Rwanda has a population of approximately 11.3 million people which is dominated by young people with a median age of 19 years and a population growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP of the economy is 4,685 Billion Rwanda Francs (at constant 2011 prices) with an average growth rate of 7.12% over the last 5 years.
Population growth rate
Definition: Population growth (annual %) is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.
| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population growth rate | -1.4 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Male | -1.6 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
| Female | -1.2 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
