THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA District Profile Nyaruguru 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 Nyaruguru 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: Nyaruguru xiii xv Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile:Nyaruguru iv Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile:Nyaruguru Table of Content Foreword ................................................................................................................................. i Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................. 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 1.1.1. Size and spatial distribution of the population ................................................... 1 1.1.2. Size and spatial distribution of the population of Nyaruguru district ................... 3 1.1.3. Size and spatial distribution of the population of Nyaruguru district by residence area .................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.4. Size and spatial distribution of the resident population in Nyaruguru district ..... 6 Chapter 2: Characteristics of the population ........................................................................... 9 2.1. Social – cultural characteristics of the population ......................................................... 9 2.2. Marital Status ............................................................................................................ 10 2.3. Educational Characteristics of the Population ............................................................ 13 2.4. Economic activity Characteristics of the Population ................................................... 17 Chapter 3: Sub-Population ................................................................................................... 20 3.1. Children (0-17 years) ...................................................................................... 20 3.2. Youth (14-35 years) ........................................................................................ 24 3.3. Persons with Disabilities ................................................................................. 29 3.4. Elderly Population .......................................................................................... 30 Chapter 4: Households and Housing Characteristics ........................................................... 33 4.1. Households Characteristics ............................................................................ 33 4.2. Housing Characteristics .................................................................................. 35 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................ 57 v Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile:Nyaruguru vi Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile:Nyaruguru LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution (count) of the resident population of Southern Province in 2012 by District, Sex and Density ....................................................................................... 1 Table 2: Distribution (count) of the resident population of Nyaruguru district in 2012 by Sector, Sex and Density ....................................................................................... 3 Table 3: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population in Nyaruguru District by Sector and Area of Residence. ........................................................................................ 5 Table 4: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population in Nyaruguru District by 5- year age group and sex ........................................................................................ 6 Table 5: Number and population share (%) of some specific interventions targeted groups in Nyaruguru District by sex .................................................................................. 8 Table 6: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population in Nyaruguru District by Nationality and Sector ........................................................................................... 9 Table 7: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population in Nyaruguru District by Religious Affiliation and residence areas ............................................................ 10 Table 8: Distribution (%) of the resident population in Nyaruguru district aged 12 years and above by Marital status and Sector ..................................................................... 10 Table 9: Distribution (%) of the resident population of Nyaruguru district aged 12 years and above by Marital status, Age groups and Sex [Both sexes] ................................. 11 Table 10: Distribution (count and %) of the school-age population in Nyaruguru district by sector and by school attendance status and by sex (both sexes) ........................ 13 Table 11: Gross and Net Attendance Rate (%) in Primary School in Nyaruguru District by Sex and Sector .......................................................................................................... 14 Table 12: Gross and Net Attendance Rate (%) in Secondary School in Nyaruguru District by Sex and Sector ................................................................................................... 15 Table 13: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population aged 3 years and above in Nyaruguru District by Highest level of educational attainment and Sector (Both sexes) ................................................................................................................. 16 Table 14: Labour-force participation rate (%) among the resident population aged 16 years and above by sex, Southern Province, District and area of residence ................. 17 Table 15: Unemployment rate (%) among the active population aged 16 years and above in Southern Province by sex, District and area of residence ................................... 18 Table 16: Number and share (%) of children aged 0-17 years among the total resident population in Nyaruguru district by sex and sector of residence .......................... 20 Table 17: Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in southern Province whose birth was registered by sex, District and area of residence ................................................ 21 Table 18: Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Nyaruguru district whose birth was registered by sex, Sector and area of residence ................................................. 21 Table 19: Percentage of children aged 5-17 years currently employed by age group and sex and by district ..................................................................................................... 22 Table 20: Percentage of children aged 5-17 currently employed by age group and sex and by sector in Nyaruguru district ................................................................................. 23 Table 21: Number and share (%) of the resident youth aged 14-35 years among the total resident population in Nyaruguru district by sector of residence and sex (Both sexes) ................................................................................................................. 24 Table 22: Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth (aged 14-35 years) in Nyaruguru District by Sector of residence and school attendance status (Both sexes) ......... 25 vii Fourth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2012 District Profile:Nyaruguru Table 23: Distribution (count and %) of the youth population (aged 14-35 years) in Nyaruguru District by Sector of residence and highest level of education attained (Both sexes) ................................................................................................................. 26 Table 24: Distribution (count and %) of the resident population aged 14-35 in Nyaruguru district by employment status and sex. ..............................................................