Rwanda Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Rwanda population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Rwanda in 2024 is 14,414,910, a 2.27% increase from 2023.
- The population of Rwanda in 2023 was 14,094,683, a 2.31% increase from 2022.
- The population of Rwanda in 2022 was 13,776,698, a 2.34% increase from 2021.
- The population of Rwanda in 2021 was 13,461,888, a 2.4% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| Ethiopia |
129,719,719 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
105,625,114 |
| Tanzania |
69,419,073 |
| Uganda |
49,924,252 |
| Afghanistan |
43,372,950 |
| Yemen |
35,219,853 |
| Mozambique |
34,858,402 |
| Nepal |
31,240,315 |
| Madagascar |
31,056,610 |
| Niger |
28,238,972 |
| North Korea |
26,244,582 |
| Mali |
24,015,789 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,840,247 |
| Malawi |
21,475,962 |
| Chad |
18,847,148 |
| Somalia |
18,706,922 |
| Senegal |
18,221,567 |
| Zimbabwe |
17,020,321 |
| Guinea |
14,528,770 |
| Rwanda |
14,414,910 |
| Benin |
14,080,072 |
| Burundi |
13,591,657 |
| Haiti |
11,867,030 |
| South Sudan |
11,277,092 |
| Tajikistan |
10,331,513 |
| Togo |
9,260,864 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,977,972 |
| Central African Republic |
5,915,627 |
| Liberia |
5,536,949 |
| Eritrea |
3,817,651 |
| Gambia |
2,841,803 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,197,149 |
| Comoros |
867,605 |
|
Rwanda - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
14,414,910 |
2.27% |
| 2023 |
14,094,683 |
2.31% |
| 2022 |
13,776,698 |
2.34% |
| 2021 |
13,461,888 |
2.40% |
| 2020 |
13,146,362 |
2.43% |
| 2019 |
12,835,028 |
2.42% |
| 2018 |
12,531,808 |
2.46% |
| 2017 |
12,230,339 |
2.51% |
| 2016 |
11,930,899 |
2.47% |
| 2015 |
11,642,959 |
2.41% |
| 2014 |
11,368,451 |
2.41% |
| 2013 |
11,101,350 |
2.41% |
| 2012 |
10,840,334 |
2.49% |
| 2011 |
10,576,932 |
2.60% |
| 2010 |
10,309,031 |
2.64% |
| 2009 |
10,043,737 |
2.68% |
| 2008 |
9,781,996 |
2.72% |
| 2007 |
9,523,168 |
2.73% |
| 2006 |
9,270,066 |
2.70% |
| 2005 |
9,026,299 |
2.67% |
| 2004 |
8,791,853 |
2.61% |
| 2003 |
8,567,992 |
2.34% |
| 2002 |
8,372,306 |
1.80% |
| 2001 |
8,223,941 |
1.41% |
| 2000 |
8,109,989 |
1.25% |
| 1999 |
8,009,587 |
1.20% |
| 1998 |
7,914,645 |
3.23% |
| 1997 |
7,666,732 |
14.16% |
| 1996 |
6,715,510 |
18.09% |
| 1995 |
5,686,897 |
-15.53% |
| 1994 |
6,732,665 |
-14.83% |
| 1993 |
7,904,740 |
3.23% |
| 1992 |
7,657,208 |
2.29% |
| 1991 |
7,485,681 |
2.26% |
| 1990 |
7,319,962 |
2.49% |
| 1989 |
7,141,974 |
2.70% |
| 1988 |
6,953,975 |
3.24% |
| 1987 |
6,735,829 |
3.66% |
| 1986 |
6,497,804 |
3.69% |
| 1985 |
6,266,752 |
3.47% |
| 1984 |
6,056,729 |
3.37% |
| 1983 |
5,859,396 |
3.65% |
| 1982 |
5,652,900 |
3.88% |
| 1981 |
5,441,966 |
3.71% |
| 1980 |
5,247,532 |
3.41% |
| 1979 |
5,074,374 |
3.10% |
| 1978 |
4,921,953 |
2.90% |
| 1977 |
4,783,252 |
2.91% |
| 1976 |
4,648,207 |
2.93% |
| 1975 |
4,515,756 |
2.95% |
| 1974 |
4,386,369 |
2.98% |
| 1973 |
4,259,484 |
3.00% |
| 1972 |
4,135,579 |
2.99% |
| 1971 |
4,015,403 |
3.06% |
| 1970 |
3,896,367 |
3.14% |
| 1969 |
3,777,879 |
3.16% |
| 1968 |
3,662,010 |
3.17% |
| 1967 |
3,549,461 |
3.06% |
| 1966 |
3,444,021 |
2.85% |
| 1965 |
3,348,631 |
2.60% |
| 1964 |
3,263,640 |
2.27% |
| 1963 |
3,191,311 |
2.22% |
| 1962 |
3,122,124 |
2.48% |
| 1961 |
3,046,654 |
2.71% |
| 1960 |
2,966,162 |
2.97% |
| 1959 |
2,880,595 |
3.13% |
| 1958 |
2,793,070 |
3.22% |
| 1957 |
2,706,054 |
3.26% |
| 1956 |
2,620,713 |
3.26% |
| 1955 |
2,537,919 |
3.28% |
| 1954 |
2,457,262 |
3.29% |
| 1953 |
2,378,936 |
3.32% |
| 1952 |
2,302,453 |
3.37% |
| 1951 |
2,227,465 |
3.40% |
| 1950 |
2,154,218 |
0.00% |
