Rwanda Population Density 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 Rwanda population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Rwanda in 2020 is 491.73 people per square kilometer, a 2.58% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Rwanda in 2019 was 479.38 people per square kilometer, a 2.64% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Rwanda in 2018 was 467.05 people per square kilometer, a 2.68% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Rwanda in 2017 was 454.86 people per square kilometer, a 2.67% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Rwanda - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 491.73 | 2.58% |
| 2019 | 479.38 | 2.64% |
| 2018 | 467.05 | 2.68% |
| 2017 | 454.86 | 2.67% |
| 2016 | 443.01 | 2.64% |
| 2015 | 431.63 | 2.58% |
| 2014 | 420.79 | 2.52% |
| 2013 | 410.46 | 2.48% |
| 2012 | 400.52 | 2.49% |
| 2011 | 390.79 | 2.53% |
| 2010 | 381.14 | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 371.40 | 2.71% |
| 2008 | 361.60 | 2.70% |
| 2007 | 352.08 | 2.55% |
| 2006 | 343.33 | 2.30% |
| 2005 | 335.62 | 1.84% |
| 2004 | 329.56 | 1.44% |
| 2003 | 324.87 | 1.54% |
| 2002 | 319.93 | 2.38% |
| 2001 | 312.50 | 3.75% |
| 2000 | 301.20 | 5.77% |
| 1999 | 284.78 | 7.73% |
| 1998 | 264.34 | 8.46% |
| 1997 | 243.73 | 6.77% |
| 1996 | 228.29 | 3.03% |
| 1995 | 221.58 | -1.68% |
| 1994 | 225.37 | -5.23% |
| 1993 | 237.80 | -6.54% |
| 1992 | 254.45 | -5.39% |
| 1991 | 268.94 | -2.81% |
| 1990 | 276.72 | 0.16% |
| 1989 | 276.27 | 2.66% |
| 1988 | 269.10 | 4.55% |
| 1987 | 257.40 | 5.22% |
| 1986 | 244.64 | 4.83% |
| 1985 | 233.37 | 4.13% |
| 1984 | 224.10 | 3.72% |
| 1983 | 216.06 | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 208.99 | 3.29% |
| 1981 | 202.33 | 3.41% |
| 1980 | 195.65 | 3.50% |
| 1979 | 189.02 | 3.45% |
| 1978 | 182.72 | 3.38% |
| 1977 | 176.74 | 3.31% |
| 1976 | 171.07 | 3.24% |
| 1975 | 165.71 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | 160.65 | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 155.90 | 2.99% |
| 1972 | 151.38 | 2.99% |
| 1971 | 146.98 | 3.04% |
| 1970 | 142.65 | 3.13% |
| 1969 | 138.32 | 3.21% |
| 1968 | 134.01 | 3.18% |
| 1967 | 129.87 | 2.99% |
| 1966 | 126.11 | 2.66% |
| 1965 | 122.84 | 2.25% |
| 1964 | 120.13 | 1.89% |
| 1963 | 117.90 | 1.72% |
| 1962 | 115.90 | 1.82% |
| 1961 | 113.83 | 2.14% |
| 1960 | 111.45 | 2.54% |
| 1959 | 108.69 | 2.92% |
| 1958 | 105.60 | 3.18% |
| 1957 | 102.35 | 3.29% |
| 1956 | 99.08 | 3.27% |
| 1955 | 95.95 | 3.14% |
| 1954 | 93.03 | 2.97% |
| 1953 | 90.35 | 2.83% |
| 1952 | 87.86 | 2.80% |
| 1951 | 85.46 | 2.97% |
| 1950 | 83.00 | 0.00% |
