Rwanda birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Rwanda chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Rwanda is 3.7, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.48 — a -42.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Rwanda	World
1960	8.28	4.69
1961	8.28	4.56
1962	8.27	5.02
1963	8.27	5.31
1964	8.27	5.13
1965	8.25	5.08
1966	8.23	4.97
1967	8.21	4.87
1968	8.19	4.98
1969	8.18	4.88
1970	8.15	4.84
1971	8.09	4.69
1972	8.09	4.55
1973	8.09	4.42
1974	8.1	4.26
1975	8.1	4.07
1976	8.12	3.97
1977	8.14	3.84
1978	8.16	3.77
1979	8.13	3.76
1980	8.12	3.73
1981	8.1	3.71
1982	8.06	3.72
1983	8	3.59
1984	7.91	3.57
1985	7.79	3.53
1986	7.61	3.51
1987	7.43	3.48
1988	7.23	3.39
1989	7.03	3.35
1990	6.8	3.31
1991	6.62	3.13
1992	6.54	3.04
1993	6.48	2.97
1994	6.42	2.92
1995	6.35	2.87
1996	6.29	2.82
1997	6.24	2.78
1998	6.17	2.75
1999	6.06	2.72
2000	5.97	2.73
2001	5.89	2.69
2002	5.82	2.66
2003	5.74	2.64
2004	5.64	2.63
2005	5.5	2.61
2006	5.34	2.61
2007	5.14	2.6
2008	4.92	2.6
2009	4.71	2.59
2010	4.52	2.57
2011	4.33	2.55
2012	4.2	2.56
2013	4.14	2.53
2014	4.12	2.52
2015	4.11	2.49
2016	4.11	2.49
2017	4.08	2.46
2018	4.05	2.39
2019	3.99	2.35
2020	3.91	2.28
2021	3.84	2.25
2022	3.78	2.22
2023	3.7	2.2
2024	3.64	2.19
2025	3.59	2.18
2026	3.54	2.18
2027	3.49	2.17
2028	3.43	2.16
2029	3.38	2.15
2030	3.33	2.14
2031	3.28	2.13
2032	3.24	2.12
2033	3.19	2.12
2034	3.15	2.11
2035	3.11	2.1
2036	3.07	2.09
2037	3.03	2.09
2038	2.99	2.08
2039	2.95	2.08
2040	2.92	2.08
2041	2.89	2.07
2042	2.85	2.07
2043	2.81	2.07
2044	2.78	2.07
2045	2.75	2.06
2046	2.72	2.06
2047	2.69	2.06
2048	2.67	2.05
2049	2.64	2.05
2050	2.61	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 5.96% were to women under 20 years old, 49.9% to women ages 20-29, and 44.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 6.65%, 49%, and 44.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Rwanda by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Rwanda	World
1960	49.2%	37.4%
1961	49.7%	37.5%
1962	50.2%	37.6%
1963	50.6%	37.8%
1964	50.8%	38%
1965	50.6%	38%
1966	50.2%	38%
1967	49.7%	38%
1968	49.2%	37.9%
1969	48.7%	37.8%
1970	48.2%	37.7%
1971	47.9%	37.6%
1972	47.5%	37.5%
1973	47.2%	37.3%
1974	46.9%	37.2%
1975	46.6%	37.1%
1976	46.4%	36.9%
1977	46.4%	36.7%
1978	46.4%	36.3%
1979	46.5%	35.9%
1980	46.8%	35.5%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1982	47.4%	34.9%
1983	47.7%	34.6%
1984	48.1%	34.3%
1985	48.3%	34%
1986	48.6%	33.8%
1987	48.8%	33.6%
1988	48.9%	33.4%
1989	48.9%	33.2%
1990	49%	33%
1991	48.9%	32.9%
1992	48.7%	32.7%
1993	48.4%	32.5%
1994	50.1%	32.3%
1995	52.4%	32.1%
1996	51.4%	31.8%
1997	50.5%	31.5%
1998	49.2%	31.1%
1999	47.8%	30.8%
2000	46.4%	30.4%
2001	45.2%	30%
2002	44.3%	29.6%
2003	43.7%	29.2%
2004	43.3%	28.8%
2005	43.1%	28.5%
2006	42.9%	28.1%
2007	42.9%	27.9%
2008	42.8%	27.6%
2009	42.6%	27.5%
2010	42.4%	27.3%
2011	42.2%	27.1%
2012	41.9%	27%
2013	41.7%	26.9%
2014	41.4%	26.8%
2015	41.1%	26.6%
2016	40.9%	26.5%
2017	40.5%	26.4%
2018	40.1%	26.2%
2019	39.7%	26%
2020	39.2%	25.8%
2021	38.6%	25.6%
2022	38.2%	25.3%
2023	37.7%	25%
2024	37.4%	24.7%
2025	37%	24.4%
2026	36.7%	24.1%
2027	36.4%	23.8%
2028	36%	23.4%
2029	35.7%	23.1%
2030	35.4%	22.8%
2031	35%	22.6%
2032	34.7%	22.3%
2033	34.4%	22.1%
2034	34.1%	21.9%
2035	33.7%	21.7%
2036	33.4%	21.6%
2037	33.1%	21.5%
2038	32.9%	21.4%
2039	32.6%	21.3%
2040	32.3%	21.2%
2041	32%	21.1%
2042	31.7%	21%
