Rwanda

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a country in Central and East Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Rwanda	25,309.7 km²
Population	11.6 million
Male Population	5,589,182 (48.1%)
Female Population	6,021,108 (51.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+166.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+44.7%
Median Age	19.2 years
Male Median Age	18.5 years
Female Median Age	19.8 years
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Map of Rwanda

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	4,353,866	7,263,369	8,021,527	11,610,290
Population Density	172.0 / km²	287.0 / km²	316.9 / km²	458.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Rwanda Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	847,737	852,033	1,699,770
5-9	837,183	846,379	1,683,562
10-14	690,243	710,457	1,400,701
15-19	604,536	625,713	1,230,250
20-24	550,188	582,848	1,133,037
25-29	501,309	518,992	1,020,301
30-34	403,957	432,924	836,882
35-39	255,786	305,084	560,870
40-44	210,030	247,856	457,887
45-49	171,472	204,724	376,197
50-54	167,896	206,710	374,607
55-59	118,576	149,215	267,792
60-64	84,941	110,774	195,715
65-69	44,618	69,221	113,839
70-74	39,336	63,264	102,601
75-79	26,100	40,926	67,027
80-84	20,167	29,862	50,029
85 Plus	15,105	24,126	39,232

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1000	269,698	n/a	n/a
1100	328,075	2%	5,837
1200	386,452	1.7%	5,837
1300	444,829	1.4%	5,837
1400	503,253	1.2%	5,842
1500	561,340	1.1%	5,808
1600	617,781	1%	5,644
1700	674,223	0.9%	5,644
1800	779,297	1.5%	10,507
1900	1,048,863	3%	26,956
1910	1,110,911	5.9%	62,048
1920	1,193,861	7.5%	82,950
1930	1,314,906	10.1%	121,045
1940	1,523,536	15.9%	208,630
1950	2,089,819	37.2%	566,283
1960	2,799,793	34%	709,974
1970	3,647,334	30.3%	847,541
1990	7,263,369	41.1%	1,808,017
2000	8,021,527	10.4%	758,158
2020	13,096,662	27.8%	2,537,567
2030	16,025,117	22.4%	2,928,455
2040	19,019,611	18.7%	2,994,494
2050	21,841,618	14.8%	2,822,007
2060	24,116,582	10.4%	2,274,964
2070	26,038,630	8%	1,922,048
2080	27,596,838	6%	1,558,208
2090	28,684,933	3.9%	1,088,095
2100	29,332,592	2.3%	647,659

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Rwanda

Region in Rwanda

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Amajyaruguru, Rwanda	3,275.2 km²	1.8 million	1,440 / mi²
Amajyepfo, Rwanda	5,962.9 km²	2.8 million	1,215 / mi²
Eastern Province	9,471.7 km²	3.0 million	820.4 / mi²
Umujyi wa Kigali, Rwanda	728.2 km²	1.3 million	4,684 / mi²
Western Province	5,871.6 km²	2.7 million	1,169 / mi²

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