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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Rwanda

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population14.57M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$16.37B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.12K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth682024 · yearsInternet use31.7%2024 · % of populationForest area11.3%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
68

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Rwanda2024 · 68
01734.0151.0168.021960199320251960: 471961: 47.51962: 47.81963: 441964: 48.11965: 48.21966: 48.11967: 481968: 47.71969: 47.41970: 47.11971: 46.81972: 46.31973: 45.91974: 45.61975: 45.31976: 45.31977: 45.61978: 46.21979: 47.11980: 48.11981: 49.21982: 50.21983: 50.91984: 51.41985: 51.71986: 51.71987: 51.51988: 50.91989: 49.51990: 47.81991: 46.21992: 44.41993: 42.91994: 12.21995: 41.51996: 42.51997: 421998: 43.11999: 45.72000: 47.82001: 49.52002: 51.32003: 53.52004: 55.52005: 572006: 58.32007: 59.52008: 60.62009: 61.82010: 62.82011: 63.52012: 64.22013: 64.72014: 65.12015: 65.42016: 65.72017: 66.12018: 66.42019: 66.72020: 672021: 66.92022: 67.52023: 67.82024: 68

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Rwanda in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Kigali
Country code
RWA

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