Rwanda Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Rwanda rural population for 2023 was 11,572,862, a 2.1% increase from 2022.
  • Rwanda rural population for 2022 was 11,335,329, a 2.15% increase from 2021.
  • Rwanda rural population for 2021 was 11,096,904, a 2.23% increase from 2020.
  • Rwanda rural population for 2020 was 10,854,688, a 2.28% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Rwanda Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,572,862 82.11 2.07%
2022 11,335,329 82.28 2.13%
2021 11,096,904 82.43 2.21%
2020 10,854,688 82.57 2.25%
2019 10,612,900 82.69 2.27%
2018 10,374,959 82.79 2.33%
2017 10,135,893 82.88 2.40%
2016 9,895,965 82.94 2.38%
2015 9,663,190 83.00 2.34%
2014 9,439,566 83.03 2.35%
2013 9,220,004 83.05 2.37%
2012 9,003,656 83.06 2.45%
2011 8,785,411 83.06 2.56%
2010 8,563,300 83.07 2.60%
2009 8,343,332 83.07 2.63%
2008 8,126,393 83.08 2.68%
2007 7,911,753 83.08 2.69%
2006 7,701,849 83.08 2.66%
2005 7,499,771 83.09 2.63%
2004 7,305,326 83.09 2.57%
2003 7,119,659 83.10 2.16%
2002 6,967,684 83.22 0.66%
2001 6,922,173 84.17 0.33%
2000 6,899,492 85.07 0.24%
1999 6,883,119 85.94 0.24%
1998 6,866,429 86.76 2.29%
1997 6,710,997 87.53 12.01%
1996 5,951,688 88.63 14.91%
1995 5,127,477 90.16 -18.36%
1994 6,161,062 91.51 -17.33%
1993 7,326,666 92.69 2.08%
1992 7,175,723 93.71 1.42%
1991 7,074,642 94.51 2.16%
1990 6,923,513 94.58 2.38%
1989 6,760,450 94.66 2.59%
1988 6,587,501 94.73 3.11%
1987 6,385,701 94.80 3.52%
1986 6,164,662 94.87 3.55%
1985 5,949,842 94.94 3.34%
1984 5,754,619 95.01 3.24%
1983 5,571,114 95.08 3.52%
1982 5,378,565 95.15 3.73%
1981 5,181,514 95.21 3.57%
1980 4,999,796 95.28 3.29%
1979 4,838,111 95.34 2.96%
1978 4,696,774 95.43 2.65%
1977 4,574,033 95.63 2.66%
1976 4,453,819 95.82 2.70%
1975 4,335,216 96.00 2.72%
1974 4,218,766 96.18 2.76%
1973 4,103,928 96.35 2.79%
1972 3,991,206 96.51 2.79%
1971 3,881,449 96.66 2.86%
1970 3,771,917 96.81 3.02%
1969 3,659,669 96.87 3.05%
1968 3,549,733 96.93 3.06%
1967 3,442,871 97.00 2.95%
1966 3,342,698 97.06 2.75%
1965 3,252,123 97.12 2.51%
1964 3,171,475 97.18 2.18%
1963 3,103,039 97.23 2.13%
1962 3,037,514 97.29 2.39%
1961 2,965,796 97.35 2.62%
1960 2,889,042 97.40 %