🇷🇼 Rwanda
RW / RWA #144
Nomad Score
57.0
Cities
12
Currency
RWF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
14.1M
Density
553.2/km²
HDI
0.578
(Medium)
Gini Index (2016)
43.7
Life Expectancy (2023)
67.8 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.70
Urban Population (2024)
29.9%
Literacy Rate (2022)
78.8%
Labor Force (2025)
66.1%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
24.9%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| French | français |
| Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 93.8% |
| No religion | 3.0% |
| Islam | 2.2% |
| Other | 1.0% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Banyarwanda | 100.0% |
Demonym (male)
Rwandan
Demonym (female)
Rwandan
National Anthem
Rwanda Nziza
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 37.4% | |
| 15-64 Working | 58.7% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.9% |
Dependency Ratio
70.3%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
29.9%
Birth Rate (2023)
28.4 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
5.9 /1000
Largest City (2025)
29.5%
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.70
Infant Mortality (2023)
30.5 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
38.4%
Tourism (2019)
1.6M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
67.8 yrs
HALE (2021)
58.7 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
5.1% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
30.5/1000
UHC Index (2021)
49/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
0.8/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.09/1000
Nurses (2022)
1.11/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$53
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
4.1%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2022)
78.8%
Education Spending (2024)
4.7% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
358
Internet Users (2023)
34.2%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
91.5/100
Broadband (2023)
0.5/100
Secure Servers (2024)
161/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.5
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
26,338 km²
Capital
Kigali
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Landlocked
Yes
Driving Side
Right
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Rwanda is composed of three horizontal bands of light blue, yellow and green. The light blue band is twice the height of the other two bands and bears a yellow sun with twenty-four rays on its fly side.
National Anthem
Rwanda Nziza
National Holiday
National Heroes' Day
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