What is the population of Kigali?
Kigali has a city population of 1,132,686. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Rwanda · Africa
Kigali
City population
1,132,686
#1
in Rwanda
#1
in Kigali
#478
worldwide
-1.950, 30.059
About Kigali
The 478th-largest listed city in the world, Kigali holds 1,132,686 people and accounts for 7.8% of Rwanda's population. The capital sits at 1,542 m elevation and hosts two cities within its administrative boundary; the nearest external settlements—Kamuhanda and Ndera—lie 8 km and 12 km away.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kigali
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
-1.950, 30.059
Record updated
9 November 2021
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 45 in RwandaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kigali | 1.13M |
Kigali Population FAQ
Where is Kigali?
Kigali is in Kigali, Rwanda. Its coordinates are -1.950, 30.059.
How big is Kigali compared with other cities in Rwanda?
It is the 1st largest of the 45 cities listed in Rwanda, holding 7.8% of the national population.