Population: comparison of UN projections in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population: comparison of UN projections was 13.95 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population: comparison of UN projections in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population: comparison of un projections in Rwanda is 13.95 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population: comparison of un projections in Rwanda peaked at 13.95 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.16 million people, in 1950.
Rwanda ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 million people | 2.16 million people | 2.93 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.41 million people | 3.02 million people | 3.86 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.56 million people | 3.98 million people | 5.19 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.24 million people | 5.35 million people | 7.18 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.37 million people | 5.67 million people | 8.15 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.01 million people | 8.21 million people | 10.06 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.52 million people | 10.32 million people | 12.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.51 million people | 13.07 million people | 13.95 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Rwanda
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.01 million people (2100)
- Population density 1,329 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.65 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 114,368 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.65 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.65 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population: comparison of un projections in Rwanda?
- Population: comparison of un projections in Rwanda was 13.95 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.95 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 million people in 1950.
- How does Rwanda rank for population: comparison of un projections?
- Rwanda ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population: comparison of un projections rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.