Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 1,558,730; female 1,548,175)
15-64 years:
54% (male 1,943,268; female 1,971,542)
65 years and over:
3% (male 83,699; female 123,715) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.14% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 34.78 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 20.95 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 120.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
39.34 years
male:
38.58 years
female:
40.13 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.07 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Rwandan(s)
adjective:
Rwandan
Ethnic groups: Hutu 84%, Tutsi 15%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 1%, indigenous beliefs and other 25%
Languages: Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
60.5%
male:
69.8%
female:
51.6% (1995 est.)