Core demographic snapshot from Rwanda's Population and Housing Census (PHC), covering the 4th edition (RPHC4, 2012) and 5th edition (RPHC5, 2022). Ten indicators are extracted at national, province, and district levels: total population (both sexes, male, female), sex ratio (derived), population density, urban and rural population counts, urbanization rate, number of private households, and mean household size. Source files are the official main indicators Excel workbooks published by NISR alongside each census report. RPHC4 data is in legacy XLS format (RPHC_2012_main_indicators_new.xls); RPHC5 data is in XLSX format (PHC5-2022_Main_Indicators.xlsx). Both are direct static downloads from the NISR portal with no authentication required. The next census is expected around 2032; this dataset will be updated then.
| COLUMN | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| census_year | int64 | Census reference year (2012 or 2022) | - |
| geography | string | Geographic unit name (Rwanda, province, or district) | - |
| geography_level | string | Geographic level -- national, province, or district | - |
| indicator | string | Indicator slug. Values: population_total, population_male, population_female, sex_ratio (males per 100 females, derived), pop_density_per_km2, urban_population, rural_population, urbanization_pct, households_total, mean_household_size. | - |
| value | float64 | Indicator value in units implied by the indicator slug | - |