Rwanda's Population Statistics
- Population (Mid-2012): 10,815,000
- Density (people per sq. km): 415
- Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): 0
- Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 33
- Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 10
- Rate of Natural Increase: 2.1%
- Population Growth Rate: 2.1%
- Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 50.0
- Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman): 4.6
- Population Age <15 %: 42%
- Population Ages 65+ %: 2%
- Dependency Rate (add together Population Age <15 % and
Ages 65+ %): 44% - Life Expectancy at Birth (total): 55
- Life Expectancy at Birth Females: 57
- Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 54
- Primary School Completion Rate Females: 56%
- Primary School Completion Rate Males: 52%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: Data unavailable,
inapplicable, or not collected - Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: Data unavailable,
inapplicable, or not collected - GNI PPP per capita in US$: $1,130
- Population Living Below US$2 per day: 90%
- Economically Active Females 15+: 87%
- Economically Active Males 15+: 85%
- Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 14
- Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): 3
- Undernourished Population: 33.0%
- Underweight Children Under Age 5: 23.00%
- HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 2.9%
I believe that Rwanda is in Stage 2 of the demographic transition. Rwanda has a high birth rate of 33, and a low and declining death rate of 10. This means the population is in a stage of growth. The rate of natural increase is low with only 2.1%, but it is increasing. Rwanda has a population growth rate of 2.1 and it is rapidly growing. Rwanda has a low life expectancy of 55 and a higher fertility rate of 4.6. The information I have gathered leads me to believe that Rwanda is in Stage 4 of the demographic transition.