Rwanda Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Rwanda, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Rwanda was 15.5 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 20.8 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 193rd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Rwanda ranks 160th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Rwanda is expected to increase to 39 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Rwanda

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Rwanda
	Male	Female
80+	0.16%	0.3%
75-79	0.24%	0.39%
70-74	0.46%	0.66%
65-69	0.74%	0.99%
60-64	0.94%	1.21%
55-59	1.06%	1.29%
50-54	1.3%	1.6%
45-49	1.82%	2.14%
40-44	2.71%	2.89%
35-39	3.14%	3.29%
30-34	3.44%	3.55%
25-29	3.75%	3.88%
20-24	4.68%	4.85%
15-19	5.57%	5.6%
10-14	5.76%	5.75%
5-9	6.31%	6.26%
0-4	6.71%	6.58%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Rwanda has average demographic potential with 72.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 38/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Rwanda

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Rwanda	World
2100	63.3%	59.6%
2099	63.4%	59.6%
2098	63.5%	59.7%
2097	63.7%	59.7%
2096	63.8%	59.7%
2095	63.9%	59.7%
2094	64%	59.7%
2093	64.1%	59.8%
2092	64.2%	59.8%
2091	64.3%	59.8%
2090	64.4%	59.8%
2089	64.4%	59.8%
2088	64.5%	59.8%
2087	64.5%	59.8%
2086	64.6%	59.8%
2085	64.7%	59.9%
2084	64.8%	59.9%
2083	64.8%	60%
2082	64.9%	60.1%
2081	65%	60.3%
2080	65.1%	60.4%
2079	65.1%	60.6%
2078	65.2%	60.7%
2077	65.3%	60.9%
2076	65.3%	61%
2075	65.4%	61.1%
2074	65.4%	61.3%
2073	65.5%	61.4%
2072	65.6%	61.5%
2071	65.7%	61.6%
2070	65.9%	61.7%
2069	66%	61.8%
2068	66.1%	61.9%
2067	66.1%	62%
2066	66.1%	62%
2065	66.1%	62.1%
2064	66%	62.1%
2063	65.9%	62.1%
2062	65.8%	62.2%
2061	65.7%	62.2%
2060	65.6%	62.3%
2059	65.5%	62.3%
2058	65.3%	62.4%
2057	65.2%	62.4%
2056	65.1%	62.5%
2055	64.9%	62.7%
2054	64.8%	62.8%
2053	64.7%	62.9%
2052	64.6%	63.1%
2051	64.5%	63.2%
2050	64.4%	63.4%
2049	64.3%	63.5%
2048	64.2%	63.6%
2047	64.2%	63.8%
2046	64.1%	63.9%
2045	64%	64%
2044	63.9%	64.1%
2043	63.7%	64.2%
2042	63.6%	64.3%
2041	63.4%	64.4%
2040	63.1%	64.5%
2039	62.8%	64.7%
2038	62.6%	64.8%
2037	62.3%	64.9%
2036	62.1%	65.1%
2035	61.8%	65.2%
2034	61.5%	65.3%
2033	61.2%	65.4%
2032	60.9%	65.4%
2031	60.6%	65.4%
2030	60.2%	65.4%
2029	59.9%	65.4%
2028	59.6%	65.4%
2027	59.3%	65.4%
2026	59.1%	65.2%
2025	58.8%	65.1%
2024	58.7%	65.1%
2023	58.4%	65%
2022	58.1%	64.9%
2021	57.8%	64.9%
2020	57.4%	64.8%
2019	57%	64.9%
2018	56.6%	64.9%
2017	56.3%	65%
2016	56.1%	65.1%
2015	55.9%	65.1%
2014	55.7%	65.2%
2013	55.5%	65.2%
2012	55.3%	65.2%
2011	55.1%	65.2%
2010	54.8%	65.1%
2009	54.7%	65%
2008	54.5%	64.9%
2007	54.5%	64.7%
2006	54.4%	64.5%
2005	54.3%	64.3%
2004	54.1%	64%
2003	53.8%	63.7%
2002	53.3%	63.4%
2001	52.5%	63.1%
2000	51.4%	62.8%
1999	50.2%	62.5%
1998	48.9%	62.2%
1997	47.7%	61.9%
1996	46.7%	61.7%
1995	45.8%	61.5%
1994	47.8%	61.3%
1993	49.3%	61.2%
1992	49%	61.1%
1991	48.8%	61%
