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Old rwandan woman. 2010 estimates place Rwanda's population at 11,055,976. The population is young: an estimated 42.7% are under the age of 15, and 97.5% are under 65. The annual birth rate is estimated at 40.2 births per 1,000 inhabitants, and the death rate at 14.9. The life expectancy is 56.8 years (58.1 years for females and 55.4 years for males. At 408 inhabitants per square kilometre Rwanda's population density is amongst the highest in Africa.