List of Rwanda districts by population
This is a list of the Kigali City is the least populous. This list compares the results from 2012 census with the results from 2002 when the last census was held.
Districts by population [2]
| Rank in Rwanda Districts, 2012 |
Rank in Rwanda Districts, 2002 |
District |
Province |
Population August 15, 2012 |
Population, August 15, 2002 |
Population Change 2002-2012 (%) |
Population Density 2012 (per km2) |
Population Density Rank,2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Gasabo |
Kigali City |
530,907 | 320,516 | 65.6 | 1237 | 3 |
| 2 | 20 | Nyagatare | Eastern Province | 466,944 | 255,104 | 83.0 | 243 | 29 |
| 3 | 10 | Gatsibo |
Eastern Province | 433,997 | 283,456 | 53.1 | 275 | 28 |
| 4 | 2 | Rusizi |
Western Province | 404,278 | 331,950 | 21.9 | 422 | 19 |
| 5 | 8 | Rubavu |
Western Province | 404,278 | 292,653 | 38.1 | 1041 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Gicumbi |
Northern Province | 397,871 | 359,716 | 10.6 | 480 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | Nyamasheke |
Western Province | 383,138 | 325,032 | 17.9 | 326 | 22 |
| 8 | 7 | Musanze | Northern Province | 368,563 | 307,078 | 20.0 | 695 | 5 |
| 9 | 15 | Bugesera | Eastern Province | 363,339 | 266,775 | 36.2 | 282 | 28 |
| 10 | 29 | Kayonza | Eastern Province | 346,751 | 209,723 | 65.3 | 179 | 30 |
| 11 | 19 | Kamonyi |
Southern Province | 342,792 | 261,336 | 31.2 | 523 | 8 |
| 12 | 12 | Nyamagabe |
Southern Province | 342,112 | 280,007 | 22.2 | 314 | 23 |
| 13 | 24 | Ngoma | Eastern Province | 340,983 | 235,109 | 44.0 | 390 | 20 |
| 14 | 4 | Gakenke |
Northern Province | 338,586 | 322,043 | 5.1 | 481 | 15 |
| 15 | 26 | Kirehe |
Eastern Province | 338,562 | 229,468 | 48.6 | 288 | 25 |
| 16 | 5 | Burera |
Northern Province | 336,455 | 320,759 | 4.9 | 522 | 9 |
| 17 | 11 | Ngororero | Western Province | 334,413 | 282,249 | 18.5 | 493 | 12 |
| 18 | 13 | Karongi |
Western Province | 331,571 | 278,944 | 18.9 | 334 | 21 |
| 19 | 16 | Huye |
Southern Province | 328,605 | 265,446 | 23.8 | 565 | 6 |
| 20 | 27 | Nyanza | Southern Province | 323,388 | 225,209 | 43.6 | 481 | 14 |
| 21 | 17 | Rutsiro |
Western Province | 323,251 | 264,360 | 22.3 | 279 | 27 |
| 22 | 18 | Gisagara |
Southern Province | 322,803 | 262128 | 23.1 | 475 | 17 |
| 23 | 22 | Ruhango | Southern Province | 322,021 | 245,833 | 31.0 | 514 | 10 |
| 24 | 30 | Kicukiro |
Kigali City |
319,661 | 207819 | 53.8 | 1918 | 2 |
| 25 | 9 | Muhanga | Southern Province | 318,965 | 287,219 | 11.1 | 492 | 13 |
| 26 | 28 | Rwamagana | Eastern Province | 310,238 | 220,502 | 40.7 | 455 | 18 |
| 27 | 14 | Nyabihu |
Western Province | 295,580 | 268,367 | 10.1 | 556 | 7 |
| 28 | 25 | Nyaruguru |
Southern Province | 293,424 | 231,496 | 26.8 | 290 | 24 |
| 29 | 21 | Rulindo |
Northern Province | 288,452 | 252,266 | 14.8 | 509 | 11 |
| 30 | 23 | Nyarugenge | Kigali City |
284,860 | 236,990 | 20.2 | 2127 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census (Provisional Results) | National Institute of Statistics Rwanda". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census (Provisional Results) | National Institute of Statistics Rwanda". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-06.