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The census count that proved Rwanda wasn't sparsely settled after all
A national census finds 503 people per sq km across Rwanda’s hills - and that density collides with disappearing forests. What happens next?
The census count that proved Rwanda wasn't sparsely settled after all
In this episode, we lay out the facts behind Rwanda’s 2022 census and the landscape those numbers describe. The episode follows how geography, demography, and land use intersect and asks what choices follow from a nation this densely settled.
Person: Population 13,246,394 (2022 census)
Date: 15 August 2022
Location: Rwanda
Metric: Density 503 people per square kilometer
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