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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Rwanda was 14,256,567 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Rwanda's population is 14,975,051 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 5.74 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Rwanda is ranked the 77th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.22% of the world: 0.18% for Rwanda vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Rwanda has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Rwanda has increased from 9.3M people to 15M (61% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Rwanda vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Rwanda
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Rwanda Turkey
2100 33,092,520 64,274,243
2099 32,987,847 64,924,706
2098 32,907,335 65,567,989
2097 32,832,706 66,219,045
2096 32,747,490 66,865,890
2095 32,615,044 67,516,190
2094 32,529,590 68,169,346
2093 32,396,544 68,835,313
2092 32,274,083 69,496,264
2091 32,171,077 70,159,325
2090 32,068,626 70,828,304
2089 31,872,593 71,490,133
2088 31,726,882 72,146,464
2087 31,533,364 72,792,552
2086 31,379,315 73,439,558
2085 31,235,000 74,085,313
2084 31,092,940 74,713,882
2083 30,917,707 75,342,464
2082 30,733,578 75,969,760
2081 30,557,819 76,583,769
2080 30,367,298 77,195,480
2079 30,176,627 77,793,711
2078 29,997,866 78,386,293
2077 29,800,561 78,973,194
2076 29,627,021 79,556,991
2075 29,423,503 80,128,010
2074 29,225,643 80,697,544
2073 29,007,777 81,244,619
2072 28,780,763 81,785,452
2071 28,560,382 82,311,503
2070 28,316,533 82,827,402
2069 28,103,541 83,324,862
2068 27,854,906 83,806,741
2067 27,591,747 84,270,976
2066 27,355,659 84,728,547
2065 27,084,704 85,177,268
2064 26,821,315 85,611,517
2063 26,543,184 86,026,471
2062 26,296,132 86,425,827
2061 25,985,356 86,800,591
2060 25,712,904 87,156,663
2059 25,437,446 87,500,101
2058 25,106,242 87,809,920
2057 24,837,928 88,100,397
2056 24,566,784 88,369,840
2055 24,266,669 88,598,739
2054 23,976,914 88,806,632
2053 23,690,426 88,985,609
2052 23,406,346 89,144,425
2051 23,099,207 89,270,515
2050 22,800,250 89,374,730
2049 22,484,698 89,447,182
2048 22,157,938 89,484,074
2047 21,834,786 89,492,406
2046 21,540,566 89,467,391
2045 21,215,262 89,441,098
2044 20,902,695 89,390,601
2043 20,535,605 89,326,342
2042 20,201,608 89,237,658
2041 19,832,577 89,137,199
2040 19,463,015 89,021,820
2039 19,096,860 88,885,792
2038 18,761,626 88,736,121
2037 18,421,864 88,562,197
2036 18,116,691 88,373,007
2035 17,753,910 88,178,595
2034 17,421,234 87,975,336
2033 17,089,349 87,754,631
2032 16,811,505 87,524,158
2031 16,485,559 87,274,280
2030 16,167,916 87,004,538
2029 15,858,862 86,741,614
2028 15,544,959 86,466,107
2027 15,207,733 86,189,693
2026 14,888,776 85,932,926
2025 14,560,205 85,718,588
2024 14,256,567 85,518,661
2023 13,954,471 85,325,965
2022 13,651,030 84,979,913
2021 13,355,260 84,147,318
2020 13,065,837 83,384,680
2019 12,776,103 82,579,440
2018 12,487,996 81,407,204
2017 12,202,060 80,312,698
2016 11,919,183 79,277,962
2015 11,640,022 78,218,479
2014 11,364,757 77,181,884
2013 11,093,340 76,147,624
2012 10,829,901 75,175,827
2011 10,573,733 74,223,629
2010 10,317,553 73,142,150
2009 10,060,432 72,039,206
2008 9,804,269 71,051,678
2007 9,549,933 70,158,112
2006 9,299,246 70,045,349
2005 9,054,528 69,329,557
2004 8,816,844 68,592,617
2003 8,586,875 67,831,730
2002 8,400,180 67,048,795
2001 8,287,094 66,245,128
2000 8,213,931 65,425,961
1999 8,147,912 64,591,923
1998 8,081,681 63,734,383
1997 7,755,238 62,852,966
1996 6,708,764 61,951,134
1995 5,674,118 61,024,503
1994 6,792,352 60,033,836
1993 7,981,132 58,999,167
1992 7,683,266 57,990,118
1991 7,526,966 57,009,887
1990 7,375,307 56,015,628
1989 7,184,706 54,976,723
1988 6,968,071 53,909,626
1987 6,749,493 52,843,670
1986 6,531,881 51,777,772
1985 6,317,228 50,687,115
1984 6,107,627 49,574,069
1983 5,905,311 48,447,410
1982 5,711,549 47,322,096
1981 5,527,230 46,321,190
1980 5,353,259 45,408,815
1979 5,189,541 44,510,429
1978 5,035,171 43,645,306
