Women married by age 18 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Women married by age 18 was 5.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5.5
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.5
in 2000
All-time low
5.5
in 2020
Years of data
6
1992–2020
Women married by age 18 in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, women married by age 18 in Rwanda stood at 5.5. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Rwanda peaked at 19.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 31st of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Women married by age 18 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.8 | — |
| 2000 | 19.5 | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 13.3 | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1 | -39.1% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5 | -19.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 5.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.7, 14% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 5.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 18% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4 | 13.3 | 19.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.45 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Rwanda?
- Women married by age 18 in Rwanda was 5.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for women married by age 18?
- Rwanda ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women married by age 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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