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Population density in Rwanda

Rwanda: Population density was 1,329 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
1,329
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,329
in 2100
All-time low
11.67
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Rwanda, 1000–2100

05001.0k1.5k100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Rwanda is 1,329, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Rwanda peaked at 1,329 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 11.67, in 1000.

Rwanda ranks 13th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Rwanda, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 11.67 —
1100 14.2 +21.7%
1200 16.73 +17.8%
1300 19.26 +15.1%
1400 21.79 +13.1%
1500 24.32 +11.6%
1600 26.75 +10.0%
1700 29.19 +9.1%
1710 29.86 +2.3%
1720 30.2 +1.1%
1730 30.56 +1.2%
1740 30.94 +1.2%
1750 31.34 +1.3%
1760 31.77 +1.4%
1770 32.23 +1.4%
1780 32.72 +1.5%
1790 33.25 +1.6%
1800 37.63 +13.2%
1801 37.63 +0.0%
1802 37.63 +0.0%
1803 37.63 +0.0%
1804 37.63 +0.0%
1805 37.63 +0.0%
1806 37.63 +0.0%
1807 37.63 +0.0%
1808 37.63 +0.0%
1809 37.63 +0.0%
1810 37.63 +0.0%
1811 37.63 +0.0%
1812 37.63 +0.0%
1813 37.63 +0.0%
1814 37.63 +0.0%
1815 37.63 +0.0%
1816 37.63 +0.0%
1817 37.63 +0.0%
1818 37.63 +0.0%
1819 37.76 +0.3%
1820 38.01 +0.7%
1821 38.38 +1.0%
1822 38.89 +1.3%
1823 39.53 +1.6%
1824 40.18 +1.6%
1825 40.84 +1.6%
1826 41.51 +1.6%
1827 42.2 +1.6%
1828 42.89 +1.6%
1829 43.6 +1.6%
1830 44.32 +1.6%
1831 45.05 +1.6%
1832 45.79 +1.6%
1833 46.54 +1.6%
1834 47.31 +1.6%
1835 48.08 +1.6%
1836 48.88 +1.6%
1837 49.68 +1.6%
1838 50.5 +1.6%
1839 51.33 +1.6%
1840 52.17 +1.6%
1841 53.03 +1.6%
1842 53.91 +1.6%
1843 54.79 +1.6%
1844 55.69 +1.6%
1845 56.61 +1.6%
1846 57.54 +1.6%
1847 58.49 +1.6%
1848 59.45 +1.6%
1849 60.24 +1.3%
1850 60.85 +1.0%
1851 61.27 +0.7%
1852 61.51 +0.4%
1853 61.56 +0.1%
1854 61.62 +0.1%
1855 61.67 +0.1%
1856 61.72 +0.1%
1857 61.77 +0.1%
1858 61.82 +0.1%
1859 61.88 +0.1%
1860 61.93 +0.1%
1861 61.98 +0.1%
1862 62.03 +0.1%
1863 62.08 +0.1%
1864 62.13 +0.1%
1865 62.19 +0.1%
1866 62.24 +0.1%
1867 62.29 +0.1%
1868 62.34 +0.1%
1869 62.4 +0.1%
1870 62.45 +0.1%
1871 62.5 +0.1%
1872 62.55 +0.1%
1873 62.61 +0.1%
1874 62.66 +0.1%
1875 62.71 +0.1%
1876 62.76 +0.1%
1877 62.82 +0.1%
1878 62.87 +0.1%
1879 62.96 +0.1%
1880 63.09 +0.2%
1881 63.25 +0.3%
1882 63.46 +0.3%
1883 63.7 +0.4%
1884 63.95 +0.4%
1885 64.19 +0.4%
1886 64.44 +0.4%
1887 64.69 +0.4%
1888 64.93 +0.4%
1889 65.05 +0.2%
1890 65.04 -0.0%
1891 64.9 -0.2%
1892 64.63 -0.4%
1893 64.23 -0.6%
1894 63.84 -0.6%
1895 63.44 -0.6%
1896 63.05 -0.6%
1897 62.67 -0.6%
1898 62.28 -0.6%
1899 61.87 -0.7%
1900 61.44 -0.7%
1901 60.99 -0.7%
