Rwanda - Urban population growth

Urban population growth (annual %)

The value for Urban population growth (annual %) in Rwanda was 3.23 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.50 in 1996 and a minimum value of -1.48 in 1991.

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.

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

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Year Value
1961 4.17
1962 3.89
1963 3.75
1964 3.95
1965 4.26
1966 4.69
1967 5.00
1968 5.21
1969 5.20
1970 5.14
1971 7.34
1972 7.49
1973 7.45
1974 7.53
1975 7.63
1976 7.69
1977 7.75
1978 7.82
1979 5.14
1980 4.83
1981 4.72
1982 4.63
1983 4.70
1984 5.03
1985 5.42
1986 6.09
1987 6.46
1988 5.82
1989 3.99
1990 1.54
1991 -1.48
1992 8.01
1993 8.33
1994 9.55
1995 13.03
1996 17.50
1997 15.71
1998 14.17
1999 13.46
2000 11.55
2001 9.55
2002 8.17
2003 2.29
2004 1.45
2005 1.85
2006 2.30
2007 2.54
2008 2.69
2009 2.70
2010 2.61
2011 2.52
2012 2.49
2013 2.48
2014 2.60
2015 2.76
2016 2.91
2017 3.04
2018 3.15
2019 3.20
2020 3.23

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization