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 distribution
Definition:Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | |
| Urban | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
