Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda
Rwanda: Age population, age 16, male, interpolated was 158,608 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda is 158,608, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda peaked at 160,702 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,848, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 75th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,848 | — |
| 1961 | 28,355 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 30,186 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 32,199 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 33,513 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 36,461 | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 41,263 | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 44,253 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 45,974 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 47,677 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 49,282 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 50,739 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 52,149 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 53,634 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 55,084 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 56,429 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 57,580 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 58,435 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 58,963 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59,216 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 59,431 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 59,842 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 60,623 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 61,881 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 63,569 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 65,622 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 67,881 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 70,112 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 72,476 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 75,258 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 78,212 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 81,087 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 84,620 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 90,243 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 79,187 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 70,426 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 88,296 | +25.4% |
| 1997 | 106,745 | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 113,876 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 114,777 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 114,808 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 114,002 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 112,770 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 112,068 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 111,308 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 109,652 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 107,546 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 105,980 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 105,732 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 107,175 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 110,408 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 114,102 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 116,099 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 116,418 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 117,639 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 120,703 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 125,014 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 130,670 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 136,935 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 144,001 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 151,464 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 157,169 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 160,194 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 160,702 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 159,633 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 158,608 | -0.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 158,608 is below the median for low income countries, which is 268,879, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 158,608 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 174,958, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +25.4% | 70,426 | 88,296 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,673 | 26,848 | 47,677 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55,151 | 49,282 | 59,216 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,670 | 59,431 | 75,258 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,747 | 70,426 | 114,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,104 | 105,732 | 114,808 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,199 | 110,408 | 144,001 | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,962 | 151,464 | 160,702 | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda?
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Rwanda was 158,608 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
- What is the highest age population, age 16, male, interpolated recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 160,702 in 2023.
- What is the lowest age population, age 16, male, interpolated recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,848 in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for age population, age 16, male, interpolated?
- Rwanda ranks 75th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age population, age 16, male, interpolated rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 16, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.