Rwanda’s Mobile phone penetration rised over past five years
With the recent development of communication facilities, the large majority of Rwandan population has continuously adopted the use of mobile phone as one of the technology platform to share information. Within this move, the mobile phone penetration has impressively increased from 2005 to 2010 across the whole country.
Tremendous growth in savings culture in Rwanda
New findings show that the more the national economy grows every year, the more Rwandans get used to saving facilities.
Employment rate, higher for women than men in Rwanda
Rwanda has always recorded a higher female employment rate over past ten years than in men category. Even though the difference is not so big, women are still having a bigger employment rate since 2000.
The index for the third quarter 2012 registered an increase of 1.21 percent compared to the index of the second quarter of 2012.
The index for the third quarter 2012 registered an increase of 1.21 percent compared to the index of the second quarter of 2012.
Urban Price index increases by 5.36% in October 2012
In October 2012 the All Urban general index is established at 118.4 this stands for an increase of 0.33% over the previous month which was 118.0.
Urban Price index increases by 5.63% in September 2012
In September 2012 the All Urban general index is established at 118.0 this stands for an increase of 0.22% over the previous month which was 117.8.
National Census targets 390,000 families a day
President Paul Kagame and his family were among the citizens who were enumerated yesterday as the National Institute of Statistics (NISR) started to conduct the fourth Population and Housing Census.
Changing Physical Characteristics of Rwandan Dwellings
The past three population and housing censuses conducted in Rwanda in 1978, 1991 and 2002 have thrown some light into the changing characteristics of dwellings in the country.
Mapping for the 2012 Rwandan General Population and Housing Census
Less common but more useful than the methods used to develop traditional map is the new Global Positioning System (GPS) based data capturing technology which has been used by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in mapping the Enumeration Areas (EA) in the preparatory stages of the fourth Population and Housing Census of Rwanda which is slated to begin on August 15, 2012.
How many are we in Rwanda?
A population census is expected to provide a precise answer to this question amongst other important questions. In fact, the United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years.