Rural population, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Rural population, per capita was 0.6909 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Rwanda, 1960–2025
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 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.974 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9733 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9728 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9722 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9717 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9712 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9706 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.97 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9694 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9686 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9676 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9663 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9645 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9624 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9603 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9581 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9561 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9545 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9533 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9525 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9518 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9513 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9509 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9502 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9499 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9491 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9486 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.948 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9473 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9464 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9434 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.936 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9252 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9118 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.897 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8817 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8667 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8533 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8422 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8345 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8312 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8311 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.831 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8309 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8309 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8309 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8308 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8308 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8307 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8307 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8306 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8293 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.825 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.818 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8088 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7975 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7846 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7703 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.755 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7389 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7222 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7114 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7011 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6909 units per person | -1.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.6909 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.6909 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 Saint 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 Saint 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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 216 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 ÷ 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.