Population growth rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population growth rate was 0.217 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.217
Change on year
down 31.5%
World rank
49th
of 239 countries
All-time high
22.58
in 1996
All-time low
-41.78
in 1994
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Rwanda, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Rwanda is 0.217, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Rwanda peaked at 22.58 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -41.78, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 49th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.087 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0801 | -8.0% |
| 1900 | -0.6977 | -971.6% |
| 1905 | -0.8194 | +17.4% |
| 1910 | -0.66 | -19.5% |
| 1915 | -0.417 | -36.8% |
| 1920 | 0.3591 | -186.1% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +314.6% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 3.63 | +103.3% |
| 1951 | 3.56 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 3.51 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 3.44 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.43 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.4 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 3.38 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.36 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.25 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 3.15 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 2.89 | -8.2% |
| 1961 | 2.62 | -9.3% |
| 1962 | 2.42 | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 2.11 | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 2.49 | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 2.74 | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 2.93 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 3.11 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 3.1 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.07 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 3.02 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.89 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 2.9 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.93 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.93 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.95 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.96 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.94 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.98 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.06 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.15 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3.24 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 3.31 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.36 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.38 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.37 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.31 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.24 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.14 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.99 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.26 | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 1.82 | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 2.29 | +25.7% |
| 1993 | 5.26 | +130.2% |
| 1994 | -41.78 | -893.8% |
| 1995 | 9.9 | -123.7% |
| 1996 | 22.58 | +128.1% |
| 1997 | 7.54 | -66.6% |
| 1998 | 0.843 | -88.8% |
| 1999 | 0.79 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.824 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.949 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | +85.0% |
| 2003 | 2.63 | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 2.65 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.67 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.65 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.55 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.49 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.41 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.38 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.43 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.38 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.33 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.26 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.16 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.22 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.18 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.11 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.23 | +5.9% |
| 2026 | 2.12 | -5.0% |
| 2027 | 2.19 | +3.4% |
| 2028 | 2 | -8.8% |
| 2029 | 1.93 | -3.5% |
| 2030 | 1.95 | +0.8% |
| 2031 | 1.96 | +0.6% |
| 2032 | 1.64 | -16.3% |
| 2033 | 1.92 | +17.3% |
| 2034 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 2035 | 2.02 | +6.9% |
| 2036 | 1.67 | -17.4% |
| 2037 | 1.83 | +9.5% |
| 2038 | 1.77 | -3.1% |
| 2039 | 1.9 | +7.2% |
| 2040 | 1.88 | -0.9% |
| 2041 | 1.84 | -2.0% |
| 2042 | 1.64 | -11.1% |
| 2043 | 1.77 | +8.0% |
| 2044 | 1.48 | -16.3% |
| 2045 | 1.52 | +2.6% |
| 2046 | 1.36 | -10.8% |
| 2047 | 1.47 | +8.3% |
| 2048 | 1.46 | -0.3% |
| 2049 | 1.39 | -4.8% |
| 2050 | 1.3 | -6.5% |
| 2051 | 1.32 | +1.4% |
| 2052 | 1.21 | -8.7% |
| 2053 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 2054 | 1.2 | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 1.23 | +2.3% |
| 2056 | 1.1 | -10.7% |
| 2057 | 1.07 | -2.2% |
| 2058 | 1.31 | +22.1% |
| 2059 | 1.08 | -17.8% |
| 2060 | 1.05 | -2.1% |
| 2061 | 1.19 | +12.8% |
| 2062 | 0.935 | -21.4% |
| 2063 | 1.04 | +11.4% |
| 2064 | 0.977 | -6.2% |
| 2065 | 0.995 | +1.8% |
| 2066 | 0.859 | -13.7% |
| 2067 | 0.949 | +10.5% |
| 2068 | 0.889 | -6.3% |
| 2069 | 0.755 | -15.1% |
| 2070 | 0.857 | +13.5% |
| 2071 | 0.769 | -10.3% |
| 2072 | 0.786 | +2.2% |
| 2073 | 0.748 | -4.8% |
| 2074 | 0.675 | -9.8% |
| 2075 | 0.689 | +2.1% |
| 2076 | 0.584 | -15.2% |
| 2077 | 0.66 | +13.0% |
| 2078 | 0.594 | -10.0% |
| 2079 | 0.63 | +6.1% |
| 2080 | 0.625 | -0.8% |
| 2081 | 0.574 | -8.2% |
| 2082 | 0.597 | +4.0% |
| 2083 | 0.565 | -5.4% |
| 2084 | 0.456 | -19.3% |
| 2085 | 0.461 | +1.1% |
| 2086 | 0.49 | +6.3% |
| 2087 | 0.612 | +24.9% |
| 2088 | 0.458 | -25.2% |
| 2089 | 0.613 | +33.8% |
| 2090 | 0.319 | -48.0% |
| 2091 | 0.32 | +0.3% |
| 2092 | 0.379 | +18.4% |
| 2093 | 0.41 | +8.2% |
| 2094 | 0.262 | -36.1% |
| 2095 | 0.405 | +54.6% |
| 2096 | 0.26 | -35.8% |
| 2097 | 0.227 | -12.7% |
| 2098 | 0.244 | +7.5% |
| 2099 | 0.317 | +29.9% |
| 2100 | 0.217 | -31.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.217 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.271, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.217 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -971.6% | 0.0801 | -0.6977 |
| 1994 | -893.8% | 5.26 | -41.78 |
| 1925 | +314.6% | 0.3591 | 1.49 |
| 1920 | +186.1% | -0.417 | 0.3591 |
| 1993 | +130.2% | 2.29 | 5.26 |
| 1996 | +128.1% | 9.9 | 22.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0801 | 0.0801 | 0.0801 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.7586 | -0.8194 | -0.6977 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.5385 | -0.66 | -0.417 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.924 | 0.3591 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.41 | 3.15 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 | 2.11 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.96 | 2.89 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 | 2.99 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 | -41.78 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 0.824 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 2.26 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 | 1.93 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.85 | 1.64 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.58 | 1.36 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9644 | 0.755 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6992 | 0.584 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.5451 | 0.456 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.3143 | 0.227 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.217 | 0.217 | 0.217 | 1 |
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More population data for Rwanda
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2673 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2673 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 23,030 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.06 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4596 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 1,329 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.01 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.217 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Rwanda?
- Population growth rate in Rwanda was 0.217 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.58 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.78 in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for population growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 49th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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