2043	31.4%	21%
2044	31.1%	20.9%
2045	30.8%	20.8%
2046	30.5%	20.7%
2047	30.2%	20.7%
2048	29.9%	20.6%
2049	29.7%	20.5%
2050	29.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Rwanda was 49.2% in 1960, 48.4% in 1993, and 37.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Rwanda.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Rwanda, excluding migration, has been +2.45% annually. On average, 308,129 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Rwanda
1960	100,627
1961	102,051
1962	102,548
1963	94,296
1964	102,562
1965	103,422
1966	105,128
1967	108,053
1968	111,422
1969	115,394
1970	119,273
1971	122,567
1972	126,403
1973	131,021
1974	135,743
1975	140,596
1976	147,665
1977	155,011
1978	163,779
1979	174,477
1980	184,988
1981	195,769
1982	205,147
1983	212,750
1984	219,337
1985	223,794
1986	225,526
1987	225,744
1988	223,759
1989	217,632
1990	207,895
1991	196,431
1992	188,025
1993	183,926
1994	-719,479
1995	121,137
1996	140,455
1997	174,687
1998	197,185
1999	210,518
2000	221,276
2001	230,845
2002	239,036
2003	251,243
2004	265,273
2005	275,121
2006	282,149
2007	285,791
2008	287,334
2009	287,034
2010	286,848
2011	282,922
2012	282,584
2013	286,331
2014	292,779
2015	299,114
2016	305,549
2017	310,323
2018	312,512
2019	313,525
2020	312,692
2021	309,895
2022	312,145
2023	312,762

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Rwanda was 229 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.23% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -74.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Rwanda	World
1985	1,116	460
1986	1,126	438
1987	1,145	429
1988	1,188	414
1989	1,238	401
1990	1,309	391
1991	1,386	395
1992	1,530	395
1993	1,619	389
1994	5,721	382
1995	1,505	371
1996	1,295	366
1997	1,318	358
1998	1,268	360
1999	1,073	340
2000	885	328
2001	769	321
2002	677	311
2003	551	301
2004	460	291
2005	465	283
2006	494	276
2007	494	269
2008	454	264
2009	418	258
2010	393	253
2011	358	247
2012	331	239
2013	317	235
2014	301	231
2015	292	228
2016	278	220
2017	275	215
2018	269	211
2019	261	207
2020	252	211
2021	254	242
2022	234	203
2023	229	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Rwanda was 40 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 184.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Rwanda	World
1960	22.4%	18.5%
1961	21.9%	18.1%
1962	21.5%	17.8%
1963	21.3%	17.5%
1964	21.1%	17.7%
1965	21.1%	17.5%
1966	21.2%	17.3%
1967	21.4%	17%
1968	21.7%	16.5%
1969	22%	15.5%
1970	22.3%	15.2%
1971	22.6%	15.1%
1972	23%	14.4%
1973	23.4%	14.1%
1974	24%	13.7%
1975	24.6%	13.4%
1976	25.1%	13%
1977	25.1%	12.5%
1978	24.6%	12.1%
1979	23.4%	11.7%
1980	21.8%	11.4%
1981	20.1%	11%
1982	18.6%	10.8%
1983	17.4%	10.6%
1984	16.6%	10.4%
1985	16.1%	10.1%
1986	15.6%	9.81%
1987	15.2%	9.47%
1988	14.8%	9.31%
1989	14.8%	9.02%
1990	15.1%	8.81%
1991	16%	8.66%
1992	17.5%	8.46%
1993	19.3%	8.19%
1994	38.9%	7.98%
1995	21.8%	7.76%
1996	22.2%	7.52%
1997	22.2%	7.28%
1998	21.5%	7.05%
1999	20.2%	6.76%
2000	18.5%	6.48%
2001	16.7%	6.21%
2002	14.9%	5.94%
2003	13.3%	5.65%
2004	11.8%	5.43%
2005	10.5%	5.16%
2006	9.37%	4.92%
2007	8.45%	4.7%
2008	7.62%	4.5%
2009	6.92%	4.31%
2010	6.33%	4.11%
2011	5.81%	3.97%
2012	5.45%	3.77%
2013	5.17%	3.61%
2014	4.96%	3.48%
2015	4.78%	3.35%
2016	4.63%	3.23%
2017	4.52%	3.11%
2018	4.43%	2.97%
2019	4.34%	2.86%
2020	4.25%	2.75%
2021	4.16%	2.66%
2022	4.08%	2.59%
2023	4%	2.49%