Population in Portugal compared to Rwanda: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Portugal and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Rwanda	Portugal	Rwanda
1960	8,857,716	3,022,294	-	-
1961	8,929,316	3,106,779	0.81%	2.8%
1962	8,993,985	3,186,025	0.72%	2.55%
1963	9,030,355	3,258,890	0.4%	2.29%
1964	9,035,365	3,334,834	0.06%	2.33%
1965	8,998,595	3,423,210	-0.41%	2.65%
1966	8,930,990	3,521,626	-0.75%	2.87%
1967	8,874,520	3,629,577	-0.63%	3.07%
1968	8,836,650	3,744,010	-0.43%	3.15%
1969	8,757,705	3,861,271	-0.89%	3.13%
1970	8,680,431	3,980,669	-0.88%	3.09%
1971	8,643,756	4,100,044	-0.42%	3%
1972	8,630,430	4,220,335	-0.15%	2.93%
1973	8,633,100	4,345,047	0.03%	2.96%
1974	8,754,365	4,474,228	1.4%	2.97%
1975	9,093,470	4,607,728	3.87%	2.98%
1976	9,355,810	4,745,954	2.88%	3%
1977	9,455,675	4,888,240	1.07%	3%
1978	9,558,250	5,035,171	1.08%	3.01%
1979	9,661,265	5,189,541	1.08%	3.07%
1980	9,766,312	5,353,259	1.09%	3.15%
1981	9,851,362	5,527,230	0.87%	3.25%
1982	9,911,771	5,711,549	0.61%	3.33%
1983	9,957,865	5,905,311	0.47%	3.39%
1984	9,996,232	6,107,627	0.39%	3.43%
1985	10,023,613	6,317,228	0.27%	3.43%
1986	10,032,734	6,531,881	0.09%	3.4%
1987	10,030,031	6,749,493	-0.03%	3.33%
1988	10,019,610	6,968,071	-0.1%	3.24%
1989	10,005,000	7,184,706	-0.15%	3.11%
1990	9,983,218	7,375,307	-0.22%	2.65%
1991	9,960,235	7,526,966	-0.23%	2.06%
1992	9,952,494	7,683,266	-0.08%	2.08%
1993	9,964,675	7,981,132	0.12%	3.88%
1994	9,991,525	6,792,352	0.27%	-14.9%
1995	10,026,176	5,674,118	0.35%	-16.5%
1996	10,063,945	6,708,764	0.38%	18.2%
1997	10,108,977	7,755,238	0.45%	15.6%
1998	10,160,196	8,081,681	0.51%	4.21%
1999	10,217,828	8,147,912	0.57%	0.82%
2000	10,289,898	8,213,931	0.71%	0.81%
2001	10,362,722	8,287,094	0.71%	0.89%
2002	10,419,631	8,400,180	0.55%	1.36%
2003	10,458,821	8,586,875	0.38%	2.22%
2004	10,483,861	8,816,844	0.24%	2.68%
2005	10,503,330	9,054,528	0.19%	2.7%
2006	10,522,288	9,299,246	0.18%	2.7%
2007	10,542,964	9,549,933	0.2%	2.7%
2008	10,558,177	9,804,269	0.14%	2.66%
2009	10,568,247	10,060,432	0.1%	2.61%
2010	10,573,100	10,317,553	0.05%	2.56%
2011	10,557,560	10,573,733	-0.15%	2.48%
2012	10,514,844	10,829,901	-0.4%	2.42%
2013	10,457,295	11,093,340	-0.55%	2.43%
2014	10,401,062	11,364,757	-0.54%	2.45%
2015	10,358,076	11,640,022	-0.41%	2.42%
2016	10,325,452	11,919,183	-0.31%	2.4%
2017	10,300,300	12,202,060	-0.24%	2.37%
2018	10,283,822	12,487,996	-0.16%	2.34%
2019	10,286,263	12,776,103	0.02%	2.31%
2020	10,297,081	13,065,837	0.11%	2.27%
2021	10,361,831	13,355,260	0.63%	2.22%
2022	10,434,332	13,651,030	0.7%	2.21%
2023	10,578,174	13,954,471	1.38%	2.22%
2024	10,694,681	14,256,567	1.1%	2.16%
2025	10,680,873	14,569,343	-0.13%	2.19%
2026	10,663,982	14,889,694	-0.16%	2.2%
2027	10,646,150	15,214,324	-0.17%	2.18%
2028	10,625,957	15,536,461	-0.19%	2.12%
2029	10,604,587	15,844,649	-0.2%	1.98%
2030	10,584,552	16,154,698	-0.19%	1.96%
2031	10,564,548	16,473,106	-0.19%	1.97%
2032	10,542,600	16,771,820	-0.21%	1.81%
2033	10,519,640	17,073,475	-0.22%	1.8%
2034	10,496,056	17,402,250	-0.22%	1.93%
2035	10,472,033	17,746,315	-0.23%	1.98%
2036	10,447,836	18,076,769	-0.23%	1.86%
2037	10,423,350	18,395,838	-0.23%	1.77%
2038	10,398,185	18,729,778	-0.24%	1.82%
2039	10,371,223	19,076,783	-0.26%	1.85%
2040	10,342,789	19,440,762	-0.27%	1.91%
2041	10,314,869	19,806,170	-0.27%	1.88%
2042	10,287,416	20,153,979	-0.27%	1.76%
2043	10,257,925	20,500,826	-0.29%	1.72%
2044	10,226,892	20,837,079	-0.3%	1.64%
2045	10,195,202	21,152,650	-0.31%	1.51%
2046	10,162,323	21,459,144	-0.32%	1.45%
2047	10,128,572	21,764,578	-0.33%	1.42%
2048	10,094,854	22,086,112	-0.33%	1.48%
2049	10,059,522	22,403,887	-0.35%	1.44%
2050	10,022,734	22,707,896	-0.37%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 338,530 (a 3.28% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.