1977 4,888,240 42,773,298
1976 4,745,954 41,899,984
1975 4,607,728 41,053,126
1974 4,474,228 40,210,234
1973 4,345,047 39,329,533
1972 4,220,335 38,430,221
1971 4,100,044 37,518,611
1970 3,980,669 36,638,465
1969 3,861,271 35,787,774
1968 3,744,010 34,921,684
1967 3,629,577 34,050,421
1966 3,521,626 33,177,672
1965 3,423,210 32,345,220
1964 3,334,834 31,543,072
1963 3,258,890 30,726,841
1962 3,186,025 29,916,147
1961 3,106,779 29,119,238
1960 3,022,294 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/rwanda/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Rwanda gained 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Rwanda was ranked 86th most populous country in 2006 and is 77th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Rwanda's population will grow by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people with a rank change from 77th to 72nd. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Rwanda
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Rwanda Turkey
2100 0.32% -1%
2099 0.24% -0.98%
2098 0.23% -0.98%
2097 0.26% -0.97%
2096 0.41% -0.96%
2095 0.26% -0.96%
2094 0.41% -0.97%
2093 0.38% -0.95%
2092 0.32% -0.95%
2091 0.32% -0.94%
2090 0.62% -0.93%
2089 0.46% -0.91%
2088 0.61% -0.89%
2087 0.49% -0.88%
2086 0.46% -0.87%
2085 0.46% -0.84%
2084 0.57% -0.83%
2083 0.6% -0.83%
2082 0.58% -0.8%
2081 0.63% -0.79%
2080 0.63% -0.77%
2079 0.6% -0.76%
2078 0.66% -0.74%
2077 0.59% -0.73%
2076 0.69% -0.71%
2075 0.68% -0.71%
2074 0.75% -0.67%
2073 0.79% -0.66%
2072 0.77% -0.64%
2071 0.86% -0.62%
2070 0.76% -0.6%
2069 0.89% -0.57%
2068 0.95% -0.55%
2067 0.86% -0.54%
2066 1% -0.53%
2065 0.98% -0.51%
2064 1.05% -0.48%
2063 0.94% -0.46%
2062 1.2% -0.43%
2061 1.06% -0.41%
2060 1.08% -0.39%
2059 1.32% -0.35%
2058 1.08% -0.33%
2057 1.1% -0.3%
2056 1.24% -0.26%
2055 1.21% -0.23%
2054 1.21% -0.2%
2053 1.21% -0.18%
2052 1.33% -0.14%
2051 1.31% -0.12%
2050 1.4% -0.08%
2049 1.47% -0.04%
2048 1.48% -0.009%
2047 1.37% 0.03%
2046 1.53% 0.03%
2045 1.5% 0.06%
2044 1.79% 0.07%
2043 1.65% 0.1%
2042 1.86% 0.11%
2041 1.9% 0.13%
2040 1.92% 0.15%
2039 1.79% 0.17%
2038 1.84% 0.2%
2037 1.68% 0.21%
2036 2.04% 0.22%
2035 1.91% 0.23%
2034 1.94% 0.25%
2033 1.65% 0.26%
2032 1.98% 0.29%
2031 1.96% 0.31%
2030 1.95% 0.3%
2029 2.02% 0.32%
2028 2.22% 0.32%
2027 2.14% 0.3%
2026 2.26% 0.25%
2025 2.13% 0.23%
2024 2.16% 0.23%
2023 2.22% 0.41%
2022 2.21% 0.99%
2021 2.22% 0.91%
2020 2.27% 0.98%
2019 2.31% 1.44%
2018 2.34% 1.36%
2017 2.37% 1.31%
2016 2.4% 1.35%
2015 2.42% 1.34%
2014 2.45% 1.36%
2013 2.43% 1.29%
2012 2.42% 1.28%
2011 2.48% 1.48%
2010 2.56% 1.53%
2009 2.61% 1.39%
2008 2.66% 1.27%
2007 2.7% 0.16%
2006 2.7% 1.03%
2005 2.7% 1.07%
2004 2.68% 1.12%
2003 2.22% 1.17%
2002 1.36% 1.21%
2001 0.89% 1.25%
2000 0.81% 1.29%
1999 0.82% 1.35%
1998 4.21% 1.4%
1997 15.6% 1.46%
1996 18.2% 1.52%
1995 -16.5% 1.65%
1994 -14.9% 1.75%
1993 3.88% 1.74%
1992 2.08% 1.72%
1991 2.06% 1.77%
1990 2.65% 1.89%
1989 3.11% 1.98%
1988 3.24% 2.02%
1987 3.33% 2.06%
1986 3.4% 2.15%
1985 3.43% 2.25%
1984 3.43% 2.33%
1983 3.39% 2.38%
1982 3.33% 2.16%
1981 3.25% 2.01%
1980 3.15% 2.02%
1979 3.07% 1.98%
1978 3.01% 2.04%
1977 3% 2.08%
1976 3% 2.06%
1975 2.98% 2.1%
1974 2.97% 2.24%
1973 2.96% 2.34%
1972 2.93% 2.43%
1971 3% 2.4%
1970 3.09% 2.38%
1969 3.13% 2.48%
1968 3.15% 2.56%
1967 3.07% 2.63%
1966 2.87% 2.57%
1965 2.65% 2.54%
1964 2.33% 2.66%
1963 2.29% 2.71%
1962 2.55% 2.74%
1961 2.8% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/rwanda/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Rwanda grew by 2.16%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Rwanda Turkey
Current population
14975051
86002379
Population rank 77/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.04%
One net population change
1.74 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.33 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
6.35 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +828 +528
Annual growth/decline +302,096 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.16% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.4 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +6,282 -258,205
