Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Rwanda

Rwanda: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square was 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Rwanda, 1961–2023

0.050.10.150.20.250.3196119922023

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Rwanda peaked at 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Rwanda ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0651 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1963 0.0666 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1964 0.0681 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1965 0.0699 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1966 0.0718 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1967 0.074 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1968 0.0763 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1969 0.0787 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1970 0.0811 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1971 0.0835 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1972 0.0859 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1973 0.0884 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1974 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1975 0.0936 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1976 0.0964 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1977 0.0993 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1978 0.1022 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1979 0.1054 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1980 0.1087 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1981 0.1122 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1982 0.116 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1983 0.1199 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1984 0.124 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1985 0.1283 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1986 0.1327 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1987 0.1371 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1988 0.1416 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1989 0.146 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1990 0.15 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1991 0.1532 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1992 0.1565 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1993 0.1627 1000 No per square kilometre +4.0%
1994 0.1405 1000 No per square kilometre -13.7%
1995 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre -14.7%
1996 0.1415 1000 No per square kilometre +18.1%
1997 0.1635 1000 No per square kilometre +15.5%
1998 0.1705 1000 No per square kilometre +4.3%
1999 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2000 0.174 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2001 0.1759 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2002 0.1785 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2003 0.1823 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2004 0.1868 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2005 0.1915 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2006 0.1963 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2007 0.2013 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2008 0.2063 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 0.2114 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2010 0.2165 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2011 0.2216 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 0.2267 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2013 0.232 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2014 0.2374 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2015 0.243 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2016 0.2487 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2017 0.2544 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2018 0.2602 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2019 0.2661 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2020 0.272 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2021 0.2778 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2022 0.2838 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2023 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0704 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0787 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0927 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0811 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1054 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1266 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1087 1000 No per square kilometre 0.146 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1904 1000 No per square kilometre 0.174 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2114 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2407 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2165 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2661 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2809 1000 No per square kilometre 0.272 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 14 Saint Martin (French part) 0.2932 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 15 Naoero 0.2913 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 16 Lebanon 0.29 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 18 San Marino 0.2858 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 19 Burundi 0.2683 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 20 India 0.2342 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Rwanda?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Rwanda was 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square?
Rwanda ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 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.