Population 11.78 million (2013) GNI per capita 1,450 PPP dollars (2013) | Life expectancy 63.49 years (2012) Population growth rate 2.7% annual change (2013) | |
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Fertility rate 4.62 births per woman (2012) Official languages Kinyarwanda, French, English | ||
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Rwanda, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Contents
- Map of Rwanda
- Ethnic groups
- Population
- Structure of the population
- Vital statistics
- Fertility and Births
- CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
- Population growth rate
- Sex ratio
- Life expectancy at birth
- Nationality
- Religions
- Languages
- Literacy
- References
Map of Rwanda
Rwanda's population density, even after the 1994 genocide, is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa at 230 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi). This country has few villages, and nearly every family lives in a self-contained compound on a hillside. The urban concentrations are grouped around administrative centers.
Over half of the adult population is literate, but no more than 5% have received secondary education.
Ethnic groups
The indigenous population consists of three ethnic groups. The Hutus, who comprise the majority of the population (85%), are farmers of Bantu origin. The Tutsis (14% before the Genocide, probably less than 10% now) are a pastoral people who arrived in the area in the 15th century. Until 1959, they formed the dominant caste under a feudal system based on cattleholding.
The Twa (pygmies) (1%) are thought to be the remnants of the earliest settlers of the region.
Population
According to the 2010 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 10 624 000 in 2010, compared to only 2 072 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 42.6%, 54.7% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older .
Structure of the population
Structure of the population (01.07.2012) (Estimates, Data refer to national projections) :
Structure of the population (DHS 2013) (Males 9 546, Females 10 726 = 20 272) :
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events is in Rwanda not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
Births and deaths
Fertility and Births
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):
Fertility data as of 2014-2015 (DHS Program):
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
12,661,733
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS. This disease can result in lower life expectancy, population, and growth rates; higher infant mortality and death rates; and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2011 est.)
Population growth rate
2.792% (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 47.3 years
male: 46.26 years
female: 48.38 years (2006 est.)
Nationality
noun: Rwandan(s)/Rwandese
adjective: Rwandan/Rwandese
Ethnic groups
Religions
Languages
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.)