Demographics of Rwanda


This article is about the demographic features of the population of Rwanda, including population density, ethnicity, education higher level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Rwanda's population density, even after the 1994 genocide, is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa at. This country has few villages, and nearly every family lives in a self-contained compound on a hillside. The urban concentrations are grouped around administrative centers.
Over half of the adult population is literate, but no more than 5% have received secondary education.

Ethnic groups

The Rwandan population largely consists of three ethnic groups. The Hutus, who comprise the majority of the population, are farmers of Bantu origin. The Tutsis are a pastoral people who arrived in the area in the 15th century. Until 1959, they formed the dominant caste under a feudal system based on cattleholding.
The Twa are thought to be the remnants of the earliest settlers of the region.

Population

In 1950, Rwanda had a very narrow population pyramid, with less than 250,000 males and females between 0–10 years old. The graph only gets narrower as it goes up with virtually no-one living past 50 years of age. In 2017, we see the population of Rwanda increase dramatically from 1950 with about 750,000 people between 0–20 years old, the graph remains very narrow in the older ages section but has improved from 1950. By 2050, it is predicted that more people will be living longer and the structure will broaden overall. By 2100, it is predicted that there will be more people aged between 30–60 than between 0–20 as previous years have shown.
According to the total population was in, compared to only 2,072,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 42.6%, 54.7% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older
Total population Population aged 0–14 Population aged 15–64 Population aged 65+
19502,07245.152.32.6
19552,38646.350.82.9
19602,77148.149.12.8
19653,22147.849.52.7
19703,74947.849.72.5
19754,39047.749.92.4
19805,17948.149.72.2
19856,08148.949.12.0
19907,11049.148.72.2
19955,57048.449.32.3
20008,09845.452.02.6
20059,20242.455.02.7
201010,62442.654.72.7
201210,51641.1655.653.19

Structure of the population

Structure of the population :
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total5,342,1125,691,02911,033,141100
0–4973,447957,1041,930,55117.50
5–9770,292763,7091,534,00113.90
10–14608,836621,3781,230,21311.15
15–19552,629568,1011,120,73010.16
20–24525,485550,4861,075,9719.75
25–29508,839540,8721,049,7129.51
30–34366,700416,072782,7727.09
35–39241,362291,340532,7024.83
40–44197,005228,728425,7333.86
45–49165,096193,402358,4993.25
50–54153,080180,759333,8393.03
55–59107,200132,234239,4332.17
60–6471,92492,299164,2231.49
65–6938,12558,58596,7100.88
70–7429,28546,23675,5210.68
75–7917,73627,55745,2930.41
80+15,07122,17837,2390.34

Structure of the population :
Age GroupMale Female Total
0–416.214.515.3
5–915.213.514.3
10–1414.012.613.3
15–1910.39.910.1
20–248.29.08.6
25–298.38.38.3
30–347.27.37.3
35–394.44.94.7
40–443.54.34.0
45–493.13.63.3
50–543.13.43.3
55–592.12.32.2
60–641.72.11.9
65–691.01.51.3
70–740.61.10.9
75–790.50.60.6
80+0.60.90.8

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Rwanda not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
Births and deaths
YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseTFR
2012404,067139,499264,568

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :
YearCBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR
199240.06.23 38.04.51 41.06.33
20005.8 5.2 5.9
200543.26.1 39.84.9 43.86.3
2007–0839.25.5 37.44.7 39.65.7
201034.44.6 30.63.4 35.04.8
2014–1532.64.2 34.33.6 32.34.3

Fertility data as of 2014–15 :
ProvinceTotal fertility ratePercentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnantMean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
Kigali3.66.94.6
South4.06.95.0
West4.67.45.9
North3.76.35.6
East4.68.45.9

Life expectancy

Source: UN

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.
The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Age structure

Median age

Birth rate

Death rate

[Total fertility rate]

Population growth rate

Mother's mean age at first birth

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Net migration rate

[Dependency ratio]s

Urbanization

Life expectancy at birth

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male/female
15–64 years: 0.99 male/female
65 years and over: 0.70 male/female
total population: 1.00 male/female

Nationality

noun: Rwandan/Rwandese
adjective: Rwandan/Rwandese

Ethnic groups

91% Hutu, 8% Tutsi, 1% Twa.

Religions

Protestant 49.5%, Roman Catholic 43.7%, Muslim 2%, other 0.9%, none 2.5%, unspecified 1.3%

Languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24