Rwanda Population Pyramid 1994
Rwanda in 1994
In 1994, Rwanda had a total population of 6,792,352 people. That is 11.2% more than in 1984, when the population stood at 6,107,627.
With a median age of 15.0 years, Rwanda had a youth dependency ratio of 104.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.5 per 100 people of working age. 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.
The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed, left a visible scar on Rwanda's age and sex structure.
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 | 6,792,353 | 15.0 | |
| Somalia | 7,026,797 | 16.7 | |
| Burundi | 5,713,854 | 14.6 | |
| South Sudan | 5,071,184 | 16.9 | |
| Zambia | 8,576,269 | 15.8 |
