Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Rwanda
Rwanda: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 5.47 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Rwanda is 5.47 million, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Rwanda peaked at 7.75 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.47 million, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 24th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.82 million | 6.78 million | 6.85 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.50 million | 7.37 million | 7.75 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.47 million | 5.47 million | 5.47 million | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,784 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.98 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1683 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Rwanda?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Rwanda was 5.47 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 million in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Rwanda ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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