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Rwanda

Rwanda / RW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Rwanda in numbers.

Area26,338 kmยฒWorld # 145 โ†’Population14.6MWorld # 76 โ†’Population density553.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 17 โ†’Life expectancy68 yearsWorld # 165 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,124World # 193 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Rwanda across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area26,338 kmยฒWorld # 145 / 2023 โ†’Population14.6MWorld # 76 / 2025 โ†’Population density553.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 17 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.2%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.6World # 38 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate28.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 39 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 162 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.4 yearsWorld # 199 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437%World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Urban population30.9%World # 193 / 2025 โ†’Net migration6.3KWorld # 48 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 72 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.6%World # 127 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy68 yearsWorld # 165 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.7 yearsWorld # 132 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 183 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate10.1%World # 132 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,124World # 193 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 16.4BWorld # 143 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 4,164World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth9.4%World # 7 / 2025 โ†’Inflation5.9%World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment11.4%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment16.4%World # 70 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,584 hours/yearWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.4World # 48 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.6%World # 73 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people133.1 per million peopleWorld # 104 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.8%World # 49 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people1 per million peopleWorld # 118 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,405 kcal/dayWorld # 163 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person6.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 186 / 2023 โ†’Rice production141.9K tWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production16.4K tWorld # 97 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production17.8K tWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.3%World # 158 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person77 kWh/personWorld # 145 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 202 / 2024 โ†’Internet use31.7%World # 182 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions93.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 154 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate3.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 81 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate29.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 29 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 103 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament63.8%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.6MWorld # 77 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 212MWorld # 129 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 92.2%Main languageKinyarwandaMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal179 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightKinyarwandaLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyRwanda FrancRWFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country