Rwanda - General Census of Population and Housing 2002

Reference ID

RWA-NISR-CENSUS-2002-v01

Year

2002

Country

Rwanda

Producer(s)

National Census Service - Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Sponsor(s)

European Union - EU -
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA -
United Kingdom - UK -
The Netherlands - -

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Aug 01, 2012

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Documentation

Download the questionnaires, technical documents and reports that describe the survey process and the key results for this study.

Questionnaires

Census 2002 Questionnaire - Collective Households

210.17 KB

Author(s)

National Census Service

Date

2012-06-14

Country

rwanda

Language

English

Contributor(s)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning European Union United Nations Population Fund United Kingdom The Netherlands

Publisher(s)

National Census Service

Description

It includes questions asked to Collective Households and contains:
Identification of household
Questions addressed to all household members like:
- Name and First Name
- Sex
- Marital status
- Date Of Birth
- Age at last Birthday
- Nationality
- Place of Birth
- Duration of residence
- Place of previous residence
- School attendance
- Educational level attained

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Census 2002 Questionnaire - Private Households

353.07 KB

Author(s)

National Census Service

Date

2012-06-14

Country

Rwanda

Language

English

Contributor(s)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning European Union United Nations Population Fund United Kingdom The Netherlands

Publisher(s)

National Census Service

Description

It includes questions asked to Ordinary Households and contains:
Identification of household
Type of Housing
Type of building
Material used for the roofing of the house
Material used for the building of the outer walls of this house
Main material has been used for the floor of this house
Number of living rooms
Main source of water supply for the household
Principal source of lighting for the household
Main kind of energy used for cooking in the household
Main type of toilet facility used by the household
Main mode of household waste disposal used
Status of occupancy of this house
Radio or a television set in thehousehold
Fixed line telephone or cell phone in the household
Computer and internet connection in the household
Number of vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles in the household
Relationship to the head of household
Status of Residence
Sex
Marital status
Date Of Birth
Place of Birth
Duration of residence
Place of previous residence
Languages spoken
Religious affiliation
Type of major handicap
School attendance
Educational level attained
Area of specialization
Highest certificate or Diploma obtained
Literacy
Economic activity situation
Births
Deaths

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Reports

A Synthesis Of The Analyses Of The 2002 Census Of Rwanda

2.44 MB

Author(s)

National Census Service

Date

2012-06-14

Country

Rwanda

Language

English

Contributor(s)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning European Union United Nations Population Fund United Kingdom The Netherlands

Publisher(s)

National Census Service

Table of contents

Preface.................................................................................................i
Foreword..............................................................................................ii
Table of Contents..................................................................................v
List of Tables.......................................................................................ix
List of figures......................................................................................xii

1. SOME METHODOLOGICAL DETAILS ON THE 2002 CENSUS
OF RWANDA. ........................................................................... 1

1.1 : Overview of data collection and processing aspects ........................... 1
1.2 : Evaluation of Census coverage and of the quality of data.................... 2

2. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION ............................ 3

2.1 : Resident Population by Province ................................................... 3
2 .1.1:The distribution of the population by province ................................... 3
2.1.2 : Evolution of population in the provinces ......................................... 3
2.2 : Population Density ...................................................................... 5
2.2.1 : Population densities in Rwanda in 2002 ........................................... 5
2.2.2 : Evolution in population densities by province between 1978 and 2002.... 5
2.3 : Resident Population according to place of residence ......................... 7
2.3.1 : Overall situation ......................................................................... 7
2.3.2 : Urban population growth .............................................................. 8

3 . THE SEX AND AGE STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION ................... 10

3.1 : The Sex and Age Structure - Analysis of Sex Ratios ......................... 10
3.2 : The Age Structure of the population. .............................................. 11
3.2.1 : Population Age Pyramids : In Five-Year Age Groups ......................... 12
3.2.2 : Population structure according to conventional broad age groups ......... 14
3.2.3 : Mean and Median Ages of the Population ........................................ 15

4. THE DYNAMICS OF THE POPULATION OF RWANDA: ......................... 17

4.1 : The evolution of the population of Rwanda ....................................... 17
4.2 : Marital Status and Nuptiality .......................................................... 18
4.2.1 : The Marital Status distribution of the Population ................................. 18
4.2.2 : Nuptiality of never married persons.................................................. 19
4.3 : Levels and Trends of Fertility ......................................................... 20
4.3.1 : Cumulated Fertility - Children ever born (Mean Parities) ..................... 20
4.3.2 : Crude Birth Rate and Current Fertility ............................................. 21
4.4 : Levels and Trends of Mortality ....................................................... 24
4 .4.1: Levels of Infant and Child mortality ................................................ 24
4.4.2 : Levels of overall mortality.............................................................. 26
4.4.2.1 :The Life Table of Rwanda in 2002 ................................................. 26
4.4.2.2 : Crude Death Rates for Rwanda.................................................... 28
4.5 : Migration Trends in Rwanda ........................................................ 30
4.5.1 : Resident population by migratory status (lifetime migration) ............. 30
4.5.2 : Resident population by migratory status (recent migration) .................. 30
4.5.3 : Origin of migrants ....................................................................... 30
a. Origin if lifetime migrants ........................................................... 30
b. Origin of recent migrants ........................................................... 32
4.5.4 : Place of Destination of Migrants .................................................... 34
a. Place of Destination of lifetime migrants ...................................... 34
b. Place of destination of recent migrants in Rwanda .......................... 36

5 . SOCIOCULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION ....... 37

5.1 : Introduction ............................................................................... 37
5.2 : Religious Affiliation of the Population .............................................. 39
5.3 : Languages Spoken by the Population ............................................. 41
5.4 : Population Structure by Nationality ................................................. 43

6. LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE POPULATION ................................................................ 45

6.1 : Introduction ................................................................................. 45
6.2 : Level of literacy ........................................................................... 46
6.3 : School Attendance ....................................................................... 47
6.3.1 : The population which has ever attended/is attending school ................. 47
6.3.2 : Schooling rates ........................................................................... 49
6.3.3 : Highest Level of Education Attained ................................................. 50

7. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
POPULATION OF RWANDA ......................................................... 51

7.1 : Introduction ................................................................................ 51
7.2 : Characteristics of the Active and Inactive Population .......................... 51
7.2.1 : Economic dependency ratios ......................................................... 53
7.3 : Characteristics of the Economically Active and Employed population...... 54
7.3.1 : The Type of Employment ............................................................... 55
7.3.2 : Economic Activity Status ............................................................... 56

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF ORDINAIRY HOUSEHOLDS IN RWANDA 58

8.1 : Introduction ................................................................................ 58
8.2 : The total number of ordinary households and the population
living in them .............................................................................. 59
8.3 : The Size of Ordinary Households ................................................... 59
8.4 : Access to the Status of head of Household in Rwanda ........................ 60
8.5 : The composition of ordinary households ........................................... 62
8.6 : The Typology of Households .......................................................... 63

9. CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSING IN RWANDA AND LIVING CONDITIONS....... 66
9.1 : The Distribution of Housing Units by the type of Housing...................... 66
9.2 : The distribution of housing units by type of housing Structure ............... 67
9.3 : The distribution of households by type of roof........................................ 67
9.4 : The distribution of households by type of materials for the outside walls.. 68
9.5 : Materials for the Floor .................................................................. 69
9.6 : The Size of housing units............................................................... 69
9.7 : Main Source of Water Supply.......................................................... 70
9.8 : The Main Source of Energy for Lighting. .......................................... 71
9.9 : Main source of energy for cooking................................................ 72
9.10 : The type of Toilet Facilities............................................................. 73
9.11 : The mode of occupancy of the housing units .....................................74
9.12 : Availability of equipment for receiving information............................... 75
9.13 : Availability of equipment for communication.......................................75
9.14 : Availability of a means of transport (vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle).................. 76

10. THE STANDARD OF LVING OF THE POPULATION ....................... 78

10.1 : The Standard of Living by province and by rural/urban residence ........ 78
10.1.1 : The variation in the standard of living of households by province ........ 78
10.1.2 : Variation of the Household Standards of Living by Place of Residence... 78
10.2 : Characteristics of household heads by standard of living
category of their households ........................................................ 79
10.2.1 : Standard of living by level of education of household head ................. 79
10.2.2 : The impact of the standard of living of the household on
primary school attendance .......................................................... 81
10.2.3 : Household Living Standards and Economic Activity .......................... 82
10.2.4 : Standard of Living by Sector of Activity of the Household Head ........... 83

