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Rwanda: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts of Rwanda by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, citizenship, literacy (a15+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2002-08-16		Population
Census
2012-08-15		Population
Census
2022-08-15
Est (Intara y'Iburasirazuba) [Eastern]Province1,700,1372,595,7033,563,145
BugeseraDistrict266,775361,914551,103
GatsiboDistrict283,456433,020551,164
KayonzaDistrict209,723344,157457,156
KireheDistrict229,468340,368460,860
NgomaDistrict235,109336,928404,048
NyagatareDistrict255,104465,855653,861
RwamaganaDistrict220,502313,461484,953
KigaliCity765,3251,132,6861,745,555
GasaboDistrict320,516529,561879,505
KicukiroDistrict207,819318,564491,731
NyarugengeDistrict236,990284,561374,319
Nord (Intara y'Amajyaruguru) [Northern]Province1,560,8621,726,3702,038,511
BureraDistrict320,759336,582387,729
GakenkeDistrict322,043338,234365,292
GicumbiDistrict359,716395,606448,824
MusanzeDistrict307,078368,267476,522
RulindoDistrict251,266287,681360,144
Ouest (Intara y'Iburengerazuba) [Western]Province2,043,5552,471,2392,896,484
KarongiDistrict278,944331,808373,869
NgororeroDistrict282,249333,713367,955
NyabihuDistrict268,367294,740319,047
NyamashekeDistrict325,032381,804434,221
RubavuDistrict292,653403,662546,683
RusiziDistrict331,950400,858485,529
RutsiroDistrict264,360324,654369,180
Sud (Intara y'Amajyepfo) [Southern]Province2,058,6742,589,9753,002,699
GisagaraDistrict262,128322,506397,051
HuyeDistrict265,446328,398381,900
KamonyiDistrict261,336340,501450,849
MuhangaDistrict287,219319,141358,433
NyamagabeDistrict280,007341,491371,501
NyanzaDistrict225,209323,719365,718
NyaruguruDistrict231,496294,334318,126
RuhangoDistrict245,833319,885359,121
RwandaRepublic8,128,55310,515,97313,246,394

Source: National Institute of Statistics Rwanda.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males6,429,326
Females6,817,068
Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years4,956,613
15-64 years7,729,450
65+ years550,771
Age Distribution (C 2022)
80+ years112,772
70-79 years224,460
60-69 years523,918
50-59 years709,543
40-49 years1,203,034
30-39 years1,819,078
20-29 years2,179,125
10-19 years3,059,546
0-9 years3,405,358
Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural9,545,149
Urban3,701,245
Citizenship (C 2022)
Rwanda13,129,019
Foreign Citizenship117,375
Literacy (A15+) (C 2022)
yes6,529,138
no1,760,444