Net migration rank 48/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 513,316 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 80/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 109/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Rwanda
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Rwanda Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,282 - -258,205
2024 - -15,582 - -275,952
2023 312,762 -9,001 426,630 -318,070
2022 312,145 -9,001 535,373 -301,544
2021 309,895 -21,492 521,713 20,283
2020 312,692 -22,251 608,708 37,934
2019 313,525 -24,492 751,472 -15,690
2018 312,512 -25,323 830,353 187,570
2017 310,323 -25,634 875,408 659,846
2016 305,549 -24,474 895,841 352,063
2015 299,114 -21,862 930,799 1,063,140
2014 292,779 -19,505 957,055 1,033,384
2013 286,331 -16,779 921,386 438,618
2012 282,584 -25,260 917,145 258,623
2011 282,922 -27,915 875,839 68,849
2010 286,848 -29,501 892,334 55,532
2009 287,034 -30,128 900,491 24,276
2008 287,334 -31,913 868,749 47,915
2007 285,791 -32,537 876,626 -186,402
2006 282,149 -34,008 897,351 -190,194
2005 275,121 -33,830 898,650 -174,177
2004 265,273 -31,214 896,025 -146,574
2003 251,243 -25,355 893,683 -121,383
2002 239,036 -91,518 922,927 -129,444
2001 230,845 -152,197 980,560 -166,759
2000 221,276 -153,588 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 210,518 -146,162 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 197,185 -129,089 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 174,687 410,106 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 140,455 1,367,700 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 121,137 439,995 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -719,479 -2,078,111 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 183,926 236,110 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 188,025 -12,334 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 196,431 -59,519 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 207,895 -41,483 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 217,632 -2,826 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 223,759 -5,285 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 225,744 -7,062 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 225,526 -8,982 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 223,794 -11,031 1,098,846 8,960
1984 219,337 -12,899 1,096,529 21,787
1983 212,750 -14,560 1,095,106 39,871
1982 205,147 -15,818 1,091,863 23,728
1981 195,769 -16,453 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 184,988 -16,359 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 174,477 -15,669 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 163,779 -13,838 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 155,011 -11,084 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 147,665 -7,027 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 140,596 -4,791 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 135,743 -4,535 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 131,021 -3,862 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 126,403 -4,156 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 122,567 -4,230 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 119,273 1,149 991,950 -150,924
1969 115,394 2,983 970,958 -110,578
1968 111,422 4,728 950,778 -78,973
1967 108,053 4,655 936,727 -65,993
1966 105,128 -1,930 925,790 -50,999
1965 103,422 -9,774 904,016 -113,911
1964 102,562 -19,458 884,152 -69,978
1963 94,296 -25,524 862,626 -44,317
1962 102,548 -25,594 837,473 -34,353
1961 102,051 -20,508 816,911 -26,187
1960 100,627 -13,198 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 93.8% of the population change in Rwanda is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people). In Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 513,316 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Rwanda, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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