Rwanda Population Growth Rate 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 from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Rwanda in 2020 is 12,952,218, a 2.58% increase from 2019.
- The population of Rwanda in 2019 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Rwanda - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 12,952,218 | 2.58% |
| 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% |
