Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda

Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 3,551 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
3,551
World rank
87th
of 144 countries
All-time high
3,551
in 2010
All-time low
982
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda, 1960–2010

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1960198520101960: 9821965: 1.1k1970: 1.3k1975: 1.4k1980: 1.7k1985: 1.9k1990: 2.2k1995: 1.7k2000: 2.5k2005: 3.0k2010: 3.6k

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 3,551 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda peaked at 3,551 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 982, in 1960.

That places Rwanda 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 982
1965 1,076 +9.6%
1970 1,252 +16.4%
1975 1,441 +15.1%
1980 1,656 +14.9%
1985 1,922 +16.1%
1990 2,227 +15.9%
1995 1,700 -23.7%
2000 2,524 +48.5%
2005 2,954 +17.0%
2010 3,551 +20.2%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 3,551 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,105, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 3,551 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,854, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,029 982 1,076 2
1970s 1,346 1,252 1,441 2
1980s 1,789 1,656 1,922 2
1990s 1,964 1,700 2,227 2
2000s 2,739 2,524 2,954 2
2010s 3,551 3,551 3,551 1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 84 Finland 3,792 compare
  2. 85 El Salvador 3,680 compare
  3. 86 Benin 3,595 compare
  4. 88 Honduras 3,403 compare
  5. 89 Libya 3,369 compare
  6. 90 Croatia 3,327 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda was 3,551 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 3,551 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 982 in 1960.
How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
Rwanda ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.