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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Rwanda

Share of population aged 65 and over in Rwanda in 2025 — 4%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2025 4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 166of 217
Period maximum 4%2025
Period minimum 1.8%1997

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Rwanda, 1960–20251234519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.1%1962: 3.1%1964: 3.1%1966: 3%1968: 3%1970: 2.9%1972: 2.8%1974: 2.7%1976: 2.7%1978: 2.6%1980: 2.5%1982: 2.4%1984: 2.3%1986: 2.3%1988: 2.3%1990: 2.3%1992: 2.3%1994: 2.1%1996: 1.8%1998: 1.9%2000: 2.1%2002: 2.4%2004: 2.6%2006: 2.6%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2012: 2.8%2014: 2.9%2016: 3%2018: 3.2%2020: 3.5%2022: 3.7%2024: 3.9%2025: 4%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 4%
World 10.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 3.2%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4 +0.1 pp
2024 3.9 +0.1 pp
2023 3.8 +0.1 pp
2022 3.7 +0.1 pp
2021 3.6 +0.1 pp
2020 3.5 +0.1 pp
2019 3.4 +0.1 pp
2018 3.2 +0.1 pp
2017 3.1 +0.1 pp
2016 3 +0.1 pp
2015 3 +0.1 pp
2014 2.9 +0.1 pp
2013 2.8 +0 pp
2012 2.8 +0 pp
2011 2.8 +0 pp
2010 2.7 +0 pp
2009 2.7 +0 pp
2008 2.7 +0 pp
2007 2.7 +0 pp
2006 2.6 +0 pp
2005 2.6 +0 pp
2004 2.6 +0 pp
2003 2.5 +0.1 pp
2002 2.4 +0.1 pp
2001 2.3 +0.1 pp
2000 2.1 +0.1 pp
1999 2 +0.1 pp
1998 1.9 +0.1 pp
1997 1.8 −0 pp
1996 1.8 −0 pp
1995 1.8 −0.3 pp
1994 2.1 −0.2 pp
1993 2.3 +0 pp
1992 2.3 +0 pp
1991 2.3 +0 pp
1990 2.3 +0 pp
1989 2.3 +0 pp
1988 2.3 +0 pp
1987 2.3 −0 pp
1986 2.3 −0 pp
1985 2.3 −0 pp
1984 2.3 −0 pp
1983 2.3 −0.1 pp
1982 2.4 −0.1 pp
1981 2.4 −0.1 pp
1980 2.5 −0 pp
1979 2.5 −0 pp
1978 2.6 −0 pp
1977 2.6 −0 pp
1976 2.7 −0 pp
1975 2.7 −0 pp
1974 2.7 −0 pp
1973 2.8 −0 pp
1972 2.8 −0 pp
1971 2.8 −0 pp
1970 2.9 −0 pp
1969 2.9 −0 pp
1968 3 −0 pp
1967 3 −0 pp
1966 3 −0 pp
1965 3.1 −0 pp
1964 3.1 −0 pp
1963 3.1 +0 pp
1962 3.1 +0 pp
1961 3.1 −0 pp
1960 3.1 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 14.1 SC Seychelles 8.7 DJ Djibouti 5 KM Comoros 4.5 ER Eritrea 4.3 RW Rwanda 4 ZW Zimbabwe 3.6 MG Madagascar 3.5 ET Ethiopia 3.3 SS South Sudan 3.1 TZ Tanzania 3 KE Kenya 3 MZ Mozambique 2.7 SO Somalia 2.6 MW Malawi 2.6 BI Burundi 2.5 UG Uganda 2.2 ZM Zambia 2
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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