Fertility Rate: Rwanda
Rwanda's fertility rate is currently 3.645 births per woman as of 2024. # Rwanda Fertility Rate Rwanda's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.645 births per woman
-1.4% y/y
Peak (1960)
8.283 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.645 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Rwanda
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Rwanda
Analysis# Rwanda Fertility Rate
Rwanda's fertility rate stands at 3.645 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 8.283 births per woman. This 56% decrease over six decades reflects profound shifts in family planning, education, and economic development. Rwanda now sits at its lowest recorded fertility level, marking a complete reversal from the high-fertility pattern that characterized much of the 20th century.
The steepest declines occurred after 2015, when the rate dropped from 4.108 to 3.645 births per woman by 2024. This nine-year period saw consistent year-over-year decreases averaging 0.05 births per woman annually. The sustained downward trajectory suggests Rwanda's continued progress in women's education and healthcare access, with no indication of stabilization or reversal in the near term.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.645 births per woman | -1.43% |
| 2023 | 3.698 births per woman | -2.12% |
| 2022 | 3.778 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 2021 | 3.841 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 2020 | 3.913 births per woman | -1.81% |
| 2019 | 3.985 births per woman | -1.53% |
| 2018 | 4.047 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 2017 | 4.084 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 2016 | 4.106 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 2015 | 4.108 births per woman | -0.22% |
| 2014 | 4.117 births per woman | -0.46% |
| 2013 | 4.136 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2012 | 4.201 births per woman | -3.02% |
| 2011 | 4.332 births per woman | -4.20% |
| 2010 | 4.522 births per woman | -3.93% |
| 2009 | 4.707 births per woman | -4.37% |
| 2008 | 4.922 births per woman | -4.26% |
| 2007 | 5.141 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 2006 | 5.335 births per woman | -3.00% |
| 2005 | 5.5 births per woman | -2.48% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.64 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2003 | 5.737 births per woman | -1.36% |
| 2002 | 5.816 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 2001 | 5.893 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 2000 | 5.967 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1999 | 6.059 births per woman | -1.81% |
| 1998 | 6.171 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1997 | 6.235 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1996 | 6.289 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1995 | 6.345 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1994 | 6.415 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 1993 | 6.479 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 1992 | 6.539 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 1991 | 6.622 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1990 | 6.803 births per woman | -3.22% |
| 1989 | 7.029 births per woman | -2.83% |
| 1988 | 7.234 births per woman | -2.59% |
| 1987 | 7.426 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 1986 | 7.612 births per woman | -2.23% |
| 1985 | 7.786 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 1984 | 7.913 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 1983 | 8.001 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1982 | 8.064 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 1981 | 8.102 births per woman | -0.16% |
| 1980 | 8.115 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1979 | 8.13 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1978 | 8.157 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 1977 | 8.138 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 1976 | 8.122 births per woman | +0.32% |
| 1975 | 8.096 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1974 | 8.102 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 1973 | 8.092 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1972 | 8.089 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1971 | 8.092 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1970 | 8.145 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 1969 | 8.176 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 1968 | 8.187 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 1967 | 8.211 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1966 | 8.23 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1965 | 8.249 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1964 | 8.266 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1963 | 8.269 births per woman | -0.02% |
| 1962 | 8.271 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1961 | 8.279 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 1960 | 8.283 births per woman | — |
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