.95%	410.49
2014	11M	5M	6M	0.96	4.67%	32.86	5.80	4.20	66.88	64.85	68.82	18.36	16.97%	420.82
2015	11M	6M	6M	0.96	4.82%	32.60	5.60	4.16	67.45	65.37	69.43	18.45	17.00%	431.66
2016	12M	6M	6M	0.97	4.95%	32.35	5.44	4.12	67.93	65.81	69.95	18.58	17.06%	443.04
2017	12M	6M	6M	0.97	5.04%	32.06	5.31	4.09	68.34	66.19	70.40	18.69	17.13%	454.89
2018	12M	6M	6M	0.97	5.08%	31.70	5.21	4.04	68.70	66.52	70.78	18.79	17.21%	467.08
2019	13M	6M	6M	0.97	5.10%	31.25	5.12	3.99	69.02	66.82	71.13	18.90	17.31%	479.42
2020	13M	6M	7M	0.97	5.09%	30.73	5.05	3.93	69.33	67.11	71.46	19.04	17.43%	491.77
2021	13M	7M	7M	0.97	5.09%	30.73	5.05	3.93	69.33	67.11	71.46	19.16	17.57%	504.08
2022	14M	7M	7M	0.97	5.09%	30.73	5.05	3.93	69.33	67.11	71.46	19.33	17.72%	516.36
2023	14M	7M	7M	0.97	4.94%	29.04	4.89	3.71	70.15	67.90	72.34	19.53	17.89%	528.67
2024	14M	7M	7M	0.97	4.88%	28.48	4.84	3.64	70.43	68.16	72.63	19.74	18.08%	541.04
2025	15M	7M	7M	0.97	4.83%	27.92	4.79	3.57	70.70	68.42	72.92	19.94	18.29%	553.46
2026	15M	7M	8M	0.97	4.77%	27.50	4.77	3.51	70.95	68.65	73.19	20.18	18.52%	565.95

Rwanda Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	15M	8M	8M	0.97	4.70%	27.09	4.75	3.46	71.19	68.88	73.45	20.40	18.76%	578.48
2028	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.63%	26.67	4.74	3.40	71.44	69.12	73.72	20.61	19.03%	591.09
2029	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.56%	26.26	4.72	3.35	71.68	69.35	73.98	20.83	19.31%	603.69
2030	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.50%	25.84	4.70	3.29	71.93	69.58	74.25	21.06	19.62%	616.37
2031	17M	8M	8M	0.97	4.43%	25.51	4.70	3.24	72.15	69.78	74.48	21.27	19.95%	629.13
2032	17M	8M	9M	0.97	4.35%	25.18	4.71	3.19	72.37	69.99	74.71	21.49	20.30%	641.89
2033	17M	8M	9M	0.97	4.28%	24.85	4.71	3.15	72.59	70.19	74.95	21.73	20.67%	654.68
2034	18M	9M	9M	0.97	4.19%	24.52	4.72	3.10	72.81	70.40	75.18	21.98	21.07%	667.55
2035	18M	9M	9M	0.97	4.13%	24.19	4.72	3.05	73.03	70.60	75.41	22.23	21.49%	680.46
2036	18M	9M	9M	0.97	4.05%	23.91	4.73	3.01	73.23	70.80	75.62	22.46	21.93%	693.37
2037	19M	9M	9M	0.97	3.97%	23.63	4.75	2.97	73.44	71.00	75.83	22.70	22.40%	706.36
2038	19M	9M	10M	0.97	3.90%	23.34	4.76	2.93	73.64	71.19	76.04	22.93	22.89%	719.34
2039	19M	10M	10M	0.97	3.82%	23.06	4.78	2.89	73.85	71.39	76.25	23.17	23.41%	732.40
2040	20M	10M	10M	0.97	3.76%	22.78	4.79	2.85	74.05	71.59	76.46	23.42	23.93%	745.46
2041	20M	10M	10M	0.97	3.68%	22.50	4.81	2.81	74.24	71.78	76.65	23.67	24.47%	758.56
2042	20M	10M	10M	0.97	3.60%	22.21	4.83	2.78	74.43	71.97	76.84	23.93	25.01%	771.66
2043	21M	10M	10M	0.97	3.51%	21.93	4.86	2.74	74.62	72.15	77.02	24.23	25.56%	784.76
2044	21M	10M	11M	0.97	3.43%	21.64	4.88	2.71	74.81	72.34	77.21	24.52	26.12%	797.86
2045	21M	11M	11M	0.97	3.36%	21.36	4.90	2.67	75.00	72.53	77.40	24.80	26.68%	810.88
2046	22M	11M	11M	0.97	3.27%	21.06	4.93	2.64	75.18	72.71	77.57	25.07	27.25%	823.87
2047	22M	11M	11M	0.97	3.19%	20.76	4.96	2.61	75.36	72.89	77.74	25.35	27.84%	836.78
2048	22M	11M	11M	0.97	3.11%	20.46	4.98	2.57	75.53	73.06	77.92	25.63	28.42%	849.65
2049	23M	11M	12M	0.97	3.02%	20.16	5.01	2.54	75.71	73.24	78.09	25.91	29.02%	862.40
2050	23M	11M	12M	0.97	2.94%	19.86	5.04	2.51	75.89	73.42	78.26	26.19	29.62%	875.09

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1	Kigali	1,194,076	1,132,686

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