1902 60.52 -0.8%
1903 60.02 -0.8%
1904 59.53 -0.8%
1905 59.05 -0.8%
1906 58.56 -0.8%
1907 58.09 -0.8%
1908 57.61 -0.8%
1909 57.19 -0.7%
1910 56.81 -0.7%
1911 56.48 -0.6%
1912 56.2 -0.5%
1913 55.97 -0.4%
1914 55.74 -0.4%
1915 55.5 -0.4%
1916 55.27 -0.4%
1917 55.04 -0.4%
1918 54.82 -0.4%
1919 54.81 -0.0%
1920 55.01 +0.4%
1921 55.42 +0.7%
1922 56.04 +1.1%
1923 56.88 +1.5%
1924 57.73 +1.5%
1925 58.6 +1.5%
1926 59.48 +1.5%
1927 60.37 +1.5%
1928 61.28 +1.5%
1929 62.18 +1.5%
1930 63.09 +1.5%
1931 64 +1.4%
1932 64.91 +1.4%
1933 65.82 +1.4%
1934 66.74 +1.4%
1935 67.67 +1.4%
1936 68.62 +1.4%
1937 69.58 +1.4%
1938 70.55 +1.4%
1939 71.6 +1.5%
1940 72.72 +1.6%
1941 73.91 +1.6%
1942 75.19 +1.7%
1943 76.54 +1.8%
1944 77.92 +1.8%
1945 79.32 +1.8%
1946 80.75 +1.8%
1947 82.2 +1.8%
1948 83.68 +1.8%
1949 85.39 +2.0%
1950 87.44 +2.4%
1951 90.64 +3.7%
1952 93.9 +3.6%
1953 97.22 +3.5%
1954 100.61 +3.5%
1955 104.11 +3.5%
1956 107.69 +3.4%
1957 111.39 +3.4%
1958 115.12 +3.4%
1959 118.86 +3.2%
1960 122.51 +3.1%
1961 125.93 +2.8%
1962 129.15 +2.5%
1963 132.1 +2.3%
1964 135.18 +2.3%
1965 138.76 +2.6%
1966 142.75 +2.9%
1967 147.12 +3.1%
1968 151.76 +3.2%
1969 156.52 +3.1%
1970 161.36 +3.1%
1971 166.2 +3.0%
1972 171.07 +2.9%
1973 176.13 +3.0%
1974 181.36 +3.0%
1975 186.78 +3.0%
1976 192.38 +3.0%
1977 198.15 +3.0%
1978 204.1 +3.0%
1979 210.36 +3.1%
1980 217 +3.2%
1981 224.05 +3.2%
1982 231.52 +3.3%
1983 239.37 +3.4%
1984 247.57 +3.4%
1985 256.07 +3.4%
1986 264.77 +3.4%
1987 273.59 +3.3%
1988 282.45 +3.2%
1989 291.23 +3.1%
1990 298.96 +2.7%
1991 305.11 +2.1%
1992 311.44 +2.1%
1993 323.52 +3.9%
1994 275.33 -14.9%
1995 230 -16.5%
1996 271.94 +18.2%
1997 314.36 +15.6%
1998 327.59 +4.2%
1999 330.28 +0.8%
2000 332.95 +0.8%
2001 335.92 +0.9%
2002 340.5 +1.4%
2003 348.07 +2.2%
2004 357.39 +2.7%
2005 367.03 +2.7%
2006 376.95 +2.7%
2007 387.11 +2.7%
2008 397.42 +2.7%
2009 407.8 +2.6%
2010 418.22 +2.6%
2011 428.61 +2.5%
2012 438.99 +2.4%
2013 449.67 +2.4%
2014 460.67 +2.4%
2015 471.83 +2.4%
2016 483.14 +2.4%
2017 494.61 +2.4%
2018 506.2 +2.3%
2019 517.88 +2.3%
2020 529.62 +2.3%
2021 541.36 +2.2%
2022 553.35 +2.2%
2023 565.64 +2.2%
2024 577.89 +2.2%
2025 590.57 +2.2%
2026 603.55 +2.2%
2027 616.71 +2.2%
2028 629.77 +2.1%
2029 642.26 +2.0%
2030 654.83 +2.0%
2031 667.74 +2.0%
2032 679.85 +1.8%
2033 692.08 +1.8%
2034 705.4 +1.9%
2035 719.35 +2.0%
2036 732.74 +1.9%
2037 745.68 +1.8%
2038 759.21 +1.8%
2039 773.28 +1.9%
2040 788.03 +1.9%
2041 802.85 +1.9%
2042 816.94 +1.8%
2043 831 +1.7%
2044 844.63 +1.6%
2045 857.42 +1.5%
2046 869.85 +1.4%
2047 882.23 +1.4%
2048 895.26 +1.5%
2049 908.14 +1.4%
2050 920.47 +1.4%
2051 932.62 +1.3%
2052 944.48 +1.3%
2053 955.92 +1.2%
2054 967.48 +1.2%
2055 979.3 +1.2%
2056 990.76 +1.2%
