Rwanda has a population density of 1,497 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Rwanda has 19,886 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Rwanda and the Vatican are ranked 13th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Rwanda has 0.18% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Rwanda is 74.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Rwanda
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,497 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 13/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
14826674
|
949
|
| Land area | 9,525 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 18,626 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 81.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 18.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 8.11% | 0% |
Rwanda vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Rwanda increased by 55.5%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Rwanda ranked 20th for population density and is in 16th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Rwanda
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 1,497 | - |
| 2023 | 1,465 | - |
| 2022 | 1,433 | - |
| 2021 | 1,402 | - |
| 2020 | 1,372 | - |
| 2019 | 1,341 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 1,311 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 1,281 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 1,251 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 1,222 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 1,193 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 1,165 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 1,137 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 1,110 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 1,083 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 1,056 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 1,029 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 1,003 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 976 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 951 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 926 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 901 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 882 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 870 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 862 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 855 | - |
| 1998 | 848 | - |
| 1997 | 814 | - |
| 1996 | 704 | - |
| 1995 | 596 | - |
| 1994 | 713 | - |
| 1993 | 838 | - |
| 1992 | 807 | - |
| 1991 | 790 | - |
| 1990 | 774 | - |
| 1989 | 754 | - |
| 1988 | 732 | - |
| 1987 | 709 | - |
| 1986 | 686 | - |
| 1985 | 663 | - |
| 1984 | 641 | - |
| 1983 | 620 | - |
| 1982 | 600 | - |
| 1981 | 580 | - |
| 1980 | 562 | - |
| 1979 | 545 | - |
| 1978 | 529 | - |
| 1977 | 513 | - |
| 1976 | 498 | - |
| 1975 | 484 | - |
| 1974 | 470 | - |
| 1973 | 456 | - |
| 1972 | 443 | - |
| 1971 | 430 | - |
| 1970 | 418 | - |
| 1969 | 405 | - |
| 1968 | 393 | - |
| 1967 | 381 | - |
| 1966 | 370 | - |
| 1965 | 359 | - |
| 1964 | 350 | - |
| 1963 | 342 | - |
| 1962 | 334 | - |
| 1961 | 326 | - |
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