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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
Population growth
2.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Rwanda2025 · 2.2%
-17.99-9.3-0.628.0716.751960199320251961: 2.8%1962: 2.5%1963: 2.3%1964: 2.3%1965: 2.6%1966: 2.8%1967: 3%1968: 3.1%1969: 3.1%1970: 3%1971: 3%1972: 2.9%1973: 2.9%1974: 2.9%1975: 2.9%1976: 3%1977: 3%1978: 3%1979: 3%1980: 3.1%1981: 3.2%1982: 3.3%1983: 3.3%1984: 3.4%1985: 3.4%1986: 3.3%1987: 3.3%1988: 3.2%1989: 3.1%1990: 2.6%1991: 2%1992: 2.1%1993: 3.8%1994: -16.1%1995: -18%1996: 16.7%1997: 14.5%1998: 4.1%1999: 0.8%2000: 0.8%2001: 0.9%2002: 1.4%2003: 2.2%2004: 2.6%2005: 2.7%2006: 2.7%2007: 2.7%2008: 2.6%2009: 2.6%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.4%2013: 2.4%2014: 2.4%2015: 2.4%2016: 2.4%2017: 2.3%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.2%2021: 2.2%2022: 2.2%2023: 2.2%2024: 2.1%2025: 2.2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Rwanda in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Kigali
Country code
RWA

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