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District Profile THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA District Profile Kirehe Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 Rwanda, Census, and Housing Fourth Population NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS OF RWANDA THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile Kirehe January 2015 The Fourth Rwanda Population and Housing Census (2012 RPHC) was implemented by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Field work was conducted from August 16th to 30th, 2012. The funding for the RPHC was provided by the Government of Rwanda, World Bank (WB), the UKAID (Former DFID), European Union (EU), One UN, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women. Additional information about the 2012 RPHC may be obtained from the NISR: P.O. Box 6139, Kigali, Rwanda; Telephone: (250) 252 571 035 E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.statistics.gov.rw. Recommended citation: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) [Rwanda]; 2012. Rwanda Fourth Population and Housing Census. District Profile: Kirehe Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe Foreword i Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe ii Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe Acknowledgment iii Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe iv Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe Table of Content Foreword ............................................................................................................................... i Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................ iii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................... vii LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... xi Chapter 1: Population Size, Spatial Distribution, and Structure ....................................... 1 1.1. Size and Spatial Distribution of the Population ......................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Characteristics of the population ..................................................................... 9 2.1. Socio-cultural characteristics of the population ........................................................ 9 2.2. Marital Status ......................................................................................................... 11 2.3. Educational Characteristics of the Population ............................................................ 13 2.4. Economic Activity Characteristics of the Population ............................................... 18 Chapter 3: Sub-Population ................................................................................................ 21 3.1. Children (0-17 years) ............................................................................................. 21 3.2. Youth (14-35 years) ............................................................................................... 26 3.3. Persons with Disabilities ........................................................................................ 31 3.4. Elderly Population .................................................................................................. 32 Chapter 4: Households and Housing Characteristics ..................................................... 35 4.1. Households Characteristics ................................................................................... 35 4.2. Housing Characteristics ......................................................................................... 37 ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................... 59 v Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe vi Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution (count) of the resident population of Eastern Province in 2012 by district, sex and density .......................................................................................... 1 Table 2: Distribution (count) of the resident population of Kirehe district in 2012 by sector, sex ............................................................................................................................... 3 Table 3: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Kirehe district by sector and area of residence. .................................................................................................. 5 Table 4: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Kirehe district by 5-year age group and sex ........................................................................................................ 6 Table 5: Number and population share (%) of some specific interventions targeted groups in Kirehe district by sex .............................................................................................. 8 Table 6: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Kirehe district by nationality and sector .............................................................................................................. 9 Table 7: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Kirehe district by religious affiliation and residence areas .............................................................................. 10 Table 8: Distribution (%) of the resident population aged 12 years and above in Kirehe district by marital status and sector (Both sexes)................................................. 11 Table 9: Distribution (%) of the resident population of Kirehe district aged 12 years and above by marital status, age groups and sex [Both sexes] .............................................. 12 Table 10: Distribution (count and %) of the school-age population of Kirehe district by sector, school attendance status and sex (Both sexes) ................................................... 13 Table 11: Gross and Net Attendance Rate (%) in Primary School of Kirehe district by sex and sector ................................................................................................................... 15 Table 12: Gross and Net Attendance Rate (%) in Secondary school of Kirehe district by sex and sector ............................................................................................................ 16 Table 13: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Kirehe district aged 3 years and above by Highest level of educational attainment and sector (Both sexes) .... 17 Table 14: Labour-force participation rate (%) among the resident population aged 16 years and above by sex, Eastern Province, district and area of residence ..................... 18 Table 15: Unemployment rate (%) among the active population aged 16 years and above in Eastern Province by sex, district and area of residence ....................................... 20 Table 16: Number and share (%) of children aged 0-17 years among the total resident population of Kirehe district by sex and sector of residence ................................. 21 Table 17: Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Eastern Province whose birth was registered by sex, district and area of residence .................................................. 22 vii Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile: Kirehe Table 18: Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Kirehe district whose birth was registered by sex, sector and area of residence .................................................................... 23 Table 19: Percentage of children aged 5-17 years currently employed by age group and sex and by district ....................................................................................................... 24 Table 20: Percentage of children aged 5-17 years currently employed by age group and sex and by sector in Kirehe district ............................................................................. 25 Table 21: Number and share (%) of the resident youth aged 14-35 years among the total resident population of Kirehe district by sector of residence area. ........................ 26 Table 22: Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Kirehe district aged 14-35 years by sector of residence and school attendance status (Both sexes) ...................... 27 Table 23: Distribution (count and %) of the youth population of Kirehe district aged 14-35 years by sector of residence and highest level of education attained (Both sexes) ............................................................................................................................. 28 Table 24: Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Kirehe district aged 14-35 years by economic activity status and sex. and by sector residence .............................. 29 Table 25: Distribution (%) of the currently employed youth of Kirehe district aged 14-35 years by employment status and sex ............................................................................. 30 Table 26: Number and share (%) of persons with disabilities of Kirehe district
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