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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Rwanda was 14,256,567 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Rwanda's population is 14,975,051 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 2.68 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Rwanda is ranked the 77th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.18% for Rwanda vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Rwanda has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Rwanda has increased from 9.3M people to 15M (61% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Rwanda vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Rwanda
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Rwanda Ukraine
2100 33,092,520 15,493,960
2099 32,987,847 15,751,557
2098 32,907,335 16,012,938
2097 32,832,706 16,278,602
2096 32,747,490 16,547,938
2095 32,615,044 16,820,897
2094 32,529,590 17,098,910
2093 32,396,544 17,381,822
2092 32,274,083 17,669,049
2091 32,171,077 17,960,681
2090 32,068,626 18,257,867
2089 31,872,593 18,559,027
2088 31,726,882 18,865,031
2087 31,533,364 19,176,483
2086 31,379,315 19,492,606
2085 31,235,000 19,812,584
2084 31,092,940 20,138,855
2083 30,917,707 20,468,747
2082 30,733,578 20,803,241
2081 30,557,819 21,140,953
2080 30,367,298 21,482,498
2079 30,176,627 21,827,152
2078 29,997,866 22,175,099
2077 29,800,561 22,525,846
2076 29,627,021 22,879,896
2075 29,423,503 23,236,521
2074 29,225,643 23,596,095
2073 29,007,777 23,957,807
2072 28,780,763 24,319,928
2071 28,560,382 24,685,370
2070 28,316,533 25,053,352
2069 28,103,541 25,423,272
2068 27,854,906 25,794,560
2067 27,591,747 26,168,072
2066 27,355,659 26,543,206
2065 27,084,704 26,920,121
2064 26,821,315 27,298,592
2063 26,543,184 27,677,528
2062 26,296,132 28,056,960
2061 25,985,356 28,437,884
2060 25,712,904 28,818,343
2059 25,437,446 29,198,891
2058 25,106,242 29,580,044
2057 24,837,928 29,958,884
2056 24,566,784 30,335,136
2055 24,266,669 30,710,041
2054 23,976,914 31,080,334
2053 23,690,426 31,447,868
2052 23,406,346 31,811,171
2051 23,099,207 32,170,929
2050 22,800,250 32,525,262
2049 22,484,698 32,875,483
2048 22,157,938 33,217,836
2047 21,834,786 33,556,749
2046 21,540,566 33,892,646
2045 21,215,262 34,221,999
2044 20,902,695 34,547,153
2043 20,535,605 34,869,270
2042 20,201,608 35,189,550
2041 19,832,577 35,507,946
2040 19,463,015 35,823,225
2039 19,096,860 36,141,658
2038 18,761,626 36,457,134
2037 18,421,864 36,772,578
2036 18,116,691 37,084,252
2035 17,753,910 37,396,243
2034 17,421,234 37,706,533
2033 17,089,349 38,015,585
2032 16,811,505 38,322,554
2031 16,485,559 38,630,259
2030 16,167,916 38,935,791
2029 15,858,862 39,238,099
2028 15,544,959 39,537,815
2027 15,207,733 39,830,895
2026 14,888,776 40,125,599
2025 14,560,205 38,707,520
2024 14,256,567 37,860,221
2023 13,954,471 37,732,836
2022 13,651,030 41,048,766
2021 13,355,260 44,298,640
2020 13,065,837 44,680,014
2019 12,776,103 44,957,458
2018 12,487,996 45,208,907
2017 12,202,060 45,436,041
2016 11,919,183 45,616,832
2015 11,640,022 45,784,896
2014 11,364,757 45,972,380
2013 11,093,340 46,126,770
2012 10,829,901 46,210,056
2011 10,573,733 46,307,853
2010 10,317,553 46,456,003
2009 10,060,432 46,623,731
2008 9,804,269 46,819,175
2007 9,549,933 47,062,798
2006 9,299,246 47,278,694
2005 9,054,528 47,585,556
2004 8,816,844 47,979,507
2003 8,586,875 48,315,136
2002 8,400,180 48,677,281
2001 8,287,094 49,106,855
2000 8,213,931 49,556,660
1999 8,147,912 49,976,446
1998 8,081,681 50,379,731
1997 7,755,238 50,786,885
1996 6,708,764 51,226,109
1995 5,674,118 51,665,539
1994 6,792,352 52,075,998
1993 7,981,132 52,350,126
