Rwanda vs Upper middle income: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Rwanda
2.2%
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.3%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
40th
Upper middle income rank
40th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Rwanda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.2% against 0.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 6.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Rwanda or Upper middle income?
- Rwanda, at 2.2% against 0.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 1.9%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Upper middle income rank globally for population growth?
- Rwanda ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.