Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Rwanda

Number of immigrants in Rwanda in 2024 — 513,316 people. Ranked 81 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 220.8%.

2024 513,316 people −0.12% vs 2020
World rank 81of 215
Period maximum 514,647 people2015
Period minimum 160,024 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Rwanda, 1990–20240200,000400,000600,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 160,024 people1995: 215,735 people2000: 347,076 people2005: 423,187 people2010: 426,901 people2015: 514,647 people2020: 513,907 people2024: 513,316 people
Change over the period: +353,292 (+220.77%) Average annual rate: 3.49 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Rwanda 513,316 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Eastern Africa computed 8.02M people
Low-income countries computed 14.4M people
Number of immigrants — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 513,316
2020 513,907
2015 514,647
2010 426,901
2005 423,187
2000 347,076
1995 215,735
1990 160,024

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

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