🌆 Largest Cities in Rwanda
Cities of Rwanda with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Kigali39%
Gisenyi5.9%
Musanze5.3%
Nyagatare3.4%
Gitarama3%
Muhanga2.8%
Butare2.2%
Kibuye
Rwamagana
Kibungo
Cyangugu
Shyorongi
Byumba
Ndera
Kirambo
Kagano
Ngororero
Nzega
Macuba
Karengera
Nyanza
Bugarama
Gihombo
Karambi
Bushekeri
Nyabitekeli
Busogo
Shangi
Kayonza
Cyato
Kirimbi
Gitesi
Bushenge
Nyamata
Ruhango
Gikongoro
5 others2.8%
1
KigaliKigali
1,132,686
2
GisenyiWestern Province
172,357
3
MusanzeNorthern Province
153,368
4
NyagatareEastern Province
100,000
5
GitaramaSouthern Province
87,613
6
MuhangaSouthern Province
82,797
7
ButareSouthern Province
62,823
8
KibuyeWestern Province
48,024
9
RwamaganaEastern Province
47,203
10
KibungoEastern Province
46,240
11
CyanguguWestern Province
43,866
12
ShyorongiNorthern Province
43,744
13
ByumbaNorthern Province
43,134
14
NderaKigali
41,764
15
KiramboWestern Province
40,341
16
KaganoWestern Province
39,994
17
NgororeroWestern Province
38,823
18
NzegaSouthern Province
33,832
19
MacubaWestern Province
33,319
20
KarengeraWestern Province
32,504
21
NyanzaSouthern Province
32,016
22
BugaramaWestern Province
31,086
23
GihomboWestern Province
29,843
24
KarambiWestern Province
29,726
25
BushekeriWestern Province
29,680
26
NyabitekeliWestern Province
29,293
27
BusogoNorthern Province
28,264
28
ShangiWestern Province
28,064
29
KayonzaEastern Province
27,059
30
CyatoWestern Province
26,996
31
KirimbiWestern Province
25,647
32
GitesiWestern Province
24,859
33
BushengeWestern Province
22,624
34
NyamataEastern Province
21,509
35
RuhangoSouthern Province
21,478
36
GikongoroSouthern Province
21,029
37
MahembeWestern Province
20,043
38
MukamiraWestern Province
19,021
39
MuginaSouthern Province
18,586
40
UmutaraEastern Province
18,038
41
RangiroWestern Province
17,967
42
Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province
16,369
43
BugaragaraEastern Province
15,732
44
MukingoNorthern Province
15,695
45
KoraWestern Province
15,134
Highlights
Within Rwanda, Kigali ranks first in 2026 with 1,132,686, followed by Gisenyi (172,357) and Musanze (153,368).
Kigali is 6.6 times higher than Gisenyi, the runner-up.
Across 45 entries, values run from 1,132,686 (Kigali) to 15,134 (Kora), with a median of 29,843.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.