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Rwanda – Net Migration

Name: Rwanda Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

6,282 +21,864 from 2024 G20 rank: 170th · all-time high: 1.4M (1996)

APA

Rwanda Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/rwanda/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_rwanda_net-migration,
  title = {Rwanda Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/rwanda/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	14,725	–	–
2027* trend	9,828	–	–
2026* trend	4,931	–	–
2025	6,282	+21,864	170th
2024	-15,582	−6,581	50th
2023	-9,001	+0	53rd
2022	-9,001	+12,491	49th
2021	-21,492	+759	36th
2020	-22,251	+2,241	30th
2019	-24,492	+831	41st
2018	-25,323	+311	39th
2017	-25,634	−1,160	37th
2016	-24,474	−2,612	39th
2015	-21,862	−2,357	51st
2014	-19,505	−2,726	54th
2013	-16,779	+8,481	54th
2012	-25,260	+2,655	52nd
2011	-27,915	+1,586	49th
2010	-29,501	+627	46th
2009	-30,128	+1,785	46th
2008	-31,913	+624	43rd
2007	-32,537	+1,471	40th
2006	-34,008	−178	43rd
2005	-33,830	−2,616	42nd
2004	-31,214	−5,859	46th
2003	-25,355	+66,163	53rd
2002	-91,518	+60,679	19th
2001	-152,197	+1,391	10th
2000	-153,588	−7,426	7th
1999	-146,162	−17,073	7th
1998	-129,089	−539,195	9th
1997	410,106	−957,594	213th
1996	1.4M	+927,705	216th
1995	439,995	+2.5M	213th
1994	-2.1M	−2.3M	1st
1993	236,110	+248,444	206th
1992	-12,334	+47,185	64th
1991	-59,519	−18,036	26th
1990	-41,483	−38,657	26th
1989	-2,826	+2,459	86th
1988	-5,285	+1,777	74th
1987	-7,062	+1,920	68th
1986	-8,982	+2,049	60th
1985	-11,031	+1,868	58th
1984	-12,899	+1,661	53rd
1983	-14,560	+1,258	45th
1982	-15,818	+635	49th
1981	-16,453	−94	46th
1980	-16,359	−690	43rd
1979	-15,669	−1,831	46th
1978	-13,838	−2,754	51st
1977	-11,084	−4,057	60th
1976	-7,027	−2,236	70th
1975	-4,791	−256	73rd
1974	-4,535	−673	70th
1973	-3,862	+294	68th
1972	-4,156	+74	64th
1971	-4,230	−5,379	70th
1970	1,149	−1,834	154th
1969	2,983	−1,745	166th
1968	4,728	+73	170th
1967	4,655	+6,585	168th
1966	-1,930	+7,844	81st
1965	-9,774	+9,684	49th
1964	-19,458	+6,066	35th
1963	-25,524	+70	28th
1962	-25,594	−5,086	30th
1961	-20,508	−7,310	30th
1960	-13,198	–	35th

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 19.8% Rate 16.1% Gap -3.7pp Reserves YoY +6.3%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 157 of 271 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (58% of cases). Rwanda matched this pattern in 2023. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

In 2025, Rwanda recorded 6,282 for net migration – 170th in the G20. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 4,931 by 2026.