Age dependency ratio in Rwanda
Rwanda: Age dependency ratio was 69.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Rwanda stood at 69.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Rwanda peaked at 118.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.6% | 106.7% | 116.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 96.1% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.6% | 97.1% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.3% | 99.2% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 82.9% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 75.5% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 69.6% | 74.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 40 Comoros 70.4% compare
- 41 Japan 70.2% compare
- 42 South Sudan 69.7% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 69.3% compare
- 45 Equatorial Guinea 69.1% compare
- 46 Saint Martin (French part) 68.7% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 176,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 181,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 184,211 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 5.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 180,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 182,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 178,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 180,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 166,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Rwanda?
- Age dependency ratio in Rwanda was 69.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for age dependency ratio?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.