1990	48.7%	60.9%
1989	48.8%	60.8%
1988	48.9%	60.7%
1987	49%	60.5%
1986	49.2%	60.4%
1985	49.4%	60.1%
1984	49.6%	59.9%
1983	49.9%	59.6%
1982	50.2%	59.3%
1981	50.5%	59%
1980	50.7%	58.7%
1979	50.9%	58.4%
1978	51%	58%
1977	51%	57.7%
1976	50.9%	57.5%
1975	50.7%	57.4%
1974	50.4%	57.3%
1973	50.1%	57.3%
1972	49.7%	57.2%
1971	49.3%	57.1%
1970	48.9%	57%
1969	48.4%	56.9%
1968	47.8%	56.9%
1967	47.3%	56.9%
1966	46.7%	56.8%
1965	46.3%	56.9%
1964	46.1%	57%
1963	46.3%	57.2%
1962	46.7%	57.4%
1961	47.2%	57.5%
1960	47.7%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Rwanda changed from 54.1% to 58.7% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Rwanda decreased from 84.8% to 70.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Rwanda

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Rwanda	World
2100	18.7%	16.5%
2099	18.9%	16.6%
2098	19%	16.6%
2097	19.1%	16.7%
2096	19.3%	16.8%
2095	19.4%	16.8%
2094	19.6%	16.9%
2093	19.7%	17%
2092	19.9%	17%
2091	20%	17.1%
2090	20.2%	17.2%
2089	20.4%	17.2%
2088	20.5%	17.3%
2087	20.7%	17.4%
2086	20.9%	17.4%
2085	21.1%	17.5%
2084	21.3%	17.5%
2083	21.5%	17.6%
2082	21.7%	17.7%
2081	21.9%	17.7%
2080	22.1%	17.8%
2079	22.2%	17.8%
2078	22.4%	17.9%
2077	22.6%	17.9%
2076	22.8%	18%
2075	23%	18%
2074	23.2%	18.1%
2073	23.4%	18.2%
2072	23.6%	18.2%
2071	23.8%	18.3%
2070	24%	18.3%
2069	24.2%	18.4%
2068	24.4%	18.5%
2067	24.6%	18.6%
2066	24.9%	18.6%
2065	25.1%	18.7%
2064	25.3%	18.8%
2063	25.6%	18.9%
2062	25.8%	19.1%
2061	26.1%	19.2%
2060	26.4%	19.3%
2059	26.7%	19.4%
2058	27%	19.5%
2057	27.3%	19.6%
2056	27.6%	19.8%
2055	27.9%	19.9%
2054	28.3%	20%
2053	28.6%	20.1%
2052	28.9%	20.2%
2051	29.2%	20.3%
2050	29.5%	20.4%
2049	29.8%	20.5%
2048	30.1%	20.6%
2047	30.4%	20.7%
2046	30.7%	20.8%
2045	31%	20.9%
2044	31.2%	20.9%
2043	31.5%	21%
2042	31.8%	21.1%
2041	32.1%	21.2%
2040	32.4%	21.2%
2039	32.7%	21.3%
2038	33%	21.4%
2037	33.3%	21.5%
2036	33.6%	21.6%
2035	33.9%	21.8%
2034	34.2%	22%
2033	34.6%	22.2%
2032	34.9%	22.4%
2031	35.2%	22.7%
2030	35.6%	23%
2029	35.9%	23.3%
2028	36.2%	23.6%
2027	36.5%	23.9%
2026	36.9%	24.2%
2025	37.2%	24.6%
2024	37.4%	24.7%
2023	37.7%	25%
2022	38.2%	25.3%
2021	38.6%	25.6%
2020	39.2%	25.8%
2019	39.7%	26%
2018	40.1%	26.2%
2017	40.5%	26.4%
2016	40.9%	26.5%
2015	41.1%	26.6%
2014	41.4%	26.8%
2013	41.7%	26.9%
2012	41.9%	27%
2011	42.2%	27.1%
2010	42.4%	27.3%
2009	42.6%	27.5%
2008	42.8%	27.6%
2007	42.9%	27.9%
2006	42.9%	28.1%
2005	43.1%	28.5%
2004	43.3%	28.8%
2003	43.7%	29.2%
2002	44.3%	29.6%
2001	45.2%	30%
2000	46.4%	30.4%
1999	47.8%	30.8%
1998	49.2%	31.1%
1997	50.5%	31.5%
1996	51.4%	31.8%
1995	52.4%	32.1%
1994	50.1%	32.3%
1993	48.4%	32.5%
1992	48.7%	32.7%
1991	48.9%	32.9%
1990	49%	33%
1989	48.9%	33.2%
1988	48.9%	33.4%
1987	48.8%	33.6%
1986	48.6%	33.8%
1985	48.3%	34%
1984	48.1%	34.3%
1983	47.7%	34.6%
1982	47.4%	34.9%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1980	46.8%	35.5%
1979	46.5%	35.9%
1978	46.4%	36.3%
1977	46.4%	36.7%
1976	46.4%	36.9%
1975	46.6%	37.1%
1974	46.9%	37.2%
1973	47.2%	37.3%
