Years colonized in Rwanda

Rwanda: Years colonized was 58 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
58
in 1962
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Rwanda, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Rwanda is 58, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Rwanda peaked at 58 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Rwanda 103rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Rwanda, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 0 —
1897 0 —
1898 0 —
1899 1 —
1900 2 +100.0%
1901 3 +50.0%
1902 4 +33.3%
1903 5 +25.0%
1904 6 +20.0%
1905 7 +16.7%
1906 8 +14.3%
1907 9 +12.5%
1908 10 +11.1%
1909 11 +10.0%
1910 12 +9.1%
1911 13 +8.3%
1912 14 +7.7%
1913 15 +7.1%
1914 16 +6.7%
1915 17 +6.2%
1916 17 +0.0%
1917 17 +0.0%
1918 17 +0.0%
1919 17 +0.0%
1920 17 +0.0%
1921 17 +0.0%
1922 18 +5.9%
1923 19 +5.6%
1924 20 +5.3%
1925 21 +5.0%
1926 22 +4.8%
1927 23 +4.5%
1928 24 +4.3%
1929 25 +4.2%
1930 26 +4.0%
1931 27 +3.8%
1932 28 +3.7%
1933 29 +3.6%
1934 30 +3.4%
1935 31 +3.3%
1936 32 +3.2%
1937 33 +3.1%
1938 34 +3.0%
1939 35 +2.9%
1940 36 +2.9%
1941 37 +2.8%
1942 38 +2.7%
1943 39 +2.6%
1944 40 +2.6%
1945 41 +2.5%
1946 42 +2.4%
1947 43 +2.4%
1948 44 +2.3%
1949 45 +2.3%
1950 46 +2.2%
1951 47 +2.2%
1952 48 +2.1%
1953 49 +2.1%
1954 50 +2.0%
1955 51 +2.0%
1956 52 +2.0%
1957 53 +1.9%
1958 54 +1.9%
1959 55 +1.9%
1960 56 +1.8%
1961 57 +1.8%
1962 58 +1.8%
1963 58 +0.0%
1964 58 +0.0%
1965 58 +0.0%
1966 58 +0.0%
1967 58 +0.0%
1968 58 +0.0%
1969 58 +0.0%
1970 58 +0.0%
1971 58 +0.0%
1972 58 +0.0%
1973 58 +0.0%
1974 58 +0.0%
1975 58 +0.0%
1976 58 +0.0%
1977 58 +0.0%
1978 58 +0.0%
1979 58 +0.0%
1980 58 +0.0%
1981 58 +0.0%
1982 58 +0.0%
1983 58 +0.0%
1984 58 +0.0%
1985 58 +0.0%
1986 58 +0.0%
1987 58 +0.0%
1988 58 +0.0%
1989 58 +0.0%
1990 58 +0.0%
1991 58 +0.0%
1992 58 +0.0%
1993 58 +0.0%
1994 58 +0.0%
1995 58 +0.0%
1996 58 +0.0%
1997 58 +0.0%
1998 58 +0.0%
1999 58 +0.0%
2000 58 +0.0%
2001 58 +0.0%
2002 58 +0.0%
2003 58 +0.0%
2004 58 +0.0%
2005 58 +0.0%
2006 58 +0.0%
2007 58 +0.0%
2008 58 +0.0%
2009 58 +0.0%
2010 58 +0.0%
2011 58 +0.0%
2012 58 +0.0%
2013 58 +0.0%
2014 58 +0.0%
2015 58 +0.0%
2016 58 +0.0%
2017 58 +0.0%
2018 58 +0.0%
2019 58 +0.0%
2020 58 +0.0%
2021 58 +0.0%
2022 58 +0.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 58 is below the median for low income countries, which is 59, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0.1 0 1 10
1900s 6.5 2 11 10
1910s 15.5 12 17 10
1920s 20.6 17 25 10
1930s 30.5 26 35 10
1940s 40.5 36 45 10
1950s 50.5 46 55 10
1960s 57.7 56 58 10
1970s 58 58 58 10
1980s 58 58 58 10
1990s 58 58 58 10
2000s 58 58 58 10
2010s 58 58 58 10
2020s 58 58 58 3

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 102 Sudan 59 compare
  2. 103 Mauritania 58 compare
  3. 103 Zimbabwe 58 compare
  4. 106 Mali 57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Rwanda?
Years colonized in Rwanda was 58 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 58 in 1962.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Rwanda rank for years colonized?
Rwanda ranks 103rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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