Urban population, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Urban population, male was 15.8% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, male in Rwanda, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Rwanda stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Rwanda peaked at 15.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1980.
That places Rwanda 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.6% | — |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +80.6% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 159 East Timor 16.5% compare
- 160 Vietnam 16.3% compare
- 161 Mozambique 16.2% compare
- 163 Tanzania 15.7% compare
- 164 Barbados 15.6% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Rwanda?
- Urban population, male in Rwanda was 15.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1980.
- How does Rwanda rank for urban population, male?
- Rwanda ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.