Population growth in Rwanda
The population of Rwanda changed by 2.17% in 2025.
Rwanda, 2025
2.17%
Change from 2024
+0.03percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
40th of 217
Population growth in Rwanda over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.17% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.14% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.20% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.19% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.19% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.24% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.28% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.32% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.35% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 2.37% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 2.39% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 2.42% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 2.40% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 2.39% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 2.45% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.52% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.58% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.63% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.66% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.67% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.66% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.64% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.20% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 1.36% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.89% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 2.14% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.39%, the figure has changed by −0.22 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Rwanda has the 40th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Rwanda
All statistics for Rwanda
Population
14,569,341 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
6,282 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
13,954,472 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.70 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.18%
2023 · UN Population Division