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Population in Rwanda

Rwanda: Population was 13.95 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.95 million people
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
77th
of 238 countries
All-time high
13.95 million people
in 2023
All-time low
288,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Rwanda, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 13.95 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Rwanda peaked at 13.95 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 288,000 people, in 1000.

That places Rwanda 77th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 288,000 people 288,000 people 288,000 people 1
1100s 350,400 people 350,400 people 350,400 people 1
1200s 412,800 people 412,800 people 412,800 people 1
1300s 475,200 people 475,200 people 475,200 people 1
1400s 537,600 people 537,600 people 537,600 people 1
1500s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1600s 660,000 people 660,000 people 660,000 people 1
1700s 720,000 people 720,000 people 720,000 people 1
1710s 736,737 people 736,737 people 736,737 people 1
1720s 745,120 people 745,120 people 745,120 people 1
1730s 753,971 people 753,971 people 753,971 people 1
1740s 763,339 people 763,339 people 763,339 people 1
1750s 773,281 people 773,281 people 773,281 people 1
1760s 783,864 people 783,864 people 783,864 people 1
1770s 795,163 people 795,163 people 795,163 people 1
1780s 807,272 people 807,272 people 807,272 people 1
1790s 820,301 people 820,301 people 820,301 people 1
1800s 928,368 people 928,368 people 928,368 people 10
1810s 928,674 people 928,368 people 931,424 people 10
1820s 1.00 million people 937,586 people 1.08 million people 10
1830s 1.18 million people 1.09 million people 1.27 million people 10
1840s 1.39 million people 1.29 million people 1.49 million people 10
1850s 1.52 million people 1.50 million people 1.53 million people 10
1860s 1.53 million people 1.53 million people 1.54 million people 10
1870s 1.55 million people 1.54 million people 1.55 million people 10
1880s 1.58 million people 1.56 million people 1.60 million people 10
1890s 1.57 million people 1.53 million people 1.60 million people 10
1900s 1.46 million people 1.41 million people 1.52 million people 10
1910s 1.37 million people 1.35 million people 1.40 million people 10
1920s 1.44 million people 1.36 million people 1.53 million people 10
1930s 1.66 million people 1.56 million people 1.77 million people 10
1940s 1.94 million people 1.79 million people 2.11 million people 10
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

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 74 Zimbabwe 16.34 million people compare
  2. 75 Guinea 14.41 million people compare
  3. 76 Benin 14.11 million people compare
  4. 78 Burundi 13.69 million people compare
  5. 79 Bolivia 12.24 million people compare
  6. 80 Tunisia 12.20 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Rwanda?
Population in Rwanda was 13.95 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 13.95 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 288,000 people in 1000.
How does Rwanda rank for population?
Rwanda ranks 77th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.