Population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population ages 0-14, male was 38.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda is 38.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda peaked at 54.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 39th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 49.4% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 48.9% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 47.3% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 47.0% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 48.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 46.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 46.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 48.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 44.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 40.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.1% | 40.4% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Rwanda was 38.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.