1972	47.5%	37.5%
1971	47.9%	37.6%
1970	48.2%	37.7%
1969	48.7%	37.8%
1968	49.2%	37.9%
1967	49.7%	38%
1966	50.2%	38%
1965	50.6%	38%
1964	50.8%	38%
1963	50.6%	37.8%
1962	50.2%	37.6%
1961	49.7%	37.5%
1960	49.2%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Rwanda decreased from 43.3% to 37.4% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Rwanda

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Rwanda	World
2100	18%	23.9%
2099	17.7%	23.8%
2098	17.5%	23.7%
2097	17.2%	23.6%
2096	16.9%	23.5%
2095	16.7%	23.4%
2094	16.4%	23.4%
2093	16.2%	23.3%
2092	16%	23.2%
2091	15.7%	23.1%
2090	15.4%	23.1%
2089	15.2%	23%
2088	15%	22.9%
2087	14.7%	22.8%
2086	14.5%	22.7%
2085	14.2%	22.6%
2084	14%	22.5%
2083	13.7%	22.4%
2082	13.4%	22.2%
2081	13.2%	22%
2080	12.9%	21.8%
2079	12.6%	21.6%
2078	12.3%	21.4%
2077	12.1%	21.2%
2076	11.8%	21%
2075	11.6%	20.8%
2074	11.3%	20.6%
2073	11%	20.4%
2072	10.8%	20.3%
2071	10.4%	20.1%
2070	10.1%	19.9%
2069	9.81%	19.8%
2068	9.51%	19.6%
2067	9.25%	19.5%
2066	9.02%	19.3%
2065	8.82%	19.2%
2064	8.64%	19.1%
2063	8.48%	18.9%
2062	8.31%	18.8%
2061	8.16%	18.6%
2060	8%	18.5%
2059	7.83%	18.3%
2058	7.67%	18.1%
2057	7.49%	17.9%
2056	7.31%	17.7%
2055	7.12%	17.5%
2054	6.92%	17.2%
2053	6.71%	17%
2052	6.51%	16.7%
2051	6.3%	16.4%
2050	6.09%	16.2%
2049	5.88%	16%
2048	5.66%	15.8%
2047	5.45%	15.5%
2046	5.24%	15.3%
2045	5.05%	15.1%
2044	4.87%	14.9%
2043	4.72%	14.8%
2042	4.61%	14.6%
2041	4.53%	14.4%
2040	4.48%	14.2%
2039	4.44%	14%
2038	4.42%	13.8%
2037	4.39%	13.5%
2036	4.35%	13.3%
2035	4.32%	13%
2034	4.29%	12.7%
2033	4.27%	12.4%
2032	4.25%	12.2%
2031	4.24%	11.9%
2030	4.23%	11.6%
2029	4.22%	11.3%
2028	4.19%	11%
2027	4.14%	10.7%
2026	4.07%	10.5%
2025	3.98%	10.3%
2024	3.93%	10.2%
2023	3.82%	9.98%
2022	3.72%	9.74%
2021	3.61%	9.53%
2020	3.48%	9.33%
2019	3.36%	9.1%
2018	3.25%	8.88%
2017	3.14%	8.65%
2016	3.05%	8.45%
2015	2.96%	8.26%
2014	2.89%	8.08%
2013	2.84%	7.92%
2012	2.79%	7.78%
2011	2.76%	7.66%
2010	2.74%	7.58%
2009	2.71%	7.52%
2008	2.69%	7.47%
2007	2.66%	7.41%
2006	2.63%	7.34%
2005	2.6%	7.26%
2004	2.56%	7.18%
2003	2.52%	7.1%
2002	2.43%	7.01%
2001	2.29%	6.92%
2000	2.14%	6.84%
1999	2.01%	6.76%
1998	1.88%	6.68%
1997	1.83%	6.61%
1996	1.83%	6.53%
1995	1.84%	6.45%
1994	2.13%	6.37%
1993	2.32%	6.29%
1992	2.32%	6.21%
1991	2.3%	6.14%
1990	2.29%	6.07%
1989	2.27%	6.01%
1988	2.26%	5.95%
1987	2.26%	5.91%
1986	2.26%	5.86%
1985	2.28%	5.82%
1984	2.3%	5.8%
1983	2.34%	5.79%
1982	2.4%	5.8%
1981	2.45%	5.81%
1980	2.5%	5.81%
1979	2.55%	5.77%
1978	2.59%	5.71%
1977	2.63%	5.65%
1976	2.67%	5.59%
1975	2.7%	5.53%
1974	2.74%	5.47%
1973	2.77%	5.42%
1972	2.8%	5.37%
1971	2.84%	5.32%
1970	2.87%	5.28%
1969	2.92%	5.24%
1968	2.96%	5.2%
1967	3%	5.16%
1966	3.04%	5.12%
1965	3.07%	5.08%
1964	3.08%	5.04%
1963	3.09%	5.02%
1962	3.09%	5.01%
1961	3.09%	4.99%
1960	3.09%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Rwanda increased from 2.56% to 3.93% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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