Population in Rwanda
The population of Rwanda was 14,569,341 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Rwanda, 2025
14,569,341
Change from 2024
+2.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
76th of 217
Population in Rwanda over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,569,341 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 14,256,567 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 13,954,471 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 13,651,030 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 13,355,260 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 13,065,837 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 12,776,103 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 12,487,996 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 12,202,060 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 11,919,183 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 11,640,022 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 11,364,757 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 11,093,340 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 10,829,901 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 10,573,733 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 10,317,553 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 10,060,432 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 9,804,269 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 9,549,933 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 9,299,246 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 9,054,528 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 8,816,844 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 8,586,875 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 8,400,180 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 8,287,094 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 14,256,567 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11,640,022 people, the figure has changed by +25.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Rwanda has the 76th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Rwanda
All statistics for Rwanda
Population growth
2.17%
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
Population aged 65 and over
4.0%
2025 · World Bank