Rural population, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Rural population, per capita was 0.6909 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Rwanda, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.6909 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.974 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6909 units per person, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 23rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9714 units per person | 0.9686 units per person | 0.974 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9596 units per person | 0.9525 units per person | 0.9676 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.95 units per person | 0.948 units per person | 0.9518 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9109 units per person | 0.8533 units per person | 0.9473 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8324 units per person | 0.8308 units per person | 0.8422 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8125 units per person | 0.7703 units per person | 0.8307 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7199 units per person | 0.6909 units per person | 0.755 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.7108 units per person compare
- 21 St. Lucia 0.709 units per person compare
- 22 Myanmar 0.6942 units per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.6869 units per person compare
- 25 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 20.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 20.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Rwanda?
- Rural population, per capita in Rwanda was 0.6909 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.974 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6909 units per person in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for rural population, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 23rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.