11. CHARACTERISTICS OF VULNERABLE PERSONS IN RWANDA .......... 84

11.1 : The Population of Handicapped Persons ...................................... 84
11.1.1 : The Size and Distribution of Handicapped Persons .......................... 85
11.1.2 : The level of incapacitation among the population ............................. 86
11.1.3 : Variation in the Rates of incapacitation by certain
characteristics of the Population ................................................... 87
11.1.4 : Characteristics of Handicapped persons ........................................ 89
11.1.5 : Types and Causes of incapacitation .............................................. 90
11.1.6 : Living Conditions of Handicapped persons ...................................... 91

11.2. : The Population of Elderly Persons ................................................ 92
11.2.1 : Demographic characteristics of elderly persons in Rwanda ................. 92
11.2.2 : Sociocultural Characteristics of elderly persons ................................ 94
11.2.3 : Socio-economic Characteristics of elderly persons in Rwanda. ............ 95
11.2.4 : Living Conditions in Households headed by Elderly Persons ............... 95

11.3. :The Population of Children in Rwanda in 2002 ................................. 97
11.3.1 :The size and structure of the population of children .......................... 97

11.3.1.1. : The size of the population ....................................................... 97
11.3.1.2 : The relationship of children to the heads of households ................. 97
11.3.1.3. : Structure by functional age groups ............................................ 98
11.3.2. : The dynamics of the child population in Rwanda ......................... 99
11.3.2.1. : Marriage among adolescents ................................................... 100
11.3.2.2. : Fertility among adolescents ..................................................... 100
11.3.2.4. : Mortality and survival of children ............................................... 100
11.3.2.5. : Migration of children .............................................................. 100
11.3.3. : Child development in Rwanda .................................................. 100
11.3.4. : Children and participation in economic activity ............................101
11.3.5. : The Situation of Vulnerable Children in Rwanda ........................... 101

11.4. : The Population of Women in Rwanda in 2002 .............................. 103
11.4.1. : The Size and Distribution of the female population ........................ 103
11.4.2. : Dynamics of the female population in Rwanda ............................. 103
11.4.2.1 : Marital status and Fertility .................................................103
11.4.2.2 : Mortality levels among women ................................................ 104
11.4.2.3 : Migration of Women in Rwanda .............................................. 105
11.4.3. : Literacy and educational level of Women .................................... 106
11.4.4. : Participation in economic activity among women .......................... 107
11.4.5. : Sociocultural characteristics of the female population .................... 107
11.4.6. : Women in vulnerable situations in Rwanda ................................. 108
11.4.6.1 : Handicapped women ............................................................ 108
11.4.6.2.: Widowed Women ................................................................108
11.4.6.3.: Elderly Women ................................................................108
11.4.6.4.: Female Heads of Households in Rwanda .................................. .......109
11.4.7. : Living Conditions in housing units headed by women ..........................110

12. POPULATION PROJECTIONS ............................................................111

12.1. : Introduction ................................................................111
12.2. : Assumptions underlying the projections ......................................111
12.2.1. : Fertility assumptions ........................................................111
12.2.2. : Mortality assumptions ........................................................112
12.2.3. : Migration assumptions ........................................................113
12.3. : Summary of the expected population up to the year 2022 ................ 114
12.3.1. : Trends in the evolution of the total population ..............................114
12.3.2. : Trends in the evolution of the urban and rural population ................. 114
12.3.3. : Trends in the evolution of the population in the provinces ............... 115
12.3.4. : Trends in the evolution of the population of school children .............. 116
12.3.5. : Trends in the evolution of the economically active population ........... 116
12.3.6. : Trends in the evolution of ordinary households .............................. 117
12.4. : Possible consequences of the future evolution of the population ....... 117
12.4.1. : he relatively high fertility and mortality levels ...........................117
12.4.2. : The rapid rates of urbanization ..............................................117
12.4.3. : The development of the country's human resources ...................... 117
12.4.4. : Creation of jobs outside the agricultural sector of the economy ......... 118
12.4.5. : Tackling the problem of underemployment and of the quality
of the manpower ...............................................................118

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Tables

102.8 KB

Author(s)

National Census Service

Date

2012-06-14

Country

Rwanda

Language

English

Contributor(s)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning European Union United Nations Population Fund United Kingdom The Netherlands

Publisher(s)

National Census Service

Description

The file contains tables from the Census of 2002.

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