Urban population growth in Rwanda
The urban population of Rwanda changed by 5.55% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2014.
Rwanda, 2025
5.55%
Change from 2024
−0.09percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
3rd of 217
Urban 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 | 5.55% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 5.65% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 5.99% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 8.41% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 8.52% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 8.70% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 8.70% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 8.51% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 8.07% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 7.33% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 6.28% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 4.89% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.19% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.44% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.49% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.55% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.60% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.65% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.68% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.69% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.69% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.69% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.30% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.32% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.64% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.09 percentage points from 5.65% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.28%, the figure has changed by −0.72 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Rwanda has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Rwanda
All statistics for Rwanda
Urban population share
30.9%
2025 · World Bank
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