Population ages 15-64 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population ages 15-64 was 59.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 59.0% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Rwanda peaked at 59.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1995.
Rwanda ranks 175th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.7% | — |
| 1961 | 47.2% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 46.7% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 46.3% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.1% | 46.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 48.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 48.8% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 45.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 51.4% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.8% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.4% | 59.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 172 Saint Martin (French part) 59.3% compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 59.1% compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 59.1% compare
- 176 South Sudan 58.9% compare
- 177 Japan 58.8% compare
- 178 Comoros 58.7% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Rwanda?
- Population ages 15-64 in Rwanda was 59.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for population ages 15-64?
- Rwanda ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.