Rwanda vs (UN M49): Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Rwanda
3.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
(UN M49)
0.3351 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda rank
2nd
(UN M49) rank
1st
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Rwanda
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.44 % change on previous year against 0.3351 % change on previous year in (UN M49), a difference of 3.1 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 10.3 times (UN M49)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 2nd and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and (UN M49) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | (UN M49) |
| 1960s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 0.9975 % change on previous year | (UN M49) |
| 1970s | 4.24 % change on previous year | 0.7251 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.9041 % change on previous year | 0.5692 % change on previous year | 0.3349 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 11.09 % change on previous year | 0.4048 % change on previous year | 10.69 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.2567 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 0.1637 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 5.08 % change on previous year | 0.3844 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Rwanda or (UN M49)?
- Rwanda, at 3.44 % change on previous year against 0.3351 % change on previous year in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Rwanda and (UN M49)?
- 3.1 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and (UN M49)?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and (UN M49) rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.