Rwanda Population Growth Rate 1950-2019
Chart and table of Rwanda population from 1950 to 2019. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Rwanda in 2019 is 12,626,950, a 2.64% increase from 2018.
- The population of Rwanda in 2018 was 12,301,970, a 2.68% increase from 2017.
- The population of Rwanda in 2017 was 11,980,961, a 2.67% increase from 2016.
- The population of Rwanda in 2016 was 11,668,827, a 2.64% increase from 2015.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2019 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia |
112,078,730 |
| Tanzania |
58,005,463 |
| Uganda |
44,269,594 |
| Afghanistan |
38,041,754 |
| Mozambique |
30,366,036 |
| Yemen |
29,161,922 |
| Nepal |
28,608,710 |
| Madagascar |
26,969,307 |
| North Korea |
25,666,161 |
| Niger |
23,310,715 |
| Burkina Faso |
20,321,378 |
| Mali |
19,658,031 |
| Malawi |
18,628,747 |
| Senegal |
16,296,364 |
| Chad |
15,946,876 |
| Somalia |
15,442,905 |
| Zimbabwe |
14,645,468 |
| Guinea |
12,771,246 |
| Rwanda |
12,626,950 |
| Benin |
11,801,151 |
| Burundi |
11,530,580 |
| Haiti |
11,263,077 |
| South Sudan |
11,062,113 |
| Tajikistan |
9,321,018 |
| Togo |
8,082,366 |
| Sierra Leone |
7,813,215 |
| Liberia |
4,937,374 |
| Central African Republic |
4,745,185 |
| Eritrea |
3,497,117 |
| Gambia |
2,347,706 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,920,922 |
| Comoros |
850,886 |
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Rwanda - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2019 |
12,626,950 |
2.64% |
| 2018 |
12,301,970 |
2.68% |
| 2017 |
11,980,961 |
2.67% |
| 2016 |
11,668,827 |
2.64% |
| 2015 |
11,369,071 |
2.58% |
| 2014 |
11,083,630 |
2.52% |
| 2013 |
10,811,538 |
2.48% |
| 2012 |
10,549,673 |
2.49% |
| 2011 |
10,293,331 |
2.53% |
| 2010 |
10,039,338 |
2.62% |
| 2009 |
9,782,770 |
2.71% |
| 2008 |
9,524,534 |
2.70% |
| 2007 |
9,273,757 |
2.55% |
| 2006 |
9,043,337 |
2.30% |
| 2005 |
8,840,215 |
1.84% |
| 2004 |
8,680,524 |
1.44% |
| 2003 |
8,557,161 |
1.54% |
| 2002 |
8,427,060 |
2.38% |
| 2001 |
8,231,156 |
3.75% |
| 2000 |
7,933,681 |
5.77% |
| 1999 |
7,501,234 |
7.73% |
| 1998 |
6,962,802 |
8.46% |
| 1997 |
6,419,901 |
6.77% |
| 1996 |
6,013,107 |
3.03% |
| 1995 |
5,836,495 |
-1.68% |
| 1994 |
5,936,261 |
-5.23% |
| 1993 |
6,263,757 |
-6.54% |
| 1992 |
6,702,244 |
-5.39% |
| 1991 |
7,083,935 |
-2.81% |
| 1990 |
7,288,882 |
0.16% |
| 1989 |
7,276,985 |
2.66% |
| 1988 |
7,088,191 |
4.55% |
| 1987 |
6,779,983 |
5.22% |
| 1986 |
6,443,751 |
4.83% |
| 1985 |
6,146,891 |
4.13% |
| 1984 |
5,902,843 |
3.72% |
| 1983 |
5,690,980 |
3.38% |
| 1982 |
5,504,842 |
3.29% |
| 1981 |
5,329,252 |
3.41% |
| 1980 |
5,153,312 |
3.50% |
| 1979 |
4,978,817 |
3.45% |
| 1978 |
4,812,872 |
3.38% |
| 1977 |
4,655,383 |
3.31% |
| 1976 |
4,506,109 |
3.24% |
| 1975 |
4,364,706 |
3.15% |
| 1974 |
4,231,578 |
3.05% |
| 1973 |
4,106,407 |
2.99% |
| 1972 |
3,987,224 |
2.99% |
| 1971 |
3,871,439 |
3.04% |
| 1970 |
3,757,358 |
3.13% |
| 1969 |
3,643,237 |
3.21% |
| 1968 |
3,529,843 |
3.18% |
| 1967 |
3,420,895 |
2.99% |
| 1966 |
3,321,679 |
2.66% |
| 1965 |
3,235,531 |
2.25% |
| 1964 |
3,164,263 |
1.89% |
| 1963 |
3,105,419 |
1.72% |
| 1962 |
3,052,936 |
1.82% |
| 1961 |
2,998,325 |
2.14% |
| 1960 |
2,935,582 |
2.54% |
| 1959 |
2,862,792 |
2.92% |
| 1958 |
2,781,612 |
3.18% |
| 1957 |
2,695,828 |
3.29% |
| 1956 |
2,609,862 |
3.27% |
| 1955 |
2,527,294 |
3.14% |
| 1954 |
2,450,358 |
2.97% |
| 1953 |
2,379,692 |
2.83% |
| 1952 |
2,314,186 |
2.80% |
| 1951 |
2,251,130 |
2.97% |
| 1950 |
2,186,185 |
0.00% |
