Editing Demographics of Rwanda (section)

==Population==
[[Image:Historical_population_of_Rwanda.svg|thumb|250px|A graph showing the historical population of Rwanda.]]
In 1950, Rwanda had a very narrow population pyramid, with less than 250,000 males and females between 0–10 years old. The graph only gets narrower as it goes up with virtually no-one living past 50 years of age. In 2017, the population of Rwanda increased dramatically from 1950 with about 750,000 people between 0–20 years old; the graph remains very narrow in the older ages section but has improved from 1950. By 2050, it is predicted that more people will be living longer and the structure will broaden overall. By 2100, it is predicted that there will be more people aged between 30 and 60 than between 0–20, as previous years have shown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Graphs/DemographicProfiles/ |title=World Population Prospects |publisher=[[United Nations Population Division]] |date=2019-06-17 |accessdate=2022-05-19}}{{nonspecific|date=May 2022}}</ref>

According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Rwanda}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 2,072,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 42.6%, 54.7% were between 15 and 65 years of age, and 2.7% was 65 years or older
.<ref name="WPP 2010">[http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |date=May 6, 2011 }}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: right;"
|-
|+ Population
|-
!
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Total population (in thousands)
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Population aged 0–14 (%)
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Population aged 15–64 (%)
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Population aged 65+ (%)
|-
! scope="row" | 1950
|2,072||45.1||52.3||2.6
|-
! scope="row" | 1955
|2,386||46.3||50.8||2.9
|-
! scope="row" | 1960
|2,771||48.1||49.1||2.8
|-
! scope="row" | 1965
|3,221||47.8||49.5||2.7
|-
! scope="row" | 1970
|3,749||47.8||49.7||2.5
|-
! scope="row" | 1975
|4,390||47.7||49.9||2.4
|-
! scope="row" | 1980
|5,179||48.1||49.7||2.2
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
|6,081||48.9||49.1||2.0
|-
! scope="row" | 1990
|7,110||49.1||48.7||2.2
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
|5,570||48.4||49.3||2.3
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
|8,098||45.4||52.0||2.6
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
|9,202||42.4||55.0||2.7
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
|10,624||42.6||54.7||2.7
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
|10,516||41.16||55.65||3.19
|}

=== Structure of the population ===

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2012) (Data refer to national projections.):<ref>{{cite web|title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:80px;"|Age group
! style="width:80px;"|Male
! style="width:80px;"|Female
! style="width:80px;"|Total
! style="width:80px;"|%
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| Total
|| 5,342,112
|| 5,691,029
|| 11,033,141
|| 100
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 0–4
|| 973,447
|| 957,104
|| 1,930,551
|| 17.50
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 5–9
|| 770,292
|| 763,709
|| 1,534,001
|| 13.90
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 10–14
|| 608,836
|| 621,378
|| 1,230,213
|| 11.15
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 15–19
|| 552,629
|| 568,101
|| 1,120,730
|| 10.16
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 20–24
|| 525,485
|| 550,486
|| 1,075,971
|| 9.75
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 25–29
|| 508,839
|| 540,872
|| 1,049,712
|| 9.51
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 30–34
|| 366,700
|| 416,072
|| 782,772
|| 7.09
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 35–39
|| 241,362
|| 291,340
|| 532,702
|| 4.83
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 40–44
|| 197,005
|| 228,728
|| 425,733
|| 3.86
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 45–49
|| 165,096
|| 193,402
|| 358,499
|| 3.25
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 50–54
|| 153,080
|| 180,759
|| 333,839
|| 3.03
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 55–59
|| 107,200
|| 132,234
|| 239,433
|| 2.17
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 60–64
|| 71,924
|| 92,299
|| 164,223
|| 1.49
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 65–69
|| 38,125
|| 58,585
|| 96,710
|| 0.88
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 70–74
|| 29,285
|| 46,236
|| 75,521
|| 0.68
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 75–79
|| 17,736
|| 27,557
|| 45,293
|| 0.41
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 80+
|| 15,071 
|| 22,178
|| 37,239
|| 0.34
|- style="text-align:right;"
|| 0–14
|| 2,352,575
|| 2,342,191
|| 4,694,766
|| 42.55
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 15–64
|| 2,889,320
|| 3,194,282
|| 6,083,602
|| 55.14
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 65+
|| 100,217
|| 154,556
|| 254,773
|| 2.31
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2019) (Projections based on the 2012 Population Census.):<ref>{{cite web | url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ | title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:80pt;"|Age Group
! style="width:80pt;"|Male
! style="width:80pt;"|Female
! style="width:80pt;"|Total
! style="width:80pt;"|%
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| Total
|| 6 008 384
|| 6 366 013
|| 12 374 397
|| 100
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 0–4
|| 844 359
|| 828 304
|| 1 672 663
|| 13.52
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 5–9
|| 764 098
|| 763 070
|| 1 527 168
|| 12.34
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 10–14
|| 757 029
|| 764 727
|| 1 521 756
|| 12.30
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 15–19
|| 669 226
|| 685 385
|| 1 354 611
|| 10.95
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 20–24
|| 559 045
|| 580 570
|| 1 139 615
|| 9.21
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 25–29
|| 502 947
|| 533 613
|| 1 036 560
|| 8.38
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 30–34
|| 464 011
|| 487 289
|| 951 301
|| 7.69
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 35–39
|| 399 641
|| 420 377
|| 820 018
|| 6.63
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 40–44
|| 272 423
|| 311 994
|| 584 417
|| 4.72
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 45–49
|| 193 490
|| 233 052
|| 426 542
|| 3.45
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 50–54
|| 158 153
|| 188 719
|| 346 872
|| 2.80
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 55–59
|| 143 753
|| 177 803
|| 321 557
|| 2.60
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 60–64
|| 113 795
|| 145 306
|| 259 101
|| 2.09
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 65-69
|| 75 204
|| 99 427
|| 174 630
|| 1.41
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 70-74
|| 41 032
|| 60 933
|| 101 965
|| 0.82
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 75-79
|| 24 110
|| 41 408 
|| 65 519
|| 0.53
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 80+
|| 26 067
|| 44 035
|| 70 102
|| 0.57
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Age group 
! style="width:80pt;"|Male
! style="width:80px;"|Female
! style="width:80px;"|Total
! style="width:50px;"|Percent
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 0–14
|| 2 365 486
|| 2 356 101
|| 4 721 587
|| 38.16
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 15–64
|| 3 476 485
|| 3 764 109
|| 7 240 594
|| 58.51
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|| 65+
|| 166 413
|| 245 803
|| 412 216
|| 3.33
|}