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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Rwanda was 14,256,567 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Rwanda's population is 14,975,051 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 6.84 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Rwanda is ranked the 77th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 0.18% for Rwanda vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Rwanda has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Rwanda has increased from 9.3M people to 15M (61% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Rwanda vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Rwanda
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Rwanda Vietnam
2100 33,092,520 92,239,801
2099 32,987,847 92,735,968
2098 32,907,335 93,227,318
2097 32,832,706 93,703,343
2096 32,747,490 94,178,675
2095 32,615,044 94,640,859
2094 32,529,590 95,098,747
2093 32,396,544 95,558,233
2092 32,274,083 96,015,030
2091 32,171,077 96,474,248
2090 32,068,626 96,938,026
2089 31,872,593 97,399,661
2088 31,726,882 97,858,300
2087 31,533,364 98,324,127
2086 31,379,315 98,788,452
2085 31,235,000 99,249,444
2084 31,092,940 99,710,990
2083 30,917,707 100,178,339
2082 30,733,578 100,650,389
2081 30,557,819 101,120,279
2080 30,367,298 101,584,408
2079 30,176,627 102,046,677
2078 29,997,866 102,496,244
2077 29,800,561 102,944,347
2076 29,627,021 103,374,514
2075 29,423,503 103,799,405
2074 29,225,643 104,214,107
2073 29,007,777 104,623,307
2072 28,780,763 105,022,092
2071 28,560,382 105,401,255
2070 28,316,533 105,773,681
2069 28,103,541 106,126,787
2068 27,854,906 106,471,025
2067 27,591,747 106,811,324
2066 27,355,659 107,143,716
2065 27,084,704 107,459,475
2064 26,821,315 107,761,108
2063 26,543,184 108,055,355
2062 26,296,132 108,339,650
2061 25,985,356 108,607,597
2060 25,712,904 108,859,065
2059 25,437,446 109,104,391
2058 25,106,242 109,337,395
2057 24,837,928 109,546,926
2056 24,566,784 109,732,352
2055 24,266,669 109,903,830
2054 23,976,914 110,052,946
2053 23,690,426 110,173,868
2052 23,406,346 110,270,266
2051 23,099,207 110,338,539
2050 22,800,250 110,361,987
2049 22,484,698 110,356,819
2048 22,157,938 110,313,849
2047 21,834,786 110,228,852
2046 21,540,566 110,108,051
2045 21,215,262 109,943,449
2044 20,902,695 109,748,671
2043 20,535,605 109,514,717
2042 20,201,608 109,242,604
2041 19,832,577 108,936,706
2040 19,463,015 108,611,523
2039 19,096,860 108,254,640
2038 18,761,626 107,877,983
2037 18,421,864 107,480,286
2036 18,116,691 107,075,099
2035 17,753,910 106,647,378
2034 17,421,234 106,206,100
2033 17,089,349 105,762,219
2032 16,811,505 105,299,476
2031 16,485,559 104,826,346
2030 16,167,916 104,330,461
2029 15,858,862 103,835,790
2028 15,544,959 103,316,499
2027 15,207,733 102,775,814
2026 14,888,776 102,213,157
2025 14,560,205 101,614,413
2024 14,256,567 100,987,686
2023 13,954,471 100,352,192
2022 13,651,030 99,680,655
2021 13,355,260 98,935,098
2020 13,065,837 98,079,191
2019 12,776,103 97,173,776
2018 12,487,996 96,237,319
2017 12,202,060 95,176,977
2016 11,919,183 94,000,117
2015 11,640,022 92,823,254
2014 11,364,757 91,679,578
2013 11,093,340 90,573,104
2012 10,829,901 89,510,356
2011 10,573,733 88,468,314
2010 10,317,553 87,455,152
2009 10,060,432 86,460,018
2008 9,804,269 85,175,788
2007 9,549,933 83,633,375
2006 9,299,246 82,167,897
2005 9,054,528 81,088,313
2004 8,816,844 80,338,971
2003 8,586,875 79,563,777
2002 8,400,180 78,772,224
2001 8,287,094 77,969,361
2000 8,213,931 77,154,011
1999 8,147,912 76,287,452
1998 8,081,681 75,299,660
1997 7,755,238 74,226,889
1996 6,708,764 73,156,447
1995 5,674,118 72,049,940
1994 6,792,352 70,854,391
1993 7,981,132 69,586,384
1992 7,683,266 68,260,337
1991 7,526,966 66,891,775
1990 7,375,307 65,504,552
1989 7,184,706 64,147,348
1988 6,968,071 62,843,228
1987 6,749,493 61,584,651
1986 6,531,881 60,347,048
1985 6,317,228 59,060,622
1984 6,107,627 57,706,067
1983 5,905,311 56,337,921
