Share of the population that is female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of the population that is female was 51.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.4%
in 2002
All-time low
50.1%
in 1981
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 51.2% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Rwanda peaked at 52.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1981.
That places Rwanda 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 50.2% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 6 |
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More gender data for Rwanda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 191,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 185,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188,840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Rwanda?
- Share of the population that is female in Rwanda was 51.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of the population that is female?
- Rwanda ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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