Kigali, Rwanda Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Kigali, Rwanda metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Kigali in 2020 is 1,132,000, a 3.38% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Kigali in 2019 was 1,095,000, a 3.5% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Kigali in 2018 was 1,058,000, a 3.62% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Kigali in 2017 was 1,021,000, a 3.55% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Rwanda | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Kigali | 1,132,000 |
| Kigali - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 1,132,000 | 3.38% |
| 2019 | 1,095,000 | 3.50% |
| 2018 | 1,058,000 | 3.62% |
| 2017 | 1,021,000 | 3.55% |
| 2016 | 986,000 | 3.68% |
| 2015 | 951,000 | 3.59% |
| 2014 | 918,000 | 3.61% |
| 2013 | 886,000 | 3.50% |
| 2012 | 856,000 | 3.63% |
| 2011 | 826,000 | 3.64% |
| 2010 | 797,000 | 3.64% |
| 2009 | 769,000 | 3.50% |
| 2008 | 743,000 | 3.63% |
| 2007 | 717,000 | 3.61% |
| 2006 | 692,000 | 3.59% |
| 2005 | 668,000 | 3.57% |
| 2004 | 645,000 | 3.70% |
| 2003 | 622,000 | 4.36% |
| 2002 | 596,000 | 9.36% |
| 2001 | 545,000 | 9.44% |
| 2000 | 498,000 | 9.69% |
| 1999 | 454,000 | 9.40% |
| 1998 | 415,000 | 9.50% |
| 1997 | 379,000 | 9.22% |
| 1996 | 347,000 | 8.44% |
| 1995 | 320,000 | 8.47% |
| 1994 | 295,000 | 8.46% |
| 1993 | 272,000 | 8.80% |
| 1992 | 250,000 | 8.23% |
| 1991 | 231,000 | 5.48% |
| 1990 | 219,000 | 5.29% |
| 1989 | 208,000 | 5.58% |
| 1988 | 197,000 | 5.35% |
| 1987 | 187,000 | 5.65% |
| 1986 | 177,000 | 5.36% |
| 1985 | 168,000 | 5.66% |
| 1984 | 159,000 | 5.30% |
| 1983 | 151,000 | 5.59% |
| 1982 | 143,000 | 5.93% |
| 1981 | 135,000 | 5.47% |
| 1980 | 128,000 | 4.92% |
| 1979 | 122,000 | 6.09% |
| 1978 | 115,000 | 8.49% |
| 1977 | 106,000 | 9.28% |
| 1976 | 97,000 | 7.78% |
| 1975 | 90,000 | 9.76% |
| 1974 | 82,000 | 7.89% |
| 1973 | 76,000 | 8.57% |
| 1972 | 70,000 | 9.38% |
| 1971 | 64,000 | 8.47% |
| 1970 | 59,000 | 5.36% |
| 1969 | 56,000 | 5.66% |
| 1968 | 53,000 | 6.00% |
| 1967 | 50,000 | 4.17% |
| 1966 | 48,000 | 6.67% |
| 1965 | 45,000 | 4.65% |
| 1964 | 43,000 | 7.50% |
| 1963 | 40,000 | 5.26% |
| 1962 | 38,000 | 5.56% |
| 1961 | 36,000 | 5.88% |
| 1960 | 34,000 | 6.25% |
| 1959 | 32,000 | 3.23% |
| 1958 | 31,000 | 6.90% |
| 1957 | 29,000 | 3.57% |
| 1956 | 28,000 | 7.69% |
| 1955 | 26,000 | 4.00% |
| 1954 | 25,000 | 8.70% |
| 1953 | 23,000 | 4.55% |
| 1952 | 22,000 | 4.76% |
| 1951 | 21,000 | 5.00% |
| 1950 | 20,000 | 0.00% |
