The Lord's Move to Africa

Rwanda

The Lord’s Testimony

Updated ​July 15, 2024

No. of churches: 3
No. of saints in church life: 114
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 67

Country Profile

Location: East Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi 
Geographical Size: land: 24,668 sq km, water: 1,670 sq km 
Climate: temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible 
Population: 13,623,302 (2024 est.) 
Population Growth Rate: 1.62% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Hutu, Tutsi, Twa
Languages: Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) less than 0.1, English (official) less than 0.1, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) less than 0.1, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.) 
Religion: Protestant 49.5% (includes Adventist 11.8% and other Protestant 37.7%), Roman Catholic 43.7%, Muslim 2%, other 0.9% (includes Jehovah's Witness), none 2.5%, unspecified 1.3% (2012 est.) 
Capital City: Kigali 

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