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.
Labour force
Definition: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male and female | 2,513,000 | 2,647,000 | 2,897,000 | 3,206,000 | 3,520,000 | 3,799,000 | 3,974,000 | 4,124,000 | 4,251,000 | 4,370,000 | 4,495,000 | 4,635,000 | 4,776,000 | 4,919,000 | 5,069,000 | 5,228,000 | 5,372,000 | 5,529,000 |
| Male 15+ | 1,214,000 | 1,282,000 | 1,397,000 | 1,540,000 | 1,685,000 | 1,812,000 | 1,888,000 | 1,961,000 | 2,024,000 | 2,084,000 | 2,147,000 | 2,218,000 | 2,289,000 | 2,362,000 | 2,438,000 | 2,519,000 | 2,592,000 | 2,671,000 |
| Female 15+ | 1,298,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,666,000 | 1,835,000 | 1,987,000 | 2,086,000 | 2,162,000 | 2,226,000 | 2,286,000 | 2,348,000 | 2,418,000 | 2,487,000 | 2,557,000 | 2,631,000 | 2,708,000 | 2,780,000 | 2,858,000 |
| Youth (15-24) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male and female | 852,000 | 911,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,317,000 | 1,378,000 | 1,438,000 | 1,485,000 | 1,523,000 | 1,553,000 | 1,579,000 | 1,597,000 | 1,609,000 | 1,618,000 | 1,626,000 | 1,623,000 | 1,621,000 |
| Male | 408,000 | 439,000 | 483,000 | 536,000 | 590,000 | 636,000 | 664,000 | 693,000 | 716,000 | 735,000 | 750,000 | 763,000 | 773,000 | 780,000 | 786,000 | 790,000 | 789,000 | 788,000 |
| Female | 444,000 | 472,000 | 518,000 | 574,000 | 630,000 | 681,000 | 714,000 | 744,000 | 769,000 | 788,000 | 803,000 | 816,000 | 824,000 | 829,000 | 833,000 | 835,000 | 834,000 | 833,000 |
| Youth (25-34) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male and female | 661,000 | 689,000 | 750,000 | 828,000 | 909,000 | 985,000 | 1,036,000 | 1,081,000 | 1,124,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,285,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,493,000 | 1,572,000 | 1,649,000 | 1,731,000 |
| Male | 318,000 | 331,000 | 357,000 | 391,000 | 427,000 | 460,000 | 483,000 | 506,000 | 528,000 | 553,000 | 582,000 | 614,000 | 649,000 | 686,000 | 725,000 | 766,000 | 807,000 | 849,000 |
| Female | 343,000 | 359,000 | 393,000 | 437,000 | 482,000 | 525,000 | 553,000 | 575,000 | 596,000 | 617,000 | 642,000 | 671,000 | 701,000 | 733,000 | 768,000 | 805,000 | 842,000 | 882,000 |
| Productive age (15-64) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male and female | 2,434,000 | 2,567,000 | 2,807,000 | 3,106,000 | 3,408,000 | 3,678,000 | 3,847,000 | 3,992,000 | 4,116,000 | 4,233,000 | 4,356,000 | 4,493,000 | 4,631,000 | 4,770,000 | 4,916,000 | 5,070,000 | 5,208,000 | 5,358,000 |
| Male | 1,179,000 | 1,245,000 | 1,355,000 | 1,493,000 | 1,632,000 | 1,754,000 | 1,826,000 | 1,897,000 | 1,958,000 | 2,017,000 | 2,078,000 | 2,147,000 | 2,217,000 | 2,287,000 | 2,362,000 | 2,440,000 | 2,510,000 | 2,585,000 |
| Female | 1,255,000 | 1,321,000 | 1,452,000 | 1,613,000 | 1,777,000 | 1,924,000 | 2,021,000 | 2,095,000 | 2,158,000 | 2,217,000 | 2,278,000 | 2,346,000 | 2,414,000 | 2,483,000 | 2,554,000 | 2,630,000 | 2,698,000 | 2,773,000 |
| Elderly (65+) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male and female | 79,000 | 81,000 | 89,000 | 100,000 | 111,000 | 122,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 | 134,000 | 137,000 | 139,000 | 142,000 | 146,000 | 146,000 | 153,000 | 158,000 | 164,000 | 171,000 |
| Male | 35,000 | 37,000 | 42,000 | 47,000 | 53,000 | 59,000 | 62,000 | 64,000 | 66,000 | 67,000 | 69,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 77,000 | 79,000 | 83,000 | 86,000 |
| Female | 44,000 | 43,000 | 48,000 | 53,000 | 58,000 | 63,000 | 66,000 | 67,000 | 68,000 | 69,000 | 70,000 | 72,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 76,000 | 79,000 | 82,000 | 85,000 |