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Population in Rwanda
12 943 132
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Rwanda is 12 943 132 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 289 460 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 532 143 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 548 322 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 5 570 400 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 821 603 people, and the centenarians in Rwanda over 80 years old - 181 204 people.
Population size in Rwanda by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 289 460 / 9.96% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 532 143 / 11.84% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 548 322 / 11.96% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 5 570 400 / 43.04% |
| Elderly over 60 | 2 821 603 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 181 204 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Rwanda
Total in Rwanda permanent residents 5 384 343 men (41.6%) and 7 558 789 women (58.4%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 353 347 / 5.7% | 282 679 / 6% | 46.5% |
| 5 – 9 | 353 347 / 5.7% | 277 243 / 5.9% | 46.3% |
| 10 - 14 | 315 294 / 5% | 250 062 / 5.4% | 46.3% |
| 15 - 19 | 266 369 / 4.1% | 217 445 / 4.8% | 46.8% |
| 20 - 24 | 315 294 / 5% | 260 934 / 5.6% | 47.8% |
| 25 - 29 | 467 505 / 7.8% | 391 401 / 8% | 47.7% |
| 30 - 34 | 456 633 / 7.6% | 391 401 / 8% | 48.2% |
| 35 - 39 | 418 580 / 6.9% | 380 529 / 7.8% | 49.9% |
| 40 - 44 | 385 963 / 6.3% | 358 784 / 7.4% | 50.3% |
| 45 - 49 | 353 347 / 5.7% | 331 604 / 6.9% | 50.6% |
| 50 - 54 | 402 272 / 6.6% | 402 273 / 8.2% | 52.4% |
| 55 - 59 | 424 016 / 7% | 462 071 / 9.3% | 54.3% |
| 60 - 64 | 353 347 / 5.7% | 413 146 / 8.4% | 56.1% |
| 65 - 69 | 244 624 / 3.7% | 326 168 / 6.8% | 59.2% |
| 70 - 74 | 103 285 / 1.1% | 173 956 / 4% | 64.6% |
| 75 - 79 | 130 466 / 1.6% | 271 807 / 5.8% | 68.8% |
| 80+ | 92 413 / 0.9% | 244 626 / 5.3% | 74% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Rwanda: have higher education 22.3% (2 886 318 people), incomplete higher education — 3.3% (427 123 people), secondary vocational — 35.3% (4 568 926 people), 11 classes — 15.3% (1 980 299 people), 9 classes — 8.3% (1 074 280 people), 5 classes — 8.6% (1 113 109 people), have no education — 0% (0 people), illiterate — 1% (129 431 people).
| Higher education | 2 886 318 / 22.3% |
| Incomplete higher | 427 123 / 3.3% |
| Secondary vocational | 4 568 926 / 35.3% |
| Elementary school | 1 980 299 / 15.3% |
| Middle school | 1 074 280 / 8.3% |
| High school | 1 113 109 / 8.6% |
| Without education | 0 / 0% |
| Illiterate | 129 431 / 1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Rwanda
Total in Rwanda the number of officially employed population is 6 885 746 people (53.2%), pensioners 3 494 646 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 174 446 people (16.8%).
| Employed population | 6 885 746 / 53.2% |
| Unemployed | 2 174 446 / 16.8% |
| Pensioners | 3 494 646 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Rwanda have a disability 1 440 571 people, what constitutes 11.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 242 037 (1.87.%), disabled of the group II are 533 257 (4.12.%), disabled of the group III are 513 842 (3.97.%), disabled children 151 435 (1.17.%).
| Total disabled | 1 440 571 / 11.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 242 037 / 1.87% |
| Disabled of the group II | 533 257 / 4.12% |
| Disabled of the group III | 513 842 / 3.97% |
| Disabled children | 151 435 / 1.17% |