Rural population in Rwanda in 2025 — 10,065,465 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 241.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.07M | +69,469 | +0.69% |
| 2024 | 10M | +68,162 | +0.69% |
| 2023 | 9.93M | +69,152 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.86M | −10,199 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.87M | +4,563 | +0.05% |
| 2020 | 9.86M | +23,027 | +0.23% |
| 2019 | 9.84M | +43,440 | +0.44% |
| 2018 | 9.8M | +66,434 | +0.68% |
| 2017 | 9.73M | +91,348 | +0.95% |
| 2016 | 9.64M | +117,986 | +1.24% |
| 2015 | 9.52M | +146,394 | +1.56% |
| 2014 | 9.38M | +176,450 | +1.92% |
| 2013 | 9.2M | +204,034 | +2.27% |
| 2012 | 9M | +211,854 | +2.41% |
| 2011 | 8.78M | +212,101 | +2.47% |
| 2010 | 8.57M | +213,112 | +2.55% |
| 2009 | 8.36M | +212,466 | +2.61% |
| 2008 | 8.15M | +211,023 | +2.66% |
| 2007 | 7.93M | +208,000 | +2.69% |
| 2006 | 7.73M | +202,989 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.52M | +197,040 | +2.69% |
| 2004 | 7.33M | +190,475 | +2.67% |
| 2003 | 7.14M | +153,738 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.98M | +66,723 | +0.96% |
| 2001 | 6.92M | −2,052 | −0.03% |
| 2000 | 6.92M | −34,604 | −0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.95M | −52,425 | −0.75% |
| 1998 | 7M | +167,320 | +2.45% |
| 1997 | 6.84M | +819,588 | +13.62% |
| 1996 | 6.02M | +843,945 | +16.31% |
| 1995 | 5.17M | −1.11M | −17.67% |
| 1994 | 6.28M | −1.19M | −15.88% |
| 1993 | 7.47M | +222,201 | +3.07% |
| 1992 | 7.25M | +124,832 | +1.75% |
| 1991 | 7.12M | +137,040 | +1.96% |
| 1990 | 6.99M | +175,154 | +2.57% |
| 1989 | 6.81M | +201,138 | +3.04% |
| 1988 | 6.61M | +204,013 | +3.18% |
| 1987 | 6.41M | +203,864 | +3.29% |
| 1986 | 6.2M | +201,578 | +3.36% |
| 1985 | 6M | +197,088 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5.8M | +190,280 | +3.39% |
| 1983 | 5.61M | +182,092 | +3.35% |
| 1982 | 5.43M | +172,907 | +3.29% |
| 1981 | 5.26M | +162,725 | +3.19% |
| 1980 | 5.1M | +152,513 | +3.09% |
| 1979 | 4.94M | +142,996 | +2.98% |
| 1978 | 4.8M | +134,204 | +2.88% |
| 1977 | 4.67M | +127,895 | +2.82% |
| 1976 | 4.54M | +123,034 | +2.79% |
| 1975 | 4.41M | +118,288 | +2.75% |
| 1974 | 4.3M | +114,603 | +2.74% |
| 1973 | 4.18M | +111,366 | +2.74% |
| 1972 | 4.07M | +108,701 | +2.74% |
| 1971 | 3.96M | +109,980 | +2.86% |
| 1970 | 3.85M | +111,858 | +2.99% |
| 1969 | 3.74M | +110,672 | +3.05% |
| 1968 | 3.63M | +108,482 | +3.08% |
| 1967 | 3.52M | +102,616 | +3% |
| 1966 | 3.42M | +93,663 | +2.82% |
| 1965 | 3.32M | +84,103 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 3.24M | +72,115 | +2.28% |
| 1963 | 3.17M | +69,124 | +2.23% |
| 1962 | 3.1M | +75,262 | +2.49% |
| 1961 | 3.02M | +80,236 | +2.73% |
| 1960 | 2.94M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
