Urban population share 2050 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Urban population share 2050 was 30.91 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
30.91
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
212th
of 238 countries
All-time high
30.91
in 2025
All-time low
0.0001
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Rwanda, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 30.91 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Rwanda peaked at 30.91 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1000.
Rwanda ranks 212th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0001 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0002 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0007 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0022 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0066 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0198 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0594 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.1781 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.2007 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.2198 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.2407 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.2637 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 0.2888 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 0.3163 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 0.3464 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 0.3794 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 0.4155 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 0.4551 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 0.4985 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 0.5459 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 0.5979 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 0.6549 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 0.7172 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 0.7855 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 0.8603 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 0.9423 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 1.03 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 1.13 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 1.24 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 1.36 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 1.49 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 1.63 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 1.78 | +9.4% |
| 1951 | 1.87 | +5.1% |
| 1952 | 1.96 | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 2.05 | +4.5% |
| 1954 | 2.13 | +4.2% |
| 1955 | 2.22 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 2.3 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 2.38 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 2.45 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 2.53 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 2.6 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 2.67 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 2.72 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.78 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.83 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.88 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.94 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 3 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3.06 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.14 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.24 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.37 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 3.55 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 3.75 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 3.97 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 4.19 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 4.39 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 4.55 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 4.67 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.75 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.82 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.87 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.91 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 4.95 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.98 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.01 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.05 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.09 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 5.14 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5.2 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.27 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.36 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.66 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 6.4 | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 7.48 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 8.82 | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 10.3 | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 11.83 | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 13.33 | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 14.67 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 15.78 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 16.55 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 16.88 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.89 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.91 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.91 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.91 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.92 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.94 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.07 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.5 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 19.12 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.25 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 21.54 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 22.97 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 24.5 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 26.1 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 27.78 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 28.86 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 29.89 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 30.91 | +3.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 30.91 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.54, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 30.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0002 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0007 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.0022 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0022 | 0.0066 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0066 | 0.0198 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0198 | 0.0594 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0066 | 0.0066 | 0.0066 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0198 | 0.0198 | 0.0198 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0594 | 0.0594 | 0.0594 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1781 | 0.1781 | 0.1781 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2007 | 0.2007 | 0.2007 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2198 | 0.2198 | 0.2198 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2407 | 0.2407 | 0.2407 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2637 | 0.2637 | 0.2637 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2888 | 0.2888 | 0.2888 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3163 | 0.3163 | 0.3163 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3464 | 0.3464 | 0.3464 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3794 | 0.3794 | 0.3794 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4155 | 0.4155 | 0.4155 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4551 | 0.4551 | 0.4551 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4985 | 0.4985 | 0.4985 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5459 | 0.5459 | 0.5459 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5979 | 0.5979 | 0.5979 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.6549 | 0.6549 | 0.6549 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7172 | 0.7172 | 0.7172 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7855 | 0.7855 | 0.7855 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.8603 | 0.8603 | 0.8603 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.9423 | 0.9423 | 0.9423 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.17 | 1.78 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 2.6 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.04 | 3.24 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 | 4.82 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.91 | 5.27 | 14.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.76 | 15.78 | 16.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.75 | 16.93 | 22.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.01 | 24.5 | 30.91 | 6 |
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- Population density 1,329 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Rwanda?
- Urban population share 2050 in Rwanda was 30.91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.91 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1000.
- How does Rwanda rank for urban population share 2050?
- Rwanda ranks 212th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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