1982 5,711,549 55,011,289
1981 5,527,230 53,738,141
1980 5,353,259 52,490,101
1979 5,189,541 51,378,211
1978 5,035,171 50,249,552
1977 4,888,240 48,954,872
1976 4,745,954 47,684,931
1975 4,607,728 46,482,903
1974 4,474,228 45,413,537
1973 4,345,047 44,409,861
1972 4,220,335 43,429,168
1971 4,100,044 42,449,276
1970 3,980,669 41,475,230
1969 3,861,271 40,582,096
1968 3,744,010 39,734,609
1967 3,629,577 38,895,080
1966 3,521,626 38,024,836
1965 3,423,210 37,129,656
1964 3,334,834 36,201,563
1963 3,258,890 35,249,101
1962 3,186,025 34,288,560
1961 3,106,779 33,409,059
1960 3,022,294 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Rwanda gained 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Rwanda was ranked 86th most populous country in 2006 and is 77th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Rwanda
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Rwanda Vietnam
2100 0.32% -0.54%
2099 0.24% -0.53%
2098 0.23% -0.51%
2097 0.26% -0.5%
2096 0.41% -0.49%
2095 0.26% -0.48%
2094 0.41% -0.48%
2093 0.38% -0.48%
2092 0.32% -0.48%
2091 0.32% -0.48%
2090 0.62% -0.47%
2089 0.46% -0.47%
2088 0.61% -0.47%
2087 0.49% -0.47%
2086 0.46% -0.46%
2085 0.46% -0.46%
2084 0.57% -0.47%
2083 0.6% -0.47%
2082 0.58% -0.46%
2081 0.63% -0.46%
2080 0.63% -0.45%
2079 0.6% -0.44%
2078 0.66% -0.44%
2077 0.59% -0.42%
2076 0.69% -0.41%
2075 0.68% -0.4%
2074 0.75% -0.39%
2073 0.79% -0.38%
2072 0.77% -0.36%
2071 0.86% -0.35%
2070 0.76% -0.33%
2069 0.89% -0.32%
2068 0.95% -0.32%
2067 0.86% -0.31%
2066 1% -0.29%
2065 0.98% -0.28%
2064 1.05% -0.27%
2063 0.94% -0.26%
2062 1.2% -0.25%
2061 1.06% -0.23%
2060 1.08% -0.22%
2059 1.32% -0.21%
2058 1.08% -0.19%
2057 1.1% -0.17%
2056 1.24% -0.16%
2055 1.21% -0.14%
2054 1.21% -0.11%
2053 1.21% -0.09%
2052 1.33% -0.06%
2051 1.31% -0.02%
2050 1.4% 0.005%
2049 1.47% 0.04%
2048 1.48% 0.08%
2047 1.37% 0.11%
2046 1.53% 0.15%
2045 1.5% 0.18%
2044 1.79% 0.21%
2043 1.65% 0.25%
2042 1.86% 0.28%
2041 1.9% 0.3%
2040 1.92% 0.33%
2039 1.79% 0.35%
2038 1.84% 0.37%
2037 1.68% 0.38%
2036 2.04% 0.4%
2035 1.91% 0.42%
2034 1.94% 0.42%
2033 1.65% 0.44%
2032 1.98% 0.45%
2031 1.96% 0.48%
2030 1.95% 0.48%
2029 2.02% 0.5%
2028 2.22% 0.53%
2027 2.14% 0.55%
2026 2.26% 0.59%
2025 2.13% 0.62%
2024 2.16% 0.63%
2023 2.22% 0.67%
2022 2.21% 0.75%
2021 2.22% 0.87%
2020 2.27% 0.93%
2019 2.31% 0.97%
2018 2.34% 1.11%
2017 2.37% 1.25%
2016 2.4% 1.27%
2015 2.42% 1.25%
2014 2.45% 1.22%
2013 2.43% 1.19%
2012 2.42% 1.18%
2011 2.48% 1.16%
2010 2.56% 1.15%
2009 2.61% 1.51%
2008 2.66% 1.84%
2007 2.7% 1.78%
2006 2.7% 1.33%
2005 2.7% 0.93%
2004 2.68% 0.97%
2003 2.22% 1%
2002 1.36% 1.03%
2001 0.89% 1.06%
2000 0.81% 1.14%
1999 0.82% 1.31%
1998 4.21% 1.45%
1997 15.6% 1.46%
1996 18.2% 1.54%
1995 -16.5% 1.69%
1994 -14.9% 1.82%
1993 3.88% 1.94%
1992 2.08% 2.05%
1991 2.06% 2.12%
1990 2.65% 2.12%
1989 3.11% 2.08%
1988 3.24% 2.04%
1987 3.33% 2.05%
1986 3.4% 2.18%
1985 3.43% 2.35%
1984 3.43% 2.43%
1983 3.39% 2.41%
1982 3.33% 2.37%
1981 3.25% 2.38%
1980 3.15% 2.16%
1979 3.07% 2.25%
1978 3.01% 2.64%
1977 3% 2.66%
1976 3% 2.59%
1975 2.98% 2.35%
1974 2.97% 2.26%
1973 2.96% 2.26%
1972 2.93% 2.31%
1971 3% 2.35%
1970 3.09% 2.2%
1969 3.13% 2.13%
1968 3.15% 2.16%
1967 3.07% 2.29%
1966 2.87% 2.41%
1965 2.65% 2.56%
1964 2.33% 2.7%
1963 2.29% 2.8%
1962 2.55% 2.63%
1961 2.8% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Rwanda grew by 2.16%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Rwanda Vietnam
Current population
14975051
102365351
Population rank 77/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.24%
One net population change
1.74 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.33 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
6.35 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +828 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +302,096 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.16% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 45/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.4 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +6,282 -48,171
