Rwanda
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
14,569,341 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,124 per person
Life expectancy at birth
68.0 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.4%
Consumer price inflation
5.9%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 13,954,472 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 19.4 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 3.70 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | -0.6 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | 6,282 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 3.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| ILO estimate of youth unemployment | 16.4% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Labour force participation | 63.7% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Women's labour force participation | 57.3% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$16.4 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$3,559 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$1,150 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 251.2 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 7.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 1,428.478 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 38.3% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate | 26.0% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Primary completion (UIS) | 62.7% | 2022 | UNESCO UIS |
| Lower secondary completion | 32.0% | 2022 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 67.8 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 13.9 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 60.0 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 31.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 93 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 0.6 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 22.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 22,734 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Medium and high-tech manufacturing | 7.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 21.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 35.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 56.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 29.4 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 1,537,008 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 72.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 9.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 79.9% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.29 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2007 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 0.84 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 8.3 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 29.3 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 26.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 9.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 61.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 81.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Level of water stress | 20.2% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$4.58 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 69.7%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Pesticide use | 1.21 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Gini index | 39.4 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2023 | World Bank |
| Income share held by the richest 10% | 33.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Extreme poverty rate | 38.6% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 12.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 18.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.78% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 133 per million people per million people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 434 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 3.6 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2020 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 63.8% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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