Rwanda Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Rwanda birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Rwanda in 2025 is 28.233 births per 1000 people, a 1.63% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Rwanda in 2024 was 28.701 births per 1000 people, a 1.61% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Rwanda in 2023 was 29.170 births per 1000 people, a 1.97% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Rwanda in 2022 was 29.755 births per 1000 people, a 1.93% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Niger 43.425
Somalia 40.288
Chad 38.907
Mali 38.677
Burundi 35.288
Gambia 35.269
Burkina Faso 35.125
Mozambique 35.090
Tanzania 34.550
Central African Republic 33.966
Uganda 33.954
Benin 33.883
Guinea 33.729
South Sudan 32.637
Malawi 32.228
Guinea-Bissau 31.808
Senegal 31.488
Togo 31.012
Liberia 30.979
Madagascar 30.752
Sierra Leone 30.120
Ethiopia 29.253
Comoros 29.140
Afghanistan 28.559
Rwanda 28.233
Eritrea 27.661
Zimbabwe 27.066
Yemen 26.908
Tajikistan 25.953
Haiti 21.976
Nepal 17.358
Rwanda - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 28.233 -1.630%
2024 28.701 -1.610%
2023 29.170 -1.970%
2022 29.755 -1.930%
2021 30.340 -1.890%
2020 30.924 -1.860%
2019 31.509 -1.820%
2018 32.094 -0.640%
2017 32.300 -0.640%
2016 32.507 -0.630%
2015 32.713 -0.630%
2014 32.920 -0.620%
2013 33.126 -1.790%
2012 33.730 -1.760%
2011 34.335 -1.730%
2010 34.939 -1.700%
2009 35.544 -1.670%
2008 36.148 -1.010%
2007 36.516 -1.000%
2006 36.884 -0.990%
2005 37.251 -0.980%
2004 37.619 -0.970%
2003 37.987 -1.840%
2002 38.700 -1.810%
2001 39.413 -1.770%
2000 40.125 -1.750%
1999 40.838 -1.720%
1998 41.551 -1.550%
1997 42.207 -1.530%
1996 42.864 -1.510%
1995 43.520 -1.490%
1994 44.177 -1.460%
1993 44.833 -2.140%
1992 45.813 -2.090%
1991 46.793 -2.050%
1990 47.774 -2.010%
1989 48.754 -1.970%
1988 49.734 -1.360%
1987 50.421 -1.340%
1986 51.108 -1.330%
1985 51.795 -1.310%
1984 52.482 -1.290%
1983 53.169 -0.080%
1982 53.209 -0.080%
1981 53.249 -0.080%
1980 53.290 -0.080%
1979 53.330 -0.070%
1978 53.370 0.890%
1977 52.899 0.900%
1976 52.428 0.910%
1975 51.957 0.910%
1974 51.486 0.920%
1973 51.015 0.790%
1972 50.617 0.790%
1971 50.220 0.800%
1970 49.822 0.800%
1969 49.425 0.810%
1968 49.027 -0.570%
1967 49.308 -0.560%
1966 49.588 -0.560%
1965 49.869 -0.560%
1964 50.149 -0.560%
1963 50.430 -1.170%
1962 51.026 -1.150%
1961 51.622 -1.140%
1960 52.218 -1.130%
1959 52.814 -1.120%
1958 53.410 -0.130%
1957 53.479 -0.130%
1956 53.549 -0.130%
1955 53.618 -0.130%
1954 53.688 -0.130%
1953 53.757 -0.130%
1952 53.826 -0.130%
1951 53.896 -0.130%
1950 53.965 0.000%