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.
Life expectancy
Definition: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 29 | 33 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 |
| Female | 32 | 35 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 54.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 57.0 |