2057 1,002 +1.1%
2058 1,014 +1.2%
2059 1,026 +1.2%
2060 1,037 +1.1%
2061 1,048 +1.1%
2062 1,060 +1.1%
2063 1,070 +1.0%
2064 1,081 +1.0%
2065 1,092 +1.0%
2066 1,102 +0.9%
2067 1,112 +0.9%
2068 1,122 +0.9%
2069 1,131 +0.8%
2070 1,141 +0.8%
2071 1,150 +0.8%
2072 1,159 +0.8%
2073 1,168 +0.8%
2074 1,176 +0.7%
2075 1,184 +0.7%
2076 1,192 +0.6%
2077 1,199 +0.6%
2078 1,207 +0.6%
2079 1,214 +0.6%
2080 1,222 +0.6%
2081 1,229 +0.6%
2082 1,236 +0.6%
2083 1,244 +0.6%
2084 1,250 +0.5%
2085 1,256 +0.5%
2086 1,262 +0.5%
2087 1,269 +0.6%
2088 1,275 +0.5%
2089 1,282 +0.5%
2090 1,288 +0.5%
2091 1,292 +0.3%
2092 1,297 +0.3%
2093 1,302 +0.4%
2094 1,306 +0.3%
2095 1,311 +0.3%
2096 1,315 +0.3%
2097 1,318 +0.2%
2098 1,321 +0.2%
2099 1,325 +0.3%
2100 1,329 +0.3%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 1,329 is above the median for low income countries, which is 165.91, 8.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 1,329 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3, 8.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 11.67 11.67 11.67 1
1100s 14.2 14.2 14.2 1
1200s 16.73 16.73 16.73 1
1300s 19.26 19.26 19.26 1
1400s 21.79 21.79 21.79 1
1500s 24.32 24.32 24.32 1
1600s 26.75 26.75 26.75 1
1700s 29.19 29.19 29.19 1
1710s 29.86 29.86 29.86 1
1720s 30.2 30.2 30.2 1
1730s 30.56 30.56 30.56 1
1740s 30.94 30.94 30.94 1
1750s 31.34 31.34 31.34 1
1760s 31.77 31.77 31.77 1
1770s 32.23 32.23 32.23 1
1780s 32.72 32.72 32.72 1
1790s 33.25 33.25 33.25 1
1800s 37.63 37.63 37.63 10
1810s 37.64 37.63 37.76 10
1820s 40.6 38.01 43.6 10
1830s 47.75 44.32 51.33 10
1840s 56.19 52.17 60.24 10
1850s 61.57 60.85 61.88 10
1860s 62.16 61.93 62.4 10
1870s 62.69 62.45 62.96 10
1880s 64.08 63.09 65.05 10
1890s 63.6 61.87 65.04 10
1900s 59.3 57.19 61.44 10
1910s 55.67 54.81 56.81 10
1920s 58.3 55.01 62.18 10
1930s 67.26 63.09 71.6 10
1940s 78.76 72.72 85.39 10
1950s 102.7 87.44 118.86 10
1960s 138.18 122.51 156.52 10
1970s 184.79 161.36 210.36 10
1980s 252.76 217 291.23 10
1990s 298.85 230 330.28 10
2000s 365.11 332.95 407.8 10
2010s 466.98 418.22 517.88 10
2020s 585.07 529.62 642.26 10
2030s 713.02 654.83 773.28 10
2040s 849.64 788.03 908.14 10
2050s 973.2 920.47 1,026 10
2060s 1,086 1,037 1,131 10
2070s 1,179 1,141 1,214 10
2080s 1,252 1,222 1,282 10
2090s 1,308 1,288 1,325 10
2100s 1,329 1,329 1,329 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Rwanda?
Population density in Rwanda was 1,329 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 1,329 in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 11.67 in 1000.
How does Rwanda rank for population density?
Rwanda ranks 13th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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