Rwanda age structure
As of the beginning of 2016 according to our estimates Rwanda had the following population age distribution:
42.9 54.7 2.4
- percentage of population under 15
- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
- percentage of population 65+
In absolute figures (estimate):
5 036 752 young people under 15 years old ( 2 537 119 males / 2 499 515 females)
6 430 346 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 3 201 777 males / 3 228 570 females)
284 383 persons above 64 years old ( 113 871 males / 170 395 females)
We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.
65+
15-64
0-14
male female
Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.
As we can see the Rwanda population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is common for developing countries with high birth and death rates. Relatively short life expectancy, as well as low level of education and poor health care are also describe such kind of population age distribution model.
Source: The estimation data for section "Rwanda age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division external link.