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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Rwanda was 14,256,567 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Rwanda's population is 14,826,674 people compared to 28,610,737 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 1.93 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Rwanda is ranked the 77th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.18% for Rwanda vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Rwanda has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2005, the population of Rwanda has increased from 9.05M people to 14.8M (63.7% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 26.8M to 28.6M (6.81% growth).
  • Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.8M people compared to the peak of 31.2M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Rwanda vs Venezuela: live population counter

Rwanda Venezuela
Current population
14826674
28610737
Population rank 77/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.35%
One net population change
1.74 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
1.33 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
6.35 minutes
2.46 minutes
One migration net change every
33.7 minutes
4.99 minutes
Annual migration change -15,582 -105,297
Daily growth/decline +828 +287
Annual growth/decline +302,096 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +2.16% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 47/197 142/197

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

Rwanda
Population

Growth rate
Venezuela
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Rwanda Venezuela Rwanda Venezuela
1960 3,022,294 8,160,090 - -
1961 3,106,779 8,455,915 2.8% 3.63%
1962 3,186,025 8,756,870 2.55% 3.56%
1963 3,258,890 9,064,021 2.29% 3.51%
1964 3,334,834 9,377,712 2.33% 3.46%
1965 3,423,210 9,697,790 2.65% 3.41%
1966 3,521,626 10,024,854 2.87% 3.37%
1967 3,629,577 10,358,513 3.07% 3.33%
1968 3,744,010 10,697,530 3.15% 3.27%
1969 3,861,271 11,040,280 3.13% 3.2%
1970 3,980,669 11,387,790 3.09% 3.15%
1971 4,100,044 11,741,008 3% 3.1%
1972 4,220,335 12,099,180 2.93% 3.05%
1973 4,345,047 12,463,537 2.96% 3.01%
1974 4,474,228 12,835,351 2.97% 2.98%
1975 4,607,728 13,215,892 2.98% 2.96%
1976 4,745,954 13,606,284 3% 2.95%
1977 4,888,240 14,006,812 3% 2.94%
1978 5,035,171 14,416,684 3.01% 2.93%
1979 5,189,541 14,834,552 3.07% 2.9%
1980 5,353,259 15,258,218 3.15% 2.86%
1981 5,527,230 15,687,297 3.25% 2.81%
1982 5,711,549 16,121,874 3.33% 2.77%
1983 5,905,311 16,562,205 3.39% 2.73%
1984 6,107,627 17,008,841 3.43% 2.7%
1985 6,317,228 17,461,434 3.43% 2.66%
1986 6,531,881 17,923,536 3.4% 2.65%
1987 6,749,493 18,394,963 3.33% 2.63%
1988 6,968,071 18,871,020 3.24% 2.59%
1989 7,184,706 19,348,921 3.11% 2.53%
1990 7,375,307 19,827,010 2.65% 2.47%
1991 7,526,966 20,304,896 2.06% 2.41%
1992 7,683,266 20,780,948 2.08% 2.34%
1993 7,981,132 21,254,520 3.88% 2.28%
1994 6,792,352 21,725,188 -14.9% 2.21%
1995 5,674,118 22,193,821 -16.5% 2.16%
1996 6,708,764 22,662,113 18.2% 2.11%
1997 7,755,238 23,131,685 15.6% 2.07%
1998 8,081,681 23,601,337 4.21% 2.03%
1999 8,147,912 24,066,593 0.82% 1.97%
2000 8,213,931 24,526,708 0.81% 1.91%
2001 8,287,094 24,979,922 0.89% 1.85%
2002 8,400,180 25,435,671 1.36% 1.82%
2003 8,586,875 25,892,703 2.22% 1.8%
2004 8,816,844 26,340,838 2.68% 1.73%
2005 9,054,528 26,785,804 2.7% 1.69%
2006 9,299,246 27,224,686 2.7% 1.64%
2007 9,549,933 27,649,363 2.7% 1.56%
2008 9,804,269 28,053,696 2.66% 1.46%
2009 10,060,432 28,438,298 2.61% 1.37%
2010 10,317,553 28,813,101 2.56% 1.32%
2011 10,573,733 29,185,212 2.48% 1.29%
2012 10,829,901 29,553,826 2.42% 1.26%
2013 11,093,340 29,912,198 2.43% 1.21%
2014 11,364,757 30,254,079 2.45% 1.14%
2015 11,640,022 30,573,972 2.42% 1.06%
2016 11,919,183 30,765,720 2.4% 0.63%
2017 12,202,060 30,565,323 2.37% -0.65%
2018 12,487,996 29,807,592 2.34% -2.48%
2019 12,776,103 28,938,098 2.31% -2.92%
2020 13,065,837 28,444,077 2.27% -1.71%
2021 13,355,260 28,237,826 2.22% -0.73%
2022 13,651,030 28,213,017 2.21% -0.09%
2023 13,954,471 28,300,854 2.22% 0.31%
2024 14,256,567 28,405,543 2.16% 0.37%
2025 14,569,343 28,516,898 2.19% 0.39%
2026 14,889,694 28,633,718 2.2% 0.41%
2027 15,214,324 28,758,565 2.18% 0.44%
2028 15,536,461 28,885,166 2.12% 0.44%
2029 15,844,649 29,014,444 1.98% 0.45%
2030 16,154,698 29,151,809 1.96% 0.47%
2031 16,473,106 29,295,744 1.97% 0.49%
2032 16,771,820 29,442,534 1.81% 0.5%
2033 17,073,475 29,587,099 1.8% 0.49%
2034 17,402,250 29,735,159 1.93% 0.5%
2035 17,746,315 29,883,329 1.98% 0.5%
2036 18,076,769 30,020,167 1.86% 0.46%
2037 18,395,838 30,146,546 1.77% 0.42%
2038 18,729,778 30,268,328 1.82% 0.4%
2039 19,076,783 30,386,284 1.85% 0.39%
2040 19,440,762 30,495,445 1.91% 0.36%
2041 19,806,170 30,590,207 1.88% 0.31%
2042 20,153,979 30,674,532 1.76% 0.28%
2043 20,500,826 30,749,671 1.72% 0.24%
2044 20,837,079 30,813,805 1.64% 0.21%
2045 21,152,650 30,871,490 1.51% 0.19%
2046 21,459,144 30,923,463 1.45% 0.17%
2047 21,764,578 30,974,366 1.42% 0.16%
2048 22,086,112 31,021,600 1.48% 0.15%
2049 22,403,887 31,059,954 1.44% 0.12%
2050 22,707,896 31,094,884 1.36% 0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,788,168 people (a 14.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Rwanda gained 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by -1,963,235 (a 6.42% decline).

Rwanda was ranked 87th most populous country in 2005 and is 77th in 2025. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2005 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.68% to 31,094,884 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

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