Rwanda Population and Housing Census 2022

Measuring progress in Rwanda's development calls for the availability of economic, demographic and social statistical data necessary to compile developmental indicators at different levels and points in time. This census thus comes to serve that
purpose. Beside the commitment to international development goals, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) is also focusing on the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) and the Rwanda Vision 2050 that also call for solid benchmark baselines
and systematic and timely monitoring and evaluation, furthermore the national planning. This census contributes to serving that purpose.

The 5th Rwanda Population and Housing Census was conducted in August 2022. As a standard recommendation, each country needs to conduct a census at least once every 10 years in order to update information collected in the previous
endeavor. In Rwanda, the first population census was conducted in August 1978, the second in August 1991, followed by the third in August 2002 and the fourth in August 2012. The results of these censuses and other national sample surveys and censuses consistently indicate progress in the last decades in almost all social and economic domains across the board and highlight where challenges remain to be address for the ultimate goal of improving the wellbeing of the Rwandan population. This fifth census will add to the data needed for continued progress and future planning for the country.