Rwanda Population Pyramid 1951
Rwanda in 1951
As of 1951, Rwanda counted 2,236,031 inhabitants. The median age was 18.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 80.8 children under 15 and 5.3 people aged 65 or over.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Rwanda had on average 3.70 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 67.8 years on average (69.9 years for girls, 65.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
504,488 immigrants live in Rwanda, 3.5% of the population.
| D.R. Congo | 236,385 |
| Burundi | 130,912 |
| Uganda | 91,955 |
| Tanzania | 42,664 |
| Kenya | 2,572 |
539,046 people born in Rwanda live in other countries.
| D.R. Congo | 286,208 |
| Burundi | 85,969 |
| Uganda | 79,149 |
| Congo | 24,825 |
| Belgium | 15,445 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,236,031 | 18.1 | |
| Somalia | 2,276,681 | 19.4 | |
| Burundi | 2,305,746 | 19.1 | |
| Zambia | 2,393,302 | 17.5 | |
| South Sudan | 2,529,620 | 18.6 |