Net migration rank 48/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 513,316 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 80/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 109/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Rwanda
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Rwanda Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,282 - -48,171
2024 - -15,582 - -59,645
2023 312,762 -9,001 727,955 -81,789
2022 312,145 -9,001 775,914 -78,977
2021 309,895 -21,492 799,593 -5,418
2020 312,692 -22,251 924,004 -6,457
2019 313,525 -24,492 895,262 -2,051
2018 312,512 -25,323 882,977 96,650
2017 310,323 -25,634 1,001,833 139,245
2016 305,549 -24,474 1,045,094 167,652
2015 299,114 -21,862 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 292,779 -19,505 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 286,331 -16,779 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 282,584 -25,260 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 282,922 -27,915 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 286,848 -29,501 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 287,034 -30,128 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 287,334 -31,913 1,008,141 571,113
2007 285,791 -32,537 981,689 523,784
2006 282,149 -34,008 943,041 482,399
2005 275,121 -33,830 942,084 -208,337
2004 265,273 -31,214 985,438 -220,458
2003 251,243 -25,355 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 239,036 -91,518 991,427 -193,766
2001 230,845 -152,197 985,610 -177,586
2000 221,276 -153,588 966,894 -144,298
1999 210,518 -146,162 925,519 -15,010
1998 197,185 -129,089 959,016 106,091
1997 174,687 410,106 1,028,116 52,382
1996 140,455 1,367,700 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 121,137 439,995 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -719,479 -2,078,111 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 183,926 236,110 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 188,025 -12,334 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 196,431 -59,519 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 207,895 -41,483 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 217,632 -2,826 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 223,759 -5,285 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 225,744 -7,062 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 225,526 -8,982 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 223,794 -11,031 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 219,337 -12,899 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 212,750 -14,560 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 205,147 -15,818 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 195,769 -16,453 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 184,988 -16,359 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 174,477 -15,669 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 163,779 -13,838 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 155,011 -11,084 1,259,315 49,655
1976 147,665 -7,027 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 140,596 -4,791 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 135,743 -4,535 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 131,021 -3,862 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 126,403 -4,156 921,524 -1,920
1971 122,567 -4,230 963,259 76,961
1970 119,273 1,149 905,902 1,997
1969 115,394 2,983 878,359 0
1968 111,422 4,728 815,116 1,489
1967 108,053 4,655 862,071 394
1966 105,128 -1,930 876,283 1,769
1965 103,422 -9,774 913,761 -1,438
1964 102,562 -19,458 950,219 -6,328
1963 94,296 -25,524 961,067 0
1962 102,548 -25,594 960,046 0
1961 102,051 -20,508 798,978 0
1960 100,627 -13,198 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 513,316 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Rwanda, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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