Rwanda - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Rwanda. Landlocked; most of the country is intensively cultivated and rugged, with the population predominantly rural. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
One of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Rwanda, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Hutu, Tutsi, Twa
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 2% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.87 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.2 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.58 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Rwandan | Rwandan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 37.2% (male 2,561,884/female 2,508,218) |
| 15-64 years | 59.7% (male 3,954,608/female 4,179,844) |
| 65 years and over | 3.1% (2024 est.) (male 168,163/female 250,585) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 67.5 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 62.3 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 5.1 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 19.4 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 21.3 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 20.1 years |
| Female | 21.5 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 17.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.07% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.248 million KIGALI (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.95 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.67 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 27.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 27.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 22.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 66.6 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 64.6 years |
| Female | 68.6 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 88.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 60.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 65.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 11.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 39.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 34.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 91.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 87% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 87.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 8.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 13% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 12.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 6.35 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 11.4% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 17% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 6.3% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 0.3% (2020) |
| Women married by age 18 | 5.5% (2020) |
| Men married by age 18 | 0.4% (2020) |
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