Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 1.36% to 3.19% in Rwanda in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Rwanda reached an all time high of 3.19% in 2022 and an all time low of 1.92% in 1997. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Burundi amounted to 2.74%, 3.43% in Tanzania, 2.49% in Uganda and 2.96% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2022.
Rwanda has been ranked 153rd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | % | 3.81% | 3.89% | 4.00% | 4.10% | 4.21% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 3.85% | 3.94% | 4.10% | 4.26% | 4.43% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 5.96% | 6.15% | 6.40% | 6.65% | 6.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 5.42% | 5.54% | 5.66% | 5.78% | 5.89% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 4.08% | 4.16% | 4.26% | 4.37% | 4.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 5.73% | 5.92% | 6.17% | 6.42% | 6.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 4.20% | 4.24% | 4.31% | 4.38% | 4.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 5.91% | 6.13% | 6.46% | 6.78% | 7.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 5.39% | 5.50% | 5.63% | 5.77% | 5.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 4.68% | 4.80% | 4.94% | 5.08% | 5.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 3.77% | 3.88% | 4.00% | 4.13% | 4.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 3.84% | 3.96% | 4.06% | 4.16% | 4.27% |
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