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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Rwanda

Share of population under 15 in Rwanda in 2025 — 37%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12.2 pp.

2025 37% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 217
Period maximum 52.4%1995
Period minimum 37%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Rwanda, 1960–2025354045505519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.2%1962: 50.2%1964: 50.8%1966: 50.2%1968: 49.2%1970: 48.2%1972: 47.5%1974: 46.9%1976: 46.4%1978: 46.4%1980: 46.8%1982: 47.4%1984: 48.1%1986: 48.6%1988: 48.9%1990: 49%1992: 48.7%1994: 50.1%1996: 51.4%1998: 49.2%2000: 46.4%2002: 44.3%2004: 43.3%2006: 42.9%2008: 42.8%2010: 42.4%2012: 41.9%2014: 41.4%2016: 40.9%2018: 40.1%2020: 39.2%2022: 38.2%2024: 37.4%2025: 37%
Change over the period: −12.2 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Rwanda 37%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37 −0.3 pp
2024 37.4 −0.4 pp
2023 37.7 −0.4 pp
2022 38.2 −0.5 pp
2021 38.6 −0.5 pp
2020 39.2 −0.5 pp
2019 39.7 −0.5 pp
2018 40.1 −0.4 pp
2017 40.5 −0.3 pp
2016 40.9 −0.3 pp
2015 41.1 −0.3 pp
2014 41.4 −0.2 pp
2013 41.7 −0.2 pp
2012 41.9 −0.3 pp
2011 42.2 −0.2 pp
2010 42.4 −0.2 pp
2009 42.6 −0.1 pp
2008 42.8 −0.1 pp
2007 42.9 −0.1 pp
2006 42.9 −0.1 pp
2005 43.1 −0.3 pp
2004 43.3 −0.4 pp
2003 43.7 −0.6 pp
2002 44.3 −0.9 pp
2001 45.2 −1.2 pp
2000 46.4 −1.4 pp
1999 47.8 −1.4 pp
1998 49.2 −1.2 pp
1997 50.5 −0.9 pp
1996 51.4 −0.9 pp
1995 52.4 +2.3 pp
1994 50.1 +1.7 pp
1993 48.4 −0.3 pp
1992 48.7 −0.2 pp
1991 48.9 −0 pp
1990 49 +0.1 pp
1989 48.9 +0 pp
1988 48.9 +0.1 pp
1987 48.8 +0.2 pp
1986 48.6 +0.2 pp
1985 48.3 +0.3 pp
1984 48.1 +0.3 pp
1983 47.7 +0.3 pp
1982 47.4 +0.3 pp
1981 47.1 +0.3 pp
1980 46.8 +0.2 pp
1979 46.5 +0.1 pp
1978 46.4 +0 pp
1977 46.4 −0.1 pp
1976 46.4 −0.2 pp
1975 46.6 −0.2 pp
1974 46.9 −0.3 pp
1973 47.2 −0.3 pp
1972 47.5 −0.4 pp
1971 47.9 −0.4 pp
1970 48.2 −0.5 pp
1969 48.7 −0.5 pp
1968 49.2 −0.5 pp
1967 49.7 −0.5 pp
1966 50.2 −0.4 pp
1965 50.6 −0.2 pp
1964 50.8 +0.2 pp
1963 50.6 +0.4 pp
1962 50.2 +0.5 pp
1961 49.7 +0.5 pp
1960 49.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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