How does Rwanda rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?

Rwanda ranks 108th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda

Name: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda
Creator: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Rwanda: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 1.32 million people in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)

1.32 million people

World rank

108th

of 182 countries

All-time high

1.32 million people

in 2020

All-time low

0 people

in 1980

Years of data

1980–2020

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda, 1980–2020

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2020, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda stood at 1.32 million people. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Over the whole period, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda peaked at 1.32 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1980.

Rwanda ranks 108th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
1990s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
2000s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
2010s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
2020s	1.32 million people	1.32 million people	1.32 million people	1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

105 Mauritania 1.36 million people compare
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109 Paraguay 1.31 million people compare
110 Tajikistan 1.31 million people compare
111 Nicaragua 1.28 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda?: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Rwanda was 1.32 million people in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 1.32 million people in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1980.
How does Rwanda rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?: Rwanda ranks 108th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit: people
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.