Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda

Rwanda: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
4th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Rwanda 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1288 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre 0.143 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1682 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1473 1000 No per square kilometre 0.192 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2348 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1985 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2769 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.2442 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2167 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2774 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2768 1000 No per square kilometre 0.336 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3867 1000 No per square kilometre 0.345 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4288 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4514 1000 No per square kilometre 0.438 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 1 Maldives 0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 0.8012 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Chagai 0.5864 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Barbados 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Burundi 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 7 Mauritius 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.