Rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Rural population, per square kilometre was 402.43 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 402.43 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 402.43 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 122.58 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 5th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.86 units per square kilometre | 122.58 units per square kilometre | 151.6 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 177.23 units per square kilometre | 156.13 units per square kilometre | 200.36 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 240.09 units per square kilometre | 206.54 units per square kilometre | 276.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 271.98 units per square kilometre | 209.72 units per square kilometre | 302.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 303.88 units per square kilometre | 280.33 units per square kilometre | 338.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 378.83 units per square kilometre | 347.44 units per square kilometre | 398.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 400.48 units per square kilometre | 399.62 units per square kilometre | 402.43 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 2 Bangladesh 894.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Channel Islands 565.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Burundi 407.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Mauritius 381.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 India 314.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Comoros, Union of the 305.47 units per square kilometre 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 402.43 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 402.43 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.58 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.