Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Rwanda

Population growth in Rwanda in 2025 — 2.17%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.59 pp.

2025 2.17% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 16.75%1996
Period minimum -17.99%1995

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Rwanda, 1961–2025-20-100102019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.76%1963: 2.26%1965: 2.62%1967: 3.02%1969: 3.08%1971: 2.95%1973: 2.91%1975: 2.94%1977: 2.95%1979: 3.02%1981: 3.2%1983: 3.34%1985: 3.37%1987: 3.28%1989: 3.06%1991: 2.04%1993: 3.8%1995: -17.99%1997: 14.5%1999: 0.82%2001: 0.89%2003: 2.2%2005: 2.66%2007: 2.66%2009: 2.58%2011: 2.45%2013: 2.4%2015: 2.39%2017: 2.35%2019: 2.28%2021: 2.19%2023: 2.2%2025: 2.17%
Change over the period: −0.59 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Rwanda 2.17%
World 0.91%
Eastern Africa computed 2.52%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.17 +0.03 pp
2024 2.14 −0.06 pp
2023 2.2 +0.01 pp
2022 2.19 −0 pp
2021 2.19 −0.05 pp
2020 2.24 −0.04 pp
2019 2.28 −0.04 pp
2018 2.32 −0.03 pp
2017 2.35 −0.02 pp
2016 2.37 −0.02 pp
2015 2.39 −0.02 pp
2014 2.42 +0.01 pp
2013 2.4 +0.01 pp
2012 2.39 −0.06 pp
2011 2.45 −0.07 pp
2010 2.52 −0.06 pp
2009 2.58 −0.05 pp
2008 2.63 −0.03 pp
2007 2.66 −0.01 pp
2006 2.67 +0.01 pp
2005 2.66 +0.02 pp
2004 2.64 +0.44 pp
2003 2.2 +0.84 pp
2002 1.36 +0.47 pp
2001 0.89 +0.08 pp
2000 0.81 −0.01 pp
1999 0.82 −3.31 pp
1998 4.12 −10.37 pp
1997 14.5 −2.25 pp
1996 16.75 +34.74 pp
1995 -17.99 −1.86 pp
1994 -16.13 −19.93 pp
1993 3.8 +1.75 pp
1992 2.06 +0.02 pp
1991 2.04 −0.58 pp
1990 2.62 −0.44 pp
1989 3.06 −0.13 pp
1988 3.19 −0.09 pp
1987 3.28 −0.06 pp
1986 3.34 −0.03 pp
1985 3.37 +0.01 pp
1984 3.37 +0.03 pp
1983 3.34 +0.06 pp
1982 3.28 +0.08 pp
1981 3.2 +0.09 pp
1980 3.11 +0.09 pp
1979 3.02 +0.06 pp
1978 2.96 +0.01 pp
1977 2.95 −0 pp
1976 2.96 +0.02 pp
1975 2.94 +0.01 pp
1974 2.93 +0.02 pp
1973 2.91 +0.02 pp
1972 2.89 −0.06 pp
1971 2.95 −0.09 pp
1970 3.05 −0.04 pp
1969 3.08 −0.02 pp
1968 3.1 +0.08 pp
1967 3.02 +0.18 pp
1966 2.83 +0.22 pp
1965 2.62 +0.31 pp
1964 2.3 +0.04 pp
1963 2.26 −0.26 pp
1962 2.52 −0.24 pp
1961 2.76

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

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