Population ages 0-14, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population ages 0-14, total was 5.39 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Rwanda is 5.39 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Rwanda peaked at 5.39 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 66th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.70 million | 1.49 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.14 million | 1.92 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.00 million | 2.50 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 million | 2.97 million | 3.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 million | 3.72 million | 4.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 million | 4.38 million | 5.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 million | 5.12 million | 5.39 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Rwanda?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Rwanda was 5.39 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Rwanda ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.