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Population in Rwanda compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Rwanda was 14,256,567 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Rwanda's population is 14,826,674 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 436 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • Rwanda is ranked the 77th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.18% for Rwanda vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, Rwanda has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of Rwanda has increased from 9.05M people to 14.8M (63.7% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.8M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Rwanda vs San Marino: live population counter

Rwanda San Marino
Current population
14826674
33996
Population rank 77/197 193/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.0004%
One net population change
1.74 minutes
3.12 days
One birth every
1.33 minutes
1.93 days
One death every
6.35 minutes
1.3 days
One migration net change every
33.7 minutes
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -15,582 +37
Daily growth/decline +828 +0
Annual growth/decline +302,096 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +2.16% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 144/197

Rwanda and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Rwanda
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Rwanda San Marino Rwanda San Marino
1960 3,022,294 15,428 - -
1961 3,106,779 15,799 2.8% 2.4%
1962 3,186,025 16,183 2.55% 2.43%
1963 3,258,890 16,580 2.29% 2.45%
1964 3,334,834 16,977 2.33% 2.39%
1965 3,423,210 17,305 2.65% 1.93%
1966 3,521,626 17,523 2.87% 1.26%
1967 3,629,577 17,688 3.07% 0.94%
1968 3,744,010 17,861 3.15% 0.98%
1969 3,861,271 18,026 3.13% 0.92%
1970 3,980,669 18,168 3.09% 0.79%
1971 4,100,044 18,419 3% 1.38%
1972 4,220,335 18,787 2.93% 2%
1973 4,345,047 18,992 2.96% 1.09%
1974 4,474,228 19,030 2.97% 0.2%
1975 4,607,728 19,046 2.98% 0.08%
1976 4,745,954 19,110 3% 0.34%
1977 4,888,240 20,017 3% 4.75%
1978 5,035,171 21,026 3.01% 5.04%
1979 5,189,541 21,320 3.07% 1.4%
1980 5,353,259 21,585 3.15% 1.24%
1981 5,527,230 21,840 3.25% 1.18%
1982 5,711,549 22,055 3.33% 0.98%
1983 5,905,311 22,229 3.39% 0.79%
1984 6,107,627 22,346 3.43% 0.53%
1985 6,317,228 22,485 3.43% 0.62%
1986 6,531,881 22,636 3.4% 0.67%
1987 6,749,493 22,686 3.33% 0.22%
1988 6,968,071 22,843 3.24% 0.69%
1989 7,184,706 23,154 3.11% 1.36%
1990 7,375,307 23,475 2.65% 1.39%
1991 7,526,966 23,797 2.06% 1.37%
1992 7,683,266 24,125 2.08% 1.38%
1993 7,981,132 24,472 3.88% 1.44%
1994 6,792,352 24,823 -14.9% 1.43%
1995 5,674,118 25,158 -16.5% 1.35%
1996 6,708,764 25,482 18.2% 1.29%
1997 7,755,238 25,800 15.6% 1.25%
1998 8,081,681 26,125 4.21% 1.26%
1999 8,147,912 26,459 0.82% 1.28%
2000 8,213,931 26,799 0.81% 1.29%
2001 8,287,094 27,143 0.89% 1.28%
2002 8,400,180 27,491 1.36% 1.28%
2003 8,586,875 27,843 2.22% 1.28%
2004 8,816,844 29,457 2.68% 5.8%
2005 9,054,528 29,836 2.7% 1.29%
2006 9,299,246 30,184 2.7% 1.17%
2007 9,549,933 31,211 2.7% 3.4%
2008 9,804,269 31,662 2.66% 1.45%
2009 10,060,432 33,066 2.61% 4.43%
2010 10,317,553 33,270 2.56% 0.62%
2011 10,573,733 32,620 2.48% -1.95%
2012 10,829,901 33,469 2.42% 2.6%
2013 11,093,340 33,041 2.43% -1.28%
2014 11,364,757 32,655 2.45% -1.17%
2015 11,640,022 32,897 2.42% 0.74%
2016 11,919,183 33,101 2.4% 0.62%
2017 12,202,060 33,825 2.37% 2.19%
2018 12,487,996 34,522 2.34% 2.06%
2019 12,776,103 34,663 2.31% 0.41%
2020 13,065,837 34,770 2.27% 0.31%
2021 13,355,260 34,252 2.22% -1.49%
2022 13,651,030 33,755 2.21% -1.45%
2023 13,954,471 33,860 2.22% 0.31%
2024 14,256,567 33,977 2.16% 0.35%
2025 14,569,343 33,969 2.19% -0.02%
2026 14,889,694 34,003 2.2% 0.1%
2027 15,214,324 34,033 2.18% 0.09%
2028 15,536,461 34,080 2.12% 0.14%
2029 15,844,649 34,113 1.98% 0.1%
2030 16,154,698 34,133 1.96% 0.06%
2031 16,473,106 34,147 1.97% 0.04%
2032 16,771,820 34,169 1.81% 0.06%
2033 17,073,475 34,188 1.8% 0.06%
2034 17,402,250 34,195 1.93% 0.02%
2035 17,746,315 34,222 1.98% 0.08%
2036 18,076,769 34,260 1.86% 0.11%
2037 18,395,838 34,293 1.77% 0.1%
2038 18,729,778 34,339 1.82% 0.14%
2039 19,076,783 34,368 1.85% 0.08%
2040 19,440,762 34,365 1.91% -0.009%
2041 19,806,170 34,364 1.88% -0.003%
2042 20,153,979 34,379 1.76% 0.04%
2043 20,500,826 34,388 1.72% 0.03%
2044 20,837,079 34,360 1.64% -0.08%
2045 21,152,650 34,318 1.51% -0.12%
2046 21,459,144 34,280 1.45% -0.11%
2047 21,764,578 34,238 1.42% -0.12%
2048 22,086,112 34,191 1.48% -0.14%
2049 22,403,887 34,135 1.44% -0.16%
2050 22,707,896 34,091 1.36% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Rwanda gained 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

Rwanda was ranked 87th most populous country in 2005 and is 77th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Rwanda's population will grow by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people with a rank change from 77th to 72nd. The population of San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

Biggest cities by population

Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.16M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K
San Marino
City Population
Dogana 7K
San Marino 4.04K

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