Rwanda's population density, even after the 1994 genocide, is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa at 230/km² (590/mi²). The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries This country has few villages, and nearly every family lives in a self-contained compound on a hillside. The urban concentrations are grouped around administrative centers. The indigenous population consists of three ethnic groups. The Hutus, who comprise the majority of the population (85%), are farmers of Bantu origin. The Bantu may refer to Bantu expansion, a series of migrations of Bantu speakers Bantu languages Bantu people The Tutsis (14% before the Genocide, probably less than 10% now) are a pastoral people who arrived in the area in the 15th century. The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa Until 1959, they formed the dominant caste under a feudal system based on cattleholding. Castes are Hereditary systems of occupation, Endogamy, social culture, Social class, and Political power. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed The Twa (pygmies) (1%) are thought to be the remnants of the earliest settlers of the region. The Twa, also known as Batwa, are a Pygmy people who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa Pygmies (singular Pygmy) refers to a member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 150 cm (4 feet 11 inches in average height or less than 155 cm Over half of the adult population is literate, but no more than 5% have received secondary education. During 1994-95, most primary schools and more than half of prewar secondary schools reopened. The national university in Butare reopened in April 1995; enrollment is over 7,000. Rebuilding the educational system continues to be a high priority of the Rwandan Government.

Demographics of Rwanda, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: 8,648,248
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS. This disease can result in lower life expectancy, population, and growth rates; higher infant mortality and death rates; and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est. Infant mortality is defined as the number of deaths of Infants (one year of age or younger per 1000 live births )

Age structure:
0-14 years: 41. 9% (male 1,558,730; female 1,548,175)
15-64 years: 55. 6% (male 1,943,268; female 1,971,542)
65 years and over: 2. 5% (male 83,699; female 123,715) (2006 est. )

Population growth rate: 2. 43% (2006 est. )

Birth rate: 40. 37 births/1,000 population (2006 est. )

Death rate: 16. 09 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est. )

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est. )

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1. 03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1. 01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0. 99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0. 67 male(s)/female
total population: 0. 99 male(s)/female (2006 est. )

Infant mortality rate: 89. 61 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est. )
male: 94. 71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84. 34 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est. )

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 47. 3 years
male: 46. 26 years
female: 48. 38 years (2006 est. )

Total fertility rate: 5. 43 children born/woman (2006 est. )

Nationality:
noun: Rwandan(s)
adjective: Rwandan

Ethnic groups: Hutu 84%, Tutsi 15%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1%, 16,000 South Asians (mostly Indians) Arabs 9,300, French 2,500, British 300, Belgian 100

Religions: Roman Catholic 56. 5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11. 1%, Muslim 4. 6%, indigenous beliefs 0. 1%, none 1. 7% (2001) (See Religion in Rwanda)

Languages: Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centres

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70. The Rwandan government reported on November 1 2006 that 565% of the Rwanda's population is Roman Catholic, 26% is Protestant, 11 Kinyarwanda (also known simply as Rwanda) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Rwanda, where it is one of the Official languages of the French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 4%
male: 76. 3%
female: 64. 7% (2003 est. )

See also : Rwanda