Rwanda
Urban population in Rwanda
Urban population in Rwanda: 1.8% in 1950 and 30.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 30.9%
- Since 1950
- +29.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 204 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 54.8%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 54.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.9 |
| 2024 | 29.9 |
| 2023 | 28.9 |
| 2022 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | 26.1 |
| 2020 | 24.5 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2018 | 21.5 |
| 2017 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | 19.1 |
| 2015 | 18.2 |
| 2014 | 17.5 |
| 2013 | 17.1 |
| 2012 | 16.9 |
| 2011 | 16.9 |
| 2010 | 16.9 |
| 2009 | 16.9 |
| 2008 | 16.9 |
| 2007 | 16.9 |
| 2006 | 16.9 |
| 2005 | 16.9 |
| 2004 | 16.9 |
| 2003 | 16.9 |
| 2002 | 16.9 |
| 2001 | 16.6 |
| 2000 | 15.8 |
| 1999 | 14.7 |
| 1998 | 13.3 |
| 1997 | 11.8 |
| 1996 | 10.3 |
| 1995 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 5.7 |
| 1991 | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 5.1 |
| 1987 | 5.1 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1983 | 4.9 |
| 1982 | 4.9 |
| 1981 | 4.9 |
| 1980 | 4.8 |
| 1979 | 4.8 |
| 1978 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | 4.6 |
| 1976 | 4.4 |
| 1975 | 4.2 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3.8 |
| 1972 | 3.6 |
| 1971 | 3.4 |
| 1970 | 3.2 |
| 1969 | 3.1 |
| 1968 | 3.1 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2.9 |
| 1965 | 2.9 |
| 1964 | 2.8 |
| 1963 | 2.8 |
| 1962 | 2.7 |
| 1961 | 2.7 |
| 1960 | 2.6 |
| 1959 | 2.5 |
| 1958 | 2.5 |
| 1957 | 2.4 |
| 1956 | 2.3 |
| 1955 | 2.2 |
| 1954 | 2.1 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1952 | 2 |
| 1951 | 1.9 |
| 1950 | 1.8 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.9 |
| 2027 | 33 |
| 2028 | 34 |
| 2029 | 35 |
| 2030 | 36 |
| 2031 | 37 |
| 2032 | 38 |
| 2033 | 39 |
| 2034 | 40 |
| 2035 | 40.9 |
| 2036 | 41.9 |
| 2037 | 42.9 |
| 2038 | 43.8 |
| 2039 | 44.8 |
| 2040 | 45.7 |
| 2041 | 46.7 |
| 2042 | 47.6 |
| 2043 | 48.5 |
| 2044 | 49.5 |
| 2045 | 50.4 |
| 2046 | 51.3 |
| 2047 | 52.2 |
| 2048 | 53 |
| 2049 | 53.9 |
| 2050 | 54.8 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$194M in 2025
- Military spending per person$13 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel35,000 people in 2020
- National power0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports37 million TIV in 2023