Rwanda
Population 2026
14,889,701
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.20%
- Density
- 627 per km²
- Land area
- 23,763 km²
- Capital
- Kigali
- Currency
- Franc (RWF)
- Official languages
- RW, EN-RW, FR-RW, SW
- Urban population
- 30.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 409,2782026
- Deaths
- 86,6802026
- Birth rate
- 28.1per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.65
- Life expectancy
- 68.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 20.2
- Net migration
- 6,282
Age distribution
- 0–1437.0%
- 15–6459.0%
- 65+4.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $16.4B
- GDP per capita
- $1.1K
- GDP growth
- +9.4%
- Inflation
- 5.9%
- Unemployment
- 11.4%
- Exports
- $3.5B
- Imports
- $5.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 11.0%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture20.3%
- Industry22.0%
- Manufacturing8.3%
- Services52.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture35.1%
- Industry18.4%
- Services46.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KigaliKigali | 1,132,6862021 |
| 2 | GisenyiWestern Province | 172,3572026 |
| 3 | MusanzeNorthern Province | 153,3682025 |
| 4 | NyagatareEastern Province | 100,0002026 |
| 5 | GitaramaSouthern Province | 87,6132016 |
| 6 | MuhangaSouthern Province | 82,7972025 |
| 7 | ButareSouthern Province | 62,8232025 |
| 8 | KibuyeWestern Province | 48,0242026 |
| 9 | RwamaganaEastern Province | 47,2032026 |
| 10 | KibungoEastern Province | 46,2402016 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14,889,701 | 409K | 86.7K |
| 2020 | 13,065,838 | 392K | 79.6K |
| 2010 | 10,317,560 | 363K | 75.8K |
| 2000 | 8,213,936 | 346K | 125K |
| 1990 | 7,375,313 | 325K | 117K |
| 1980 | 5,353,263 | 282K | 97.0K |
| 1970 | 3,980,673 | 192K | 72.7K |
| 1960 | 3,022,300 | 160K | 59.2K |
| 1950 | 2,157,101 | 126K | 48.8K |