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Who moves to Rwanda

504.5K people have chosen Rwanda for relocation — #79 most popular destination worldwide

#79 worldwide#16 in Africa

Considering a move to Rwanda? — See where people come from, regional patterns, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where immigrants come from

The top 3 countries account for 91% of all immigrants

Largest source
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DR Congo

236.4K

46.9% of all immigrants

2🇧🇮Burundi130.9K25.9%
3🇺🇬Uganda92K18.2%
4🇹🇿Tanzania42.7K8.5%
5🇰🇪Kenya2.6K0.5%
CountryImmigrants
DR Congo236385
Burundi130912
Uganda91955
Tanzania42664
Kenya2572

By region of origin

Africa is the leading region of origin at 100%

Africa100.0%

504.5K

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about immigration in Rwanda.

DR Congo is the leading source of immigration by a wide margin

DR Congo accounts for 47% of all immigrants, far ahead of the second-largest source at just 26%.

How immigration changed over time

Total immigrant population by year

Historical trend
Immigrants
YearImmigrants
1990139805
1995201277
2000337752
2005405872
2010410794
2015505797
2020505069
2024504488

Top sources over time

Immigration from the 5 largest source countries

🇨🇩 DR Congo🇧🇮 Burundi🇺🇬 Uganda🇹🇿 Tanzania🇰🇪 Kenya
YearDR CongoBurundiUgandaTanzaniaKenya
199062526263933410615825955
1995897703744548486241211455
20001634205610779241367662218
20051977176876293430433462617
20102073976493192808430602598
201523374413450192195427762581
202023665713106392061427132575
202423638513091291955426642572

Fastest-changing origins

How immigration from each country has changed since the selected year

🇨🇩DR Congo+0%
🇧🇮Burundi+0%
🇺🇬Uganda+0%
🇹🇿Tanzania+0%
🇰🇪Kenya+0%

Rwanda as a destination, by diaspora

Share of each country's emigrants who settled in Rwanda

🇧🇮Burundi23%130.9K
🇹🇿Tanzania19%42.7K
🇺🇬Uganda16%92K
🇨🇩DR Congo11%236.4K
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