Population in Rwanda compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Rwanda and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Rwanda	Vatican	Rwanda	Vatican
1960	3,022,294	-	-	-
1961	3,106,779	-	2.8%	-
1962	3,186,025	-	2.55%	-
1963	3,258,890	-	2.29%	-
1964	3,334,834	-	2.33%	-
1965	3,423,210	-	2.65%	-
1966	3,521,626	-	2.87%	-
1967	3,629,577	-	3.07%	-
1968	3,744,010	-	3.15%	-
1969	3,861,271	-	3.13%	-
1970	3,980,669	-	3.09%	-
1971	4,100,044	-	3%	-
1972	4,220,335	-	2.93%	-
1973	4,345,047	-	2.96%	-
1974	4,474,228	-	2.97%	-
1975	4,607,728	-	2.98%	-
1976	4,745,954	-	3%	-
1977	4,888,240	-	3%	-
1978	5,035,171	-	3.01%	-
1979	5,189,541	-	3.07%	-
1980	5,353,259	-	3.15%	-
1981	5,527,230	-	3.25%	-
1982	5,711,549	-	3.33%	-
1983	5,905,311	-	3.39%	-
1984	6,107,627	-	3.43%	-
1985	6,317,228	-	3.43%	-
1986	6,531,881	-	3.4%	-
1987	6,749,493	-	3.33%	-
1988	6,968,071	-	3.24%	-
1989	7,184,706	-	3.11%	-
1990	7,375,307	-	2.65%	-
1991	7,526,966	-	2.06%	-
1992	7,683,266	-	2.08%	-
1993	7,981,132	-	3.88%	-
1994	6,792,352	-	-14.9%	-
1995	5,674,118	-	-16.5%	-
1996	6,708,764	-	18.2%	-
1997	7,755,238	-	15.6%	-
1998	8,081,681	-	4.21%	-
1999	8,147,912	-	0.82%	-
2000	8,213,931	880	0.81%	-
2001	8,287,094	890	0.89%	1.14%
2002	8,400,180	900	1.36%	1.12%
2003	8,586,875	911	2.22%	1.22%
2004	8,816,844	921	2.68%	1.1%
2005	9,054,528	921	2.7%	0%
2006	9,299,246	932	2.7%	1.19%
2007	9,549,933	821	2.7%	-11.9%
2008	9,804,269	824	2.66%	0.37%
2009	10,060,432	826	2.61%	0.24%
2010	10,317,553	829	2.56%	0.36%
2011	10,573,733	832	2.48%	0.36%
2012	10,829,901	836	2.42%	0.48%
2013	11,093,340	839	2.43%	0.36%
2014	11,364,757	842	2.45%	0.36%
2015	11,640,022	1,000	2.42%	18.8%
2016	11,919,183	-	2.4%	0%
2017	12,202,060	1,000	2.37%	0%
2018	12,487,996	-	2.34%	0%
2019	12,776,103	1,000	2.31%	0%
2020	13,065,837	987	2.27%	-1.29%
2021	13,355,260	970	2.22%	-1.68%
2022	13,651,030	944	2.21%	-2.66%
2023	13,954,471	922	2.22%	-2.34%
2024	14,256,567	933	2.16%	1.2%
2025	14,569,343	939	2.19%	0.59%
2026	14,889,694	952	2.2%	1.37%
2027	15,214,324	974	2.18%	2.32%
2028	15,536,461	985	2.12%	1.13%
2029	15,844,649	983	1.98%	-0.19%
2030	16,154,698	976	1.96%	-0.75%
2031	16,473,106	968	1.97%	-0.75%
2032	16,771,820	968	1.81%	0%
2033	17,073,475	988	1.8%	2.09%
2034	17,402,250	992	1.93%	0.37%
2035	17,746,315	1,000	1.98%	0.74%
2036	18,076,769	998	1.86%	-0.18%
2037	18,395,838	1,003	1.77%	0.55%
2038	18,729,778	1,022	1.82%	1.83%
2039	19,076,783	1,060	1.85%	3.78%
2040	19,440,762	1,095	1.91%	3.3%
2041	19,806,170	1,127	1.88%	2.86%
2042	20,153,979	1,149	1.76%	1.96%
2043	20,500,826	1,169	1.72%	1.76%
2044	20,837,079	1,186	1.64%	1.42%
2045	21,152,650	1,209	1.51%	2.02%
2046	21,459,144	1,224	1.45%	1.22%
2047	21,764,578	1,248	1.42%	1.95%
2048	22,086,112	1,272	1.48%	1.92%
2049	22,403,887	1,296	1.44%	1.88%
2050	22,707,896	1,325	1.36%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Rwanda gained 2,974,058 (a 25% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Rwanda was ranked 86th most populous country in 2006 and is 77th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Rwanda's population will grow by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people with a rank change from 77th to 72nd. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.