1992 7,683,266 52,323,671
1991 7,526,966 52,170,961
1990 7,375,307 52,054,092
1989 7,184,706 51,917,817
1988 6,968,071 51,724,853
1987 6,749,493 51,515,732
1986 6,531,881 51,318,745
1985 6,317,228 51,108,770
1984 6,107,627 50,887,599
1983 5,905,311 50,637,029
1982 5,711,549 50,402,724
1981 5,527,230 50,189,281
1980 5,353,259 49,955,152
1979 5,189,541 49,721,381
1978 5,035,171 49,521,243
1977 4,888,240 49,336,481
1976 4,745,954 49,120,842
1975 4,607,728 48,865,229
1974 4,474,228 48,576,570
1973 4,345,047 48,277,121
1972 4,220,335 47,946,893
1971 4,100,044 47,573,287
1970 3,980,669 47,261,306
1969 3,861,271 46,976,256
1968 3,744,010 46,614,325
1967 3,629,577 46,215,988
1966 3,521,626 45,802,519
1965 3,423,210 45,386,892
1964 3,334,834 44,951,156
1963 3,258,890 44,462,372
1962 3,186,025 43,943,674
1961 3,106,779 43,399,766
1960 3,022,294 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Rwanda gained 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Rwanda was ranked 86th most populous country in 2006 and is 77th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Rwanda
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Rwanda Ukraine
2100 0.32% -1.64%
2099 0.24% -1.63%
2098 0.23% -1.63%
2097 0.26% -1.63%
2096 0.41% -1.62%
2095 0.26% -1.63%
2094 0.41% -1.63%
2093 0.38% -1.63%
2092 0.32% -1.62%
2091 0.32% -1.63%
2090 0.62% -1.62%
2089 0.46% -1.62%
2088 0.61% -1.62%
2087 0.49% -1.62%
2086 0.46% -1.62%
2085 0.46% -1.62%
2084 0.57% -1.61%
2083 0.6% -1.61%
2082 0.58% -1.6%
2081 0.63% -1.59%
2080 0.63% -1.58%
2079 0.6% -1.57%
2078 0.66% -1.56%
2077 0.59% -1.55%
2076 0.69% -1.53%
2075 0.68% -1.52%
2074 0.75% -1.51%
2073 0.79% -1.49%
2072 0.77% -1.48%
2071 0.86% -1.47%
2070 0.76% -1.46%
2069 0.89% -1.44%
2068 0.95% -1.43%
2067 0.86% -1.41%
2066 1% -1.4%
2065 0.98% -1.39%
2064 1.05% -1.37%
2063 0.94% -1.35%
2062 1.2% -1.34%
2061 1.06% -1.32%
2060 1.08% -1.3%
2059 1.32% -1.29%
2058 1.08% -1.26%
2057 1.1% -1.24%
2056 1.24% -1.22%
2055 1.21% -1.19%
2054 1.21% -1.17%
2053 1.21% -1.14%
2052 1.33% -1.12%
2051 1.31% -1.09%
2050 1.4% -1.07%
2049 1.47% -1.03%
2048 1.48% -1.01%
2047 1.37% -0.99%
2046 1.53% -0.96%
2045 1.5% -0.94%
2044 1.79% -0.92%
2043 1.65% -0.91%
2042 1.86% -0.9%
2041 1.9% -0.88%
2040 1.92% -0.88%
2039 1.79% -0.87%
2038 1.84% -0.86%
2037 1.68% -0.84%
2036 2.04% -0.83%
2035 1.91% -0.82%
2034 1.94% -0.81%
2033 1.65% -0.8%
2032 1.98% -0.8%
2031 1.96% -0.78%
2030 1.95% -0.77%
2029 2.02% -0.76%
2028 2.22% -0.74%
2027 2.14% -0.73%
2026 2.26% 3.66%
2025 2.13% 2.24%
2024 2.16% 0.34%
2023 2.22% -8.08%
2022 2.21% -7.34%
2021 2.22% -0.85%
2020 2.27% -0.62%
2019 2.31% -0.56%
2018 2.34% -0.5%
2017 2.37% -0.4%
2016 2.4% -0.37%
2015 2.42% -0.41%
2014 2.45% -0.33%
2013 2.43% -0.18%
2012 2.42% -0.21%
2011 2.48% -0.32%
2010 2.56% -0.36%
2009 2.61% -0.42%
2008 2.66% -0.52%
2007 2.7% -0.46%
2006 2.7% -0.64%
2005 2.7% -0.82%
2004 2.68% -0.69%
2003 2.22% -0.74%
2002 1.36% -0.87%
2001 0.89% -0.91%
2000 0.81% -0.84%
1999 0.82% -0.8%
1998 4.21% -0.8%
1997 15.6% -0.86%
1996 18.2% -0.85%
1995 -16.5% -0.79%
1994 -14.9% -0.52%
1993 3.88% 0.05%
1992 2.08% 0.29%
1991 2.06% 0.22%
1990 2.65% 0.26%
1989 3.11% 0.37%
1988 3.24% 0.41%
1987 3.33% 0.38%
1986 3.4% 0.41%
1985 3.43% 0.43%
1984 3.43% 0.49%
1983 3.39% 0.46%
1982 3.33% 0.43%
1981 3.25% 0.47%
1980 3.15% 0.47%
1979 3.07% 0.4%
1978 3.01% 0.37%
1977 3% 0.44%
1976 3% 0.52%
1975 2.98% 0.59%
1974 2.97% 0.62%
1973 2.96% 0.69%
1972 2.93% 0.79%
1971 3% 0.66%
1970 3.09% 0.61%
1969 3.13% 0.78%
1968 3.15% 0.86%
1967 3.07% 0.9%
1966 2.87% 0.92%
1965 2.65% 0.97%
1964 2.33% 1.1%
1963 2.29% 1.18%
1962 2.55% 1.25%
1961 2.8% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Rwanda grew by 2.16%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Rwanda Ukraine
Current population
14975051
40125599
Population rank 77/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.48%
One net population change
1.74 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
1.33 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
6.35 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +828 +349
Annual growth/decline +302,096 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.16% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.4 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +6,282 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 48/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 513,316 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 80/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 109/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Rwanda
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Rwanda Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,282 - 1,702,358
2024 - -15,582 - 1,146,012
2023 312,762 -9,001 -283,185 -299,961
2022 312,145 -9,001 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 309,895 -21,492 -449,941 -1,129
2020 312,692 -22,251 -307,533 -4,167
2019 313,525 -24,492 -236,296 -6,908
2018 312,512 -25,323 -227,491 -32,220
2017 310,323 -25,634 -158,390 -36,155
2016 305,549 -24,474 -135,710 -31,340
2015 299,114 -21,862 -147,107 -21,992
2014 292,779 -19,505 -140,216 -65,678
2013 286,331 -16,779 -129,662 26,781
2012 282,584 -25,260 -130,451 66,768
2011 282,922 -27,915 -158,372 26,457
2010 286,848 -29,501 -180,388 16,030
2009 287,034 -30,128 -197,918 26,796
2008 287,334 -31,913 -229,086 9,312
2007 285,791 -32,537 -282,659 15,237
2006 282,149 -34,008 -300,787 136,442
2005 275,121 -33,830 -337,857 -111,493
2004 265,273 -31,214 -344,157 5,644
2003 251,243 -25,355 -351,299 18,540
2002 239,036 -91,518 -364,544 -26,991
2001 230,845 -152,197 -374,734 -92,847
2000 221,276 -153,588 -364,143 -67,865
1999 210,518 -146,162 -348,286 -59,247
1998 197,185 -129,089 -318,299 -80,684
1997 174,687 410,106 -306,549 -108,735
1996 140,455 1,367,700 -305,154 -158,008
1995 121,137 439,995 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -719,479 -2,078,111 -238,820 -166,380
1993 183,926 236,110 -169,405 26,357
1992 188,025 -12,334 -95,857 291,788
1991 196,431 -59,519 -16,486 125,962
1990 207,895 -41,483 48,463 75,760
1989 217,632 -2,826 106,431 36,978
1988 223,759 -5,285 162,002 75,637
1987 225,744 -7,062 198,850 -18,275
1986 225,526 -8,982 225,751 -12,369
1985 223,794 -11,031 201,011 5,546
1984 219,337 -12,899 222,430 13,340
1983 212,750 -14,560 241,741 23,608
1982 205,147 -15,818 194,101 9,096
1981 195,769 -16,453 182,839 40,807
1980 184,988 -16,359 197,223 47,406
1979 174,477 -15,669 197,294 25,635
1978 163,779 -13,838 206,554 -29,180
1977 155,011 -11,084 216,932 -24,745
1976 147,665 -7,027 247,323 -8,219
1975 140,596 -4,791 256,787 15,336
1974 135,743 -4,535 273,486 31,725
1973 131,021 -3,862 274,938 18,777
1972 126,403 -4,156 309,785 56,928
1971 122,567 -4,230 305,849 74,604
1970 119,273 1,149 291,839 -48,335
1969 115,394 2,983 274,858 51,763
1968 111,422 4,728 295,162 102,096
1967 108,053 4,655 313,899 85,527
1966 105,128 -1,930 337,794 89,737
1965 103,422 -9,774 334,365 69,354
1964 102,562 -19,458 391,120 76,650
1963 94,296 -25,524 449,648 60,178
1962 102,548 -25,594 481,887 45,712
1961 102,051 -20,508 508,602 51,625
1960 100,627 -13,198 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 513,316 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Rwanda, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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