Rwanda - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Rwanda was 2,257,829 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,257,829 in 2020 and a minimum value of 76,325 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 76,325
1961 79,576
1962 82,735
1963 85,896
1964 89,359
1965 93,248
1966 97,724
1967 102,730
1968 108,225
1969 113,997
1970 120,010
1971 129,151
1972 139,194
1973 149,966
1974 161,689
1975 174,501
1976 188,445
1977 203,627
1978 220,189
1979 231,813
1980 243,288
1981 255,058
1982 267,150
1983 279,997
1984 294,434
1985 310,848
1986 330,371
1987 352,423
1988 373,548
1989 388,736
1990 394,766
1991 388,978
1992 421,437
1993 458,069
1994 503,988
1995 574,136
1996 683,931
1997 800,304
1998 922,153
1999 1,054,974
2000 1,184,182
2001 1,302,909
2002 1,413,808
2003 1,446,502
2004 1,467,702
2005 1,495,058
2006 1,529,862
2007 1,569,213
2008 1,612,027
2009 1,656,223
2010 1,700,061
2011 1,743,485
2012 1,787,430
2013 1,832,231
2014 1,880,559
2015 1,933,196
2016 1,990,235
2017 2,051,739
2018 2,117,292
2019 2,186,102
2020 2,257,829

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Rwanda was 17.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.60 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2.60
1961 2.65
1962 2.71
1963 2.77
1964 2.82
1965 2.88
1966 2.94
1967 3.00
1968 3.07
1969 3.13
1970 3.19
1971 3.34
1972 3.49
1973 3.65
1974 3.82
1975 4.00
1976 4.18
1977 4.37
1978 4.58
1979 4.66
1980 4.72
1981 4.79
1982 4.85
1983 4.92
1984 4.99
1985 5.06
1986 5.13
1987 5.20
1988 5.27
1989 5.34
1990 5.42
1991 5.49
1992 6.29
1993 7.31
1994 8.49
1995 9.84
1996 11.37
1997 12.47
1998 13.24
1999 14.06
2000 14.93
2001 15.83
2002 16.78
2003 16.90
2004 16.91
2005 16.91
2006 16.92
2007 16.92
2008 16.93
2009 16.93
2010 16.93
2011 16.94
2012 16.94
2013 16.95
2014 16.97
2015 17.00
2016 17.06
2017 17.13
2018 17.21
2019 17.31
2020 17.43

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization