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Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

Fifth Population and Housing Census, Rwanda, 2022

District Profile
Musanze

September 2023

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The Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census (RPHC2022) was implemented by the
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Field work was conducted from August
16th to 30th, 2022.

Additional information about the RPHC2022 may be obtained from the NISR:
P.O. Box 6139, Kigali, Rwanda; Telephone: (250) 788383103; Hotline 4321
E-mail: info@[Link]; Website: [Link]

ISBN:

Recommended citation:

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR); The Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing
Census, District Profile: Musanze, September 2023

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS....................................................................................................................................... IV
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................... VI
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................. IX
FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................... X
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... XI
CHAPTER 1: POPULATION SIZE, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, AND STRUCTURE .................................. 1
1.1 SIZE AND SPETIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION ................................................................................ 1
1.1.1 SIZE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION OF NORTHERN PROVINCE ...................................... 1
1.1.2 POPULATION DENSITY OF THE NORTHERN PROVINCE BY DISTRICT ........................................................... 2
1.1.3 SIZE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION OF THE MUSANZE DISTRICT.................................... 4
1.1.4 SIZE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION OF MUSANZE DISTRICT BY RESIDENCE AREA ............. 5
1.1.5 AGE-SEX STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION OF MUSANZE DISTRICT........................................................... 6
1.1.6 POPULATION SHARE OF SOME SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS TARGET GROUPS IN MUSANZE DISTRICT BY SEX ..... 8
CHAPTER 2: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION ................................................................. 10
2.1 SOCIO-CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION ......................................................................... 10
2.1.2 RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION OF THE RESIDENT POPULATION OF MUSANZE DISTRICT........................................ 11
2.2 MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESIDENT POPULATION OF MUSANZE DISTRICT ................................................... 12
2.2.1 MARITAL STATUS BY SECTOR .............................................................................................................. 12
2.2.2 MARITAL STATUS BY AGE GROUPS ....................................................................................................... 13
2.3 EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF MUSANZE DISTRICT ........................................... 14
2.3.1 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ........................................................................................................................ 14
2.3.2 GROSS AND NET ATTENDANCE RATE (%) IN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ............................. 17
2.3.3 GROSS AND NET ATTENDANCE RATE (%) IN SECONDARY SCHOOL ......................................................... 19
2.3.4 HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL ATTENDED IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ................................................................ 20
2.4 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EMPLOYED POPULATION ................................................................................. 21
2.4.1 EMPLOYMENT TO POPULATION RATIO BY SEX, PROVINCE, DISTRICT AND AREA OF RESIDENCE .................... 21
2.4.2 EMPLOYMENT TO POPULATION RATIO(EPR) AMONG THE RESIDENT POPULATION OF MUSANZE AGED 16
YEARS AND ABOVE BY AGE GROUP AND SEX .................................................................................................... 23

CHAPTER 3: SUB-POPULATION ...................................................................................................... 24

3.1 CHILDREN POPULATION ( 0-17 YEARS) ................................................................................................... 24
3.1.1 NUMBER AND SHARE OF CHILDREN IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ..................................................................... 24
3.1.2 CHILDREN WITH BIRTH REGISTRATION IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ................................................................. 26
3.1.3 BIRTH REGISTRATION BY SECTOR IN MUSANZE DISTRICT........................................................................ 26
3.2.1 THE YOUTH POPULATION IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ................................................................................... 28
3.2.2 EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH ......................................................................................... 29
3.2.3 HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED BY YOUTH POPULATION IN MUSANZE DISTRICT.......................... 30
3.2.4 EMPLOYMENT TO POPULATION RATIO AMONG YOUTH(16-30). ............................................................... 31
3.2.5 DISTRIBUTION (%) OF THE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED YOUTH AGED 16-30 YEARS BY PROVINCE, DISTRICT,
SECTOR AND STATUS IN EMPLOYMENT ........................................................................................................ 32
3.2.6 PROPORTION OF YOUTH (16-30) NEITHER IN EMPLOYMENT NOR IN EDUCATION OR TRAINING IN NORTHERN
PROVINCE BY SEX, DISTRICT, AND AREA OF RESIDENCE. ................................................................................... 33
3.3 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES .................................................................................................................. 35

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 3.4 ELDERLY POPULATION(60 YEARS AND ABOVE)......................................................................................... 37
3.4.1 ELDERLY POPULATION IN MUSANZE DISTRICT BY SECTOR ...................................................................... 37
3.4.2 EMPLOYMENT AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE ............................................................................................... 39
3.4.3 MARITAL STATUS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE ................................................................................................. 41
CHAPTER 4: HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................... 42
4.1 HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................................................................. 42
4.1.1 NUMBER AND MEAN SIZE OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS ........................................................................... 42
4.1.2 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS’ HEADS OF MUSANZE DISTRICT....................................................................... 43
4.2 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................................. 44
4.2.1 TYPE OF HABITAT............................................................................................................................... 44
4.2.2 TENURE OF THE HOUSING IN MUSANZE DISTRICT................................................................................... 46
4.2.3 MATERIAL OF THE HOUSING UNITS IN MUSANZE DISTRICT .................................................................. 48
[Link] MAIN MATERIALS OF THE ROOF ........................................................................................................ 48
[Link] MAIN MATERIALS OF THE WALLS ...................................................................................................... 51
[Link] MAIN MATERIALS OF THE FLOOR ...................................................................................................... 54
4.3 SOURCE OF ENERGY OF THE PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS ............................................................................ 56
4.3.1 GRID LINE CONNECTIVITY IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ................................................................................... 56
4.3.2 MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR LIGHTING IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ............................................................. 58
4.3.3 MAIN SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR COOKING IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ............................................................ 61
4.3.4WATER AND SANITATION OF THE PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ........................................ 64
[Link] MAIN SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER .................................................................................................. 64
[Link] MAIN TYPE OF TOILET FACILITY ........................................................................................................ 67
[Link] MODE OF WASTE DISPOSAL IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ............................................................................. 69
4.4 ASSETS POSSESSED BY PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS ......................................................................................... 71
4.4.1 COMMUNICATION ASSETS POSSESSED BY PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ........................... 71
4.4.2 ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ................................................................................. 72
CHAPTER 5: AGRICULTURE IN MUSANZE DISTRICT ....................................................................... 74
5.1 THE HOUSEHOLDS ENGAGED IN CROP FARMING AND LIVESTOCK HUSBANDLY............................................... 74
5.2 DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD ENGAGED IN CROP FARMING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CROPS, BY SECTOR
................................................................................................................................................................. 76
5.3 DISTRIBUTION OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS ENGAGED IN RAISING DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIVESTOCK, BY SECTOR .. 77
ANNEX A: SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES............................................................................................. 78

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. 1 Resident population distribution of the Northern Province by sex, and District ...... 1
Table 1. 2: Distribution of Resident Population of Musanze District by sector and Sex in
2022 ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Table 1. 3: Distribution (Count and %) of Resident Population of Musanze District by sector
and Area of Residence in 2022 ...................................................................................................... 5
Table 1. 4 : Distribution (Count and %) of Resident Population of Musanze District by 5-Year
Age Group and Sex in 2022 ............................................................................................................ 6
Table 1. 5 Number and population share (%) of some specific interventions target groups in
Musanze District by sex ................................................................................................................ 8

Table 2. 1Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district by

Nationality and sector .................................................................................................................. 10
Table 2. 2 Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district by
Religious Affiliation and residence areas ................................................................................... 11
Table 2. 3 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12 years and
above by Marital status and Sector (Both sexes) ...................................................................... 12
Table 2. 4 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district age 12 years and
above by Marital status, and Age group [Both sexes] ................................................................ 13
Table 2. 5: Distribution (count and %) of the pre – Primary age (3-5 years) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by school attendance status(Both sexes) ............................. 14
Table 2. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the Primary school-age (6-11 years) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by school attendance status (Both sexes) ............................ 15
Table 2. 7 Distribution (count and %) of the secondary school-age (12-17 years) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by school attendance status (Both sexes) ............................ 16
Table 2. 8 Gross and Net Attendance Rates (%) in Primary School level (Children aged 6-11
years) of Musanze District by Sex and Sector ............................................................................ 17
Table 2. 9 Gross and Net Attendance Rates (%) in Secondary School level (12-17) of Musanze
District by Sex and Sector ............................................................................................................ 19
Table 2. 10 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 3
and above by highest level of school attended by sector(Both sexes) .................................... 20
Table 2. 11 Employment to population ratio by sex, Province, District and area of residence
........................................................................................................................................................ 21

Table 3. 1 Number and share (%) of children aged 0-17 years among the total resident
population of Musanze District by sex and sector of residence. .............................................. 24
Table 3. 2 Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Northern Province whose birth was
registered by sex, district, and area of residence. ...................................................................... 26
Table 3. 3 Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Musanze district whose birth was
registered by sex, Sector, and area of residence........................................................................ 26
Table 3. 4 Number and share (%) of the resident youth aged 16-30 years among the total
resident population of Musanze District by Sector of residence and sex (Both sexes) ......... 28
Table 3. 5 Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze district aged 16-30
years by Sector of residence and school attendance status (Both sexes) .............................. 29

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Table 3. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the youth population of Musanze district aged 16-30
years by Sector of residence and highest level of education attended (Both sexes).............. 30
Table 3. 7 Employment to Population ratio among youth by sex ........................................... 31
Table 3. 8 Distribution (%) of the currently employed youth of Musanze district aged 16-30
years by status in employment ................................................................................................... 32
Table 3. 9 Proportion of Youth (16-30) neither in employment nor in education or training in
Northern Province by sex, Sector, and area of residence .......................................................... 33
Table 3. 10 Number and share (%) of persons with disabilities of Musanze district aged 5
years and above by Sector of residence and sex ....................................................................... 35
Table 3. 11 Share of Persons with Disabilities by types of Disability and district ................. 36
Table 3. 12 Number and share (%) of the resident elderly (aged 60 years and above) among
the total resident population of Musanze district by Sector of residence and sex ................. 37
Table 3. 13 Distribution(count) and share of employed population among elderly people by
province, district, sector and Sex ................................................................................................. 39
Table 3. 14 Distribution (%) of the elderly resident (aged 60 years and above) of Musanze
district by sector of residence and marital status (Both sexes) ............................................... 41

Table 4. 1 Distribution of the private households and their corresponding population and
mean size ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Table 4. 2 Distribution (count and %) of private households’ heads of Musanze district by
Sector and by sex ......................................................................................................................... 43
Table 4. 3 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by type of
habitat and Sector ........................................................................................................................ 44
Table 4. 4 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by tenure of the
housing units and by Sector......................................................................................................... 46
Table 4. 5 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
material of the roof of the housing units and by Sector ............................................................ 48
Table 4. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
material of the walls of the housing unit and by Sector ............................................................ 51
Table 4. 7 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
material of the floor of the housing unit and by Sector ............................................................. 54
Table 4. 8 Distribution (Count and %) of private households by connection to the National
Grid line in Musanze District by Sector and area of residence.................................................. 56
Table 4. 9 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
source of energy for lighting and by Sector ................................................................................ 58
Table 4. 10 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
source of energy for cooking and by Sector ............................................................................... 61
Table 4. 11 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze District by main
source of water, area of residence, and by Sector ..................................................................... 64
Table 4. 12 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
type of toilet facility and by Sector .............................................................................................. 67
Table 4. 13 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by mode
of waste disposal and by Sector ................................................................................................. 69
Table 4. 14 Percentage of private households and of Musanze district possessing
communication assets by Sector. ............................................................................................... 71

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Table 4. 15 Percentage of private households of Musanze district having access to the
Internet by Sector.......................................................................................................................... 72

Table A. 1 Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district by Single
age and Sex ................................................................................................................................... 78
Table A. 2 Distribution of the population size of Musanze district by age and by sector ..... 81
Table A. 3 Distribution (Counts and %) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12
years and above by Marital status, Sector and Sex [Male] ........................................................ 89
Table A. 4 Distribution ( counts and %) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12
years and above by Marital status, Sector and Sex [Female] .................................................... 90
Table A. 5 Distribution (count and %) of the pre-primary school-age(3-5) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Male) ....................... 91
Table A. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the pre primary school-age(3-5) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Female)................... 92
Table A. 7 Distribution (count and %) of the primary school-age(6-11) population of Musanze
district by Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Male) ........................................ 93
Table A. 8 Distribution (count and %) of the primary school-age(6-11) population of Musanze
district by Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Female) .................................... 94
Table A. 9 Distribution (count and %) of the secondary school-age(12-17) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Male) ....................... 95
Table A. 10 Distribution (count and %) of the secondary school-age(12-17) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Female)................... 96
Table A. 11 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 3 years and
above by Highest level of educational attended and Sector (Male) ......................................... 97
Table A. 12 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 3 years and
above by Highest level of educational attended and Sector (Female) ..................................... 98
Table A. 13 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze District age 15
years and above by highest level of education attainment by sector(male)............................ 99
Table A. 14 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze District age 15
years and above by highest level of education attainment by sector(female) ...................... 100
Table A. 15 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze District age 15
years and above by highest level of education attainment by sector(Both sexes) ............... 101
Table A. 16 Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze District aged 16-30
years by Sector of residence and school attendance status (male) ...................................... 102
Table A. 17 Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze District aged 16-30
years by Sector of residence and school attendance status (female) ................................... 103
Table A. 18 Distribution (Count and %) of private households of Musanze District by type of
main drinking water source and Sector .................................................................................... 104
Table A. 19 Distribution (Count and %) of private households with members using improved
toilet facility in Musanze District by Sector ............................................................................. 105
Table A. 20 Number and population share (%) of some specific interventions target groups in
Musanze District by sex ............................................................................................................. 106

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. 1 Administrative map of Musanze district ................................................................ xii

Figure 1. 2 Population density (inhabitant per Km²) by district in Northern Province .............. 2
Figure 1. 3 Distribution of population density by sectors of Musanze District ......................... 3
Figure 1. 4: Age pyramid of the resident population of Musanze district in 2022 .................... 7

Figure 2. 1 Employment to Population Ratio by age group and sex ........................................ 23

Figure 4. 1 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by type of habitat
and by Area of residence.............................................................................................................. 45
Figure 4. 2 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by tenure of the
housing and area of residence .................................................................................................... 47
Figure 4. 3 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main material of
the roof of the housing ................................................................................................................. 50
Figure 4. 4 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main material of
walls of the housing unit and by area of residence .................................................................... 53
Figure 4. 5 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main material of
floor of the housing unit and by area of residence .................................................................... 55
Figure 4. 6 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by connection to
the national grid line and by area of residence........................................................................... 57
Figure 4. 7 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main source of
energy for lighting and by area of residence .............................................................................. 60
Figure 4. 8 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main source of
energy for cooking and by area of residence ............................................................................. 63
Figure 4. 9 Percentage of the private households of Musanze District by main source of water
and by Sector ................................................................................................................................ 65
Figure 4. 10 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main source of
water and by area of residence ................................................................................................... 66
Figure 4. 11 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main type of
toilet facility and by area of residence ........................................................................................ 68
Figure 4. 12 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by mode of waste
disposal and by area of residence............................................................................................... 70
Figure 4. 13 Percentages of the private households of Musanze district that having access
to the Internet by area of residence. ........................................................................................... 73

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FOREWORD

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Figure 1. 1 Administrative map of Musanze district

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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CHAPTER 1: POPULATION SIZE, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, AND STRUCTURE

1.1 Size and spetial Distribution of the population

1.1.1 Size and Spatial Distribution of the Population of Northern Province

The 5th Rwanda Population and Housing Census (PHC5) has enumerated 2,038,511 residents
in the Northern Province, which represents 15.4 % of the total population of Rwanda
(13,246,394 residents). The population of the Northern Province is predominantly female;
1,065,551 are women corresponding to 52.3 % of the total population of the Northern province.
Musanze is the most populated district with 476,522 residents in 2022. Its population
represents 23.4% of the total residents’ population of Northern Province. The least populated
district in the Northern Province is Rulindo with 360,144 inhabitants, corresponding to 17.7%
of the total resident population of Northern Province.
Table 1. 1 Resident population distribution of the Northern Province by sex, and District

Districts Frequency Percent Percent

Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Rwanda 13,246,394 6,429,326 6,817,068 100 48.5 51.5
Northern Province 2,038,511 972,960 1,065,551 100 47.7 52.3 100.0
Rulindo 360,144 171,849 188,295 100 47.7 52.3 17.7
Gakenke 365,292 172,600 192,692 100 47.2 52.8 17.9
Musanze 476,522 227,340 249,182 100 47.7 52.3 23.4
Burera 387,729 184,782 202,947 100 47.7 52.3 19.0
Gicumbi 448,824 216,389 232,435 100 48.2 51.8 22.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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1.1.2 Population Density of the Northern Province by District

Population density is a measurement of population per unit land area. Density is the number
of the inhabitant per Km2. The Rwanda Population and Housing Census conducted in 2022
revealed that, the population density in Rwanda is 503 inhabitants per Km 2. The Northern
Province has 663 inhabitants per Km2. The district with a high population density is Musanze
with 1,157 Inhabitants per km². The district with a lowest population density is Gakenke with
520 Inhabitants per km². The figure below indicates distribution of population density in
Northern province per district.

Figure 1. 2 Population density (inhabitant per Km²) by district in Northern Province

Inhabitant/Km2
1,400
1,157
1,200

1,000

800 682
635 663
600 520 544 503

400

200

0
Rulindo Gakenke Musanze Burera Gicumbi Northern Rwanda
Province

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census,2022(NISR)

The population density of Musanze district by sector are displayed in the map below:

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Figure 1. 3 Distribution of population density by sectors of Musanze District

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2 (NISR)

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1.1.3 Size and Spatial Distribution of the Population of the Musanze district

The 5th Rwanda Population and Housing Census (PHC5) has enumerated 476,522 residents
in Musanze district, which represent 23.4% % of the total population of the Northern Province
(2,038,511 residents). The population of Musanze district is predominantly female: 249,182
are women corresponding to 52.3 % of the total population of Musanze district. Females are
predominant in all sectors of the district except Muhoza sector with 49.4%. Muhoza (69,741
population), Cyuve (62,179 population), and Musanze (47,720 population) are the most
populated sectors. They represent 14.6%, 13%, and 10% of the total population of Musanze
district, respectively. The two less populated sectors are Gashaki (14,272 inhabitants) and
Nkotsi (17,349 inhabitants). They represent 3% and 3.6% of the total resident population of
Musanze district, respectively. The Table 1. 2 below indicates the number of the population
of Musanze district by sector, by sex, density, and their shares across sectors to the total
population of Musanze district.
Table 1. 2: Distribution of Resident Population of Musanze District by sector and Sex in 2022

Counts Percent Population

Sectors share (%)
Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Rwanda 13,246,394 6,429,326 6,817,068 100 48.5 51.5 -
Northern Province 2,038,511 972,960 1,065,551 100 47.7 52.3 -
Musanze 476,522 227,340 249,182 100 47.7 52.3 100.0
Busogo 28,264 13,290 14,974 100 47.0 53.0 5.9
Cyuve 62,179 29,347 32,832 100 47.2 52.8 13.0
Gacaca 30,719 14,591 16,128 100 47.5 52.5 6.4
Gashaki 14,272 6,761 7,511 100 47.4 52.6 3.0
Gataraga 26,721 12,686 14,035 100 47.5 52.5 5.6
Kimonyi 21,681 10,114 11,567 100 46.6 53.4 4.5
Kinigi 32,297 15,423 16,874 100 47.8 52.2 6.8
Muhoza 69,741 35,311 34,430 100 50.6 49.4 14.6
Muko 26,472 12,496 13,976 100 47.2 52.8 5.6
Musanze 47,720 22,478 25,242 100 47.1 52.9 10.0
Nkotsi 17,349 8,108 9,241 100 46.7 53.3 3.6
Nyange 31,274 14,612 16,662 100 46.7 53.3 6.6
Remera 19,987 9,522 10,465 100 47.6 52.4 4.2
Rwaza 23,120 10,998 12,122 100 47.6 52.4 4.9
Shingiro 24,726 11,603 13,123 100 46.9 53.1 5.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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1.1.4 Size and Spatial Distribution of the Population of Musanze district by
residence area

The results of Rwanda Population and housing census 2022 revealed that, the total population
of Rwanda are spatially distributed in rural area that represent 72.1% and urban area represent
27.9%. The Northern Province is predominantly by the rural area (82.6%) and urban area
(17.4%). Musanze district population is predominantly by rural area 50.8% while urban
represents 49.2%. The sectors of Musanze district which are almost urban are Muhoza,
Kimonyi, Busogo, and Cyuve. Gashaki and Remera Sectors are entirely rural while Rwaza,
Shingiro, Gacaca, and Kinigi sectors are almost rural. The Table 1. 3 below illustrates the
results.

Table 1. 3: Distribution (Count and %) of Resident Population of Musanze District by sector

and Area of Residence in 2022

Counts Percentage
Sectors Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural

Rwanda 13,246,394 3,701,245 9,545,149 100 27.9 72.1

Northern Province 2,038,511 353,729 1,684,782 100 17.4 82.6
Musanze district 476,522 234,258 242,264 100 49.2 50.8
Busogo 28,264 21,143 7,121 100 74.8 25.2
Cyuve 62,179 45,193 16,986 100 72.7 27.3
Gacaca 30,719 5,483 25,236 100 17.8 82.2
Gashaki 14,272 - 14,272 100 - 100.0
Gataraga 26,721 10,315 16,406 100 38.6 61.4
Kimonyi 21,681 16,658 5,023 100 76.8 23.2
Kinigi 32,297 6,994 25,303 100 21.7 78.3
Muhoza 69,741 65,700 4,041 100 94.2 5.8
Muko 26,472 11,479 14,993 100 43.4 56.6
Musanze 47,720 25,817 21,903 100 54.1 45.9
Nkotsi 17,349 6,639 10,710 100 38.3 61.7
Nyange 31,274 13,964 17,310 100 44.7 55.3
Remera 19,987 - 19,987 100 - 100.0
Rwaza 23,120 981 22,139 100 4.2 95.8
Shingiro 24,726 3,892 20,834 100 15.7 84.3
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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1.1.5 Age-Sex Structure of the Population of Musanze district

Musanze population is mostly young. About 57% of the resident population of Musanze is
under 25 years, as shown by the age pyramid (Figure 1. 4Error! Reference source not
found.), reflecting the high level of fertility in the recent past. The elderly (60 years and above)
represents 6 % of the total population of the district. The Table 1. 4 below illustrates the
results, and more details of sectors are in the annex.

Table 1. 4 : Distribution (Count and %) of Resident Population of Musanze District by 5-Year

Age Group and Sex in 2022

Sector Counts Percent

Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Musanze District 476,522 227,340 249,182 100.00 100.00 100.00
0-4 59,172 29,454 29,718 12.42 12.96 11.93
5-9 59,846 29,759 30,087 12.56 13.09 12.07
10-14 52,880 26,261 26,619 11.10 11.55 10.68
15-19 55,904 26,993 28,911 11.73 11.87 11.60
20-24 45,153 21,736 23,417 9.48 9.56 9.40
25-29 40,826 19,716 21,110 8.57 8.67 8.47
30-34 38,997 18,962 20,035 8.18 8.34 8.04
35-39 32,415 15,651 16,764 6.80 6.88 6.73
40-44 25,073 11,625 13,448 5.26 5.11 5.40
45-49 15,268 6,680 8,588 3.20 2.94 3.45
50-54 11,945 5,309 6,636 2.51 2.34 2.66
55-59 10,044 4,307 5,737 2.11 1.89 2.30
60-64 9,890 3,993 5,897 2.08 1.76 2.37
65-69 7,047 2,747 4,300 1.48 1.21 1.73
70-74 5,063 1,872 3,191 1.06 0.82 1.28
75-79 2,823 940 1,883 0.59 0.41 0.76
80-84 2,056 678 1,378 0.43 0.30 0.55
85+ 2,120 657 1,463 0.44 0.29 0.59
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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Figure 1. 4: Age pyramid of the resident population of Musanze district in 2022

85+ Male Female

80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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1.1.6 population share of some specific interventions target groups in Musanze
District by sex

The Rwanda population and housing census 2022 indicates the population on specific ages-
based programs, policy and strategies interventions in health, education, employment and
also indicates the population categories in their respective characteristics such as children,
youth, working population, among other things. For instance, children under five years for
immunization programs (Under 5 years children), children in school age (3-17 years), people
in the official working age group (16 years and above), etc. Knowing the size of such groups
is of great importance for the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs
targeting such groups. The below table gives the size of the main interventions target groups
by sex, and their share in the entire population of Musanze district. The population aged 0-17
represents 43.3 % of the total population of the district, 16-30 years represent 29.3%; the
working age population 16 years and above represents 61.5 % of the same population. The
Table 1. 5 below shows distribution of Musanze districts by targeted interventions by their
age.

Table 1. 5 Number and population share (%) of some specific interventions target groups
in Musanze District by sex

Specific Population Percent

interventions Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female
target groups 476,522 227,340 249,182 100.0 47.7 52.3
<1 12,628 6,204 6,424 2.7 1.3 1.3
<5 59,172 29,454 29,718 12.4 6.2 6.2
1-4 46,544 23,250 23,294 9.8 4.9 4.9
3-5 37,559 18,804 18,755 7.9 3.9 3.9
3-6 50,773 25,375 25,398 10.7 5.3 5.3
0-14 171,898 85,474 86,424 36.1 17.9 18.1
0-15 183,240 90,971 92,269 38.5 19.1 19.4
0-17 206,471 102,243 104,228 43.3 21.5 21.9
6-11 67,139 33,309 33,830 14.1 7.0 7.1
7-12 64,636 32,040 32,596 13.6 6.7 6.8
12-17 67,048 32,874 34,174 14.1 6.9 7.2
13-18 67,348 32,903 34,445 14.1 6.9 7.2
14-35 199,893 96,645 103,248 41.9 20.3 21.7
16-30 139,508 67,241 72,267 29.3 14.1 15.2
15-24 101,057 48,729 52,328 21.2 10.2 11.0
15-49(Female) - - 132,273 - - 27.8
15-64 285,515 134,972 150,543 59.9 28.3 31.6
16-64 274,173 129,475 144,698 57.5 27.2 30.4
16-59 264,283 125,482 138,801 55.5 26.3 29.1
14+ 316,199 147,540 168,659 66.4 31.0 35.4
16+ 293,282 136,369 156,913 61.5 28.6 32.9
18+ 270,051 125,097 144,954 56.7 26.3 30.4

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 21+ 237,888 109,680 128,208 49.9 23.0 26.9
60+ 28,999 10,887 18,112 6.1 2.3 3.8
65+ 19,109 6,894 12,215 4.0 1.4 2.6
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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CHAPTER 2: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION

2.1 Socio-cultural characteristics of the population

2.1.1 Nationality of the population of Musanze district

The results of 5th RPHC-2022 indicate that, the Rwandan population by nationality represent
99.11 % and foreigners represent 0.89%. In the Northern Province, foreigners represent 0.1%
and Musanze districts, the Rwandan by nationality represent 99.7% and foreigners represent
0.24% (1,142). Two sectors of Musanze districts that have the highest percentage of
foreigners compared to others; are Muhoza (0.65%), and Cyuve (0.44%). The Table 2. 1 below
illustrates the distribution of the population by nationality with their respective sectors of
residence.

Table 2. 1Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district by

Nationality and sector

Count %
Sector Total Rwandan Foreigners Total Rwandan Foreigners

Rwanda 13,246,394 13,129,019 117,375 100 99.11 0.89

Northern Province 2,038,511 2,036,204 2,307 100 99.89 0.11
Musanze district 476,522 475,380 1,142 100 99.76 0.24
Busogo 28,264 28,185 79 100 99.72 0.28
Cyuve 62,179 61,904 275 100 99.56 0.44
Gacaca 30,719 30,702 17 100 99.94 0.06
Gashaki 14,272 14,264 8 100 99.94 0.06
Gataraga 26,721 26,681 40 100 99.85 0.15
Kimonyi 21,681 21,644 37 100 99.83 0.17
Kinigi 32,297 32,260 37 100 99.89 0.11
Muhoza 69,741 69,288 453 100 99.35 0.65
Muko 26,472 26,465 7 100 99.97 0.03
Musanze 47,720 47,594 126 100 99.74 0.26
Nkotsi 17,349 17,335 14 100 99.92 0.08
Nyange 31,274 31,247 27 100 99.91 0.09
Remera 19,987 19,983 4 100 99.98 0.02
Rwaza 23,120 23,112 8 100 99.97 0.03
Shingiro 24,726 24,716 10 100 99.96 0.04
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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2.1.2 Religious affiliation of the resident population of Musanze District

In Musanze district, Christianity is the predominant religion in Musanze district. 45.3% are
catholic, 22.69% are Adventists, 15.9% are ADEPR, 7% are protestants. About 2% of the
resident population declared themselves to be without religion. The Table 2. 2 below displays
details:

Table 2. 2 Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district by

Religious Affiliation and residence areas

Religious Affiliation Counts Percentage (%)

Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural
Musanze district 476,522 234,258 242,264 100 100 100
Catholic 215,898 100,919 114,979 45.31 43.08 47.46
ADEPR 75,839 40,401 35,438 15.92 17.25 14.63
Protestant 33,682 15,432 18,250 7.07 6.59 7.53
Adventist 108,124 49,806 58,318 22.69 21.26 24.07
Other Christians 14,544 9,248 5,296 3.05 3.95 2.19
Muslim 7,989 7,192 797 1.68 3.07 0.33
Jehovah witness 2,845 1,845 1,000 0.60 0.79 0.41
Traditional/Animist 31 16 15 0.01 0.01 0.01
Other religion 8,233 4,802 3,431 1.73 2.05 1.42
No Religion 8,949 4,358 4,591 1.88 1.86 1.90
Not stated 388 239 149 0.08 0.10 0.06
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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2.2 Marital Status of the resident population of Musanze district

2.2.1 Marital Status by sector

The results of 5RPHC-2022, the

Table 2. 3 shows that about 51.6% of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12
and above were living in union (married officially to one wife/husband, married not officially
to one wife/husband, live in polygamous union) at the time of the census, while 42.2% were
never married, 4.7 % were widowed, while separated and divorced were respectively 1.3% and
0.2%. At the sector level, fourteen out of 15 sectors, more than 50% of their residents are
currently married people. Muhoza sector has the highest percentages (about 49%) of the
never married persons. Nyange, Muko, Remera, and Rwaza sectors have high percentage of
widowed persons (about 6% each). Details of the resident population of Musanze district
aged 12 years and above by marital status and sex is presented in the annex.
Table 2. 3 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12 years and
above by Marital status and Sector (Both sexes)1 wife/husband not
Total population

Married to one

Married to one

Never married
wife/husband

polygamous
Sector

Separated
aged 12+

Widowed
Divorced
officially

officially
Live in a

union
Total

Rwanda 9,236,689 100 31.2 16.9 1.1 0.2 1.7 44.4 4.6
Northern Province 1,438,542 100 36.2 14.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 42.3 5.0
Musanze district 337,099 100 31.1 19.4 1.1 0.2 1.3 42.2 4.7
Busogo 19,493 100 29.2 20.4 1.7 0.1 1.2 43.2 4.2
Cyuve 43,174 100 32.2 18.4 0.9 0.2 1.2 43.3 3.9
Gacaca 21,076 100 36.6 17.7 0.6 0.2 1.0 39.6 4.4
Gashaki 9,827 100 45.5 8.6 0.5 0.1 0.8 39.4 5.2
Gataraga 18,589 100 27.6 22.6 1.9 0.1 1.1 42.4 4.3
Kimonyi 15,044 100 27.2 24.5 1.4 0.2 2.0 39.9 4.9
Kinigi 23,455 100 25.8 22.7 1.9 0.2 1.5 42.8 5.1
Muhoza 52,246 100 30.5 15.5 0.4 0.3 1.3 48.9 3.1
Muko 18,502 100 32.3 20.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 38.6 6.0
Musanze 33,165 100 28.8 24.1 1.2 0.2 1.4 39.7 4.7
Nkotsi 12,053 100 34.7 17.1 1.0 0.2 1.8 39.4 5.7
Nyange 22,450 100 25.1 26.4 1.3 0.1 1.6 39.4 6.1
Remera 14,202 100 44.0 6.5 0.3 0.2 1.1 42.0 5.9
Rwaza 16,385 100 39.9 13.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 39.2 5.9
Shingiro 17,438 100 21.7 28.2 2.0 0.1 1.6 41.6 4.8
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

1 The Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12 years and above by Marital status and Sector by Male, Female,
and by both is in the annex.

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2.2.2 Marital status by Age groups

The percentages of resident population of Musanze district by marital status vary by sex and
age: The percentage of never married persons decreases from 99.9% (age group of 12-14
years) to 0.8% (age group of 80 years and above). The percentage of persons currently living
in union starts by increasing from 0.1% (age group of 12-14 years) to a maximum of 88% (age
group of 40-44 years) before decreasing to 47% (age group 85+) due mainly to widowhood
(52%). The highest percentage of divorced persons (around 0.6%) is observed from age
groups 40-49, while the highest percentage of the separated persons (around 2.3%) is found
in age groups 30-49 years (
Table 2. 4).

Table 2. 4 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district age 12 years and
above by Marital status, and Age group [Both sexes]
Married to one

Married to one

Never married
wife/husband

wife/husband
not officially

polygamous
population

Sectors

Separated
aged 12+

Widowed
Divorced
officially

Live in a

union
Total

Total

Rwanda 9,236,689 100 31.2 16.9 1.1 0.2 1.7 44.4 4.6
Northern Province 1,438,542 100 36.2 14.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 42.3 5.0
Musanze district 337,099 100 31.1 19.4 1.1 0.2 1.3 42.2 4.7
12-14 32,475 100 - 0.1 - - 0.0 99.9 0.0
15-19 55,904 100 0.1 3.1 0.0 - 0.1 96.6 0.0
20-24 45,153 100 4.5 26.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 67.8 0.1
25-29 40,826 100 21.4 42.4 0.6 0.1 1.9 33.4 0.2
30-34 38,997 100 40.5 40.0 1.2 0.2 2.4 15.2 0.6
35-39 32,415 100 58.5 28.4 1.5 0.3 2.3 7.8 1.3
40-44 25,073 100 70.5 16.2 1.9 0.6 2.3 5.6 2.9
45-49 15,268 100 71.4 11.1 2.5 0.5 2.3 4.3 7.9
50-54 11,945 100 67.8 10.2 2.6 0.4 1.7 3.9 13.3
55-59 10,044 100 64.5 9.1 2.8 0.4 1.4 2.5 19.2
60-64 9,890 100 62.0 7.9 2.9 0.3 1.1 2.0 23.9
65-69 7,047 100 59.3 6.2 3.2 0.3 0.9 1.5 28.6
70-74 5,063 100 55.4 5.1 2.7 0.2 0.8 1.3 34.5
75-79 2,823 100 49.0 4.5 2.7 0.2 0.7 1.2 41.8
80+ 4,176 100 39.5 4.6 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.8 52.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

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2.3 Educational Characteristics of the Population of Musanze district

2.3.1 School attendance

Table 2. 5 indicates that in Musanze District, 52.4% of pre-primary-age population (3-5 years)
are currently attending school, 47.6% of children have never attended and none of children
have previously attended (i.e children who have already had prior exposure to nursery school
education before the time of census but who were not attending nursery school/droped-out
during census time). Gashaki Sector has the highest proportion of children (age between 3 to
5) currently attending school in Musanze District (78.2%). Following closely, the Remera
Sector has a percentage of `74.7 % of children currently attending school. Rwaza sector has
the lowest percentage of children currently attending school, with only 33.6% enrolled. On the
other hand, Rwaza sector has the highest proportion of children aged 3 to 5 who have never
attended school (66.4%).

Table 2. 5: Distribution (count and %) of the pre – Primary age (3-5 years) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by school attendance status(Both sexes)2

Sectors Preprimary age (3-5)

Count Percentage
Total
Has never

Has never
attending
attending
attended
previousl

previousl
currently

currently
attended

attended

attended
Total
Has

Has
Is

Is
y

Rwanda 1,071,139 - 573,194 497,945 100 - 53.5 46.5

Northern 163,198 - 98,921 64,277 100 - 60.6 39.4
Province
Musanze 37,559 - 19,677 17,882 100 - 52.4 47.6
District
Busogo 2,413 - 1,320 1,093 100 - 54.7 45.3
Cyuve 5,091 - 2,773 2,318 100 - 54.5 45.5
Gacaca 2,534 - 1,002 1,532 100 - 39.5 60.5
Gashaki 1,185 - 927 258 100 - 78.2 21.8
Gataraga 2,245 - 1,122 1,123 100 - 50.0 50.0
Kimonyi 1,843 - 732 1,111 100 - 39.7 60.3
Kinigi 2,394 - 1,036 1,358 100 - 43.3 56.7
Muhoza 4,676 - 2,970 1,706 100 - 63.5 36.5
Muko 2,222 - 1,112 1,110 100 - 50.0 50.0
Musanze 3,882 - 1,671 2,211 100 - 43.0 57.0
Nkotsi 1,519 - 1,062 457 100 - 69.9 30.1
Nyange 2,371 - 1,232 1,139 100 - 52.0 48.0
Remera 1,481 - 1,107 374 100 - 74.7 25.3
Rwaza 1,796 - 603 1,193 100 - 33.6 66.4
Shingiro 1,907 - 1,008 899 100 - 52.9 47.1
source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

2Distribution (count and %) of the pre – Primary age (3-5 years) population of Musanze district by
Sector and by school attendance status by male and female is in the annex

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Table 2.6 shows that in Musanze District 91% of children age 6 to 11 years (the official primary
school-going age) are currently attending school, 7.4% have never attended school and only
1.5% have previously attended school (which means that 9 of children aged 6 to 11 are out of
school).

By comparing the distribution of the primary school-age population (6-11 years) across
sectors in Musanze District, comparisons reveal the disparities in primary school attendance
across different sectors within Musanze District. Sectors like Kimonyi, and Shingiro exhibit
lower rates of children currently attending school (84.3, and 86.2, respectively) and higher
rates of children who have never attended are in Kimonyi (14.2%) and Shingiro (12%) sectors.
On the other hand, sectors like Gashaki, Nkotsi and Remera demonstrate higher rates of
children currently attending school (96.7%, 95.9% and 95.6%, respectively) and lower rates of
children who have never attended (2.8, 3.3%, and 3.7%, respectively).

Table 2. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the Primary school-age (6-11 years) population of
Musanze district by Sector and by school attendance status (Both sexes)3

Sectors primary age (6-11)

Count Percentage
Total Has Is Has Total Has Is Has
previously currently never previously currently never
attended attending attended attended attending attended
Rwanda 1,937,762 30,381 1,731,578 175,803 100 1.6 89.4 9.1
Northern Province 293,488 4,136 272,599 16,753 100 1.4 92.9 5.7
Musanze District 67,139 1,023 61,135 4,981 100 1.5 91.1 7.4
Busogo 4,188 32 3,923 233 100 0.8 93.7 5.6
Cyuve 9,018 151 8,183 684 100 1.7 90.7 7.6
Gacaca 4,800 85 4,306 409 100 1.8 89.7 8.5
Gashaki 2,179 12 2,107 60 100 0.6 96.7 2.8
Gataraga 4,000 112 3,583 305 100 2.8 89.6 7.6
Kimonyi 3,081 48 2,596 437 100 1.6 84.3 14.2
Kinigi 4,410 69 4,012 329 100 1.6 91.0 7.5
Muhoza 8,088 119 7,670 299 100 1.5 94.8 3.7
Muko 3,655 61 3,278 316 100 1.7 89.7 8.6
Musanze 6,906 79 6,153 674 100 1.1 89.1 9.8
Nkotsi 2,482 20 2,380 82 100 0.8 95.9 3.3
Nyange 4,279 88 3,828 363 100 2.1 89.5 8.5
Remera 2,902 23 2,773 106 100 0.8 95.6 3.7
Rwaza 3,320 54 3,040 226 100 1.6 91.6 6.8
Shingiro 3,831 70 3,303 458 100 1.8 86.2 12.0
source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

3The Distribution (count and %) of the primary -age (6-11 years) population of Musanze district by
Sector by male and by female is in the annex

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 In Musanze District, 26.6% of the population aged 12 to 17 have previously attended school
(i.e. they dropped out of school), 70.3% are currently attending school and 3.0% have never
attended secondary school. The distribution of the secondary school-age population (12-17
years) across sectors in Musanze District, shows that Busogo sector has the highest
percentage of the population aged 12 to 17 currently attending school at 81.6%. Conversely,
Kimonyi sector has the lowest percentage of the population aged 12 to 17 currently attending
school with 63.6%. Shingiro Sector also has the highest percentage of the population between
the ages of 12 and 17 who have never attended school at 5.9%.

Table 2. 7 Distribution (count and %) of the secondary school-age (12-17 years) population
of Musanze district by Sector and by school attendance status (Both sexes)4

Sectors Secondary age (12-17)

Count Percentage
Total Has Is Has Total Has Is Has
previously currently never previou current never
attended attending attended sly ly attended
attende attendi
d ng
Rwanda 1,886,896 446,854 1,379,599 60,443 100 23.7 73.1 3.2
Northern 288,835 74,301 207,284 7,250 100 25.7 71.8 2.5
Province
Musanze 67,048 17,861 47,165 2,022 100 26.6 70.3 3.0
District
Busogo 4,111 662 3,354 95 100 16.1 81.6 2.3
Cyuve 8,511 2,301 5,943 267 100 27.0 69.8 3.1
Gacaca 4,654 1,519 2,989 146 100 32.6 64.2 3.1
Gashaki 2,053 467 1,566 20 100 22.7 76.3 1.0
Gataraga 4,173 932 3,125 116 100 22.3 74.9 2.8
Kimonyi 3,049 1,034 1,939 76 100 33.9 63.6 2.5
Kinigi 4,890 1,392 3,332 166 100 28.5 68.1 3.4
Muhoza 8,122 1,630 6,294 198 100 20.1 77.5 2.4
Muko 3,783 1,107 2,558 118 100 29.3 67.6 3.1
Musanze 6,494 1,950 4,296 248 100 30.0 66.2 3.8
Nkotsi 2,570 650 1,874 46 100 25.3 72.9 1.8
Nyange 4,404 1,289 2,927 188 100 29.3 66.5 4.3
Remera 2,719 752 1,939 28 100 27.7 71.3 1.0
Rwaza 3,381 1,137 2,178 66 100 33.6 64.4 2.0
Shingiro 4,134 1,039 2,851 244 100 25.1 69.0 5.9
source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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Distribution (count and %) of the Primary school-age (6-11 years) population of Musanze district by
Sector and by school attendance status by male and by female is in the annex

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2.3.2 Gross and Net Attendance Rate (%) in Primary School in Musanze district

Gross and Net Attendance Ratios are used to measure the extent of coverage of an
educational program. It gives a comparison of the children attending school with the total size
of the school-age population. It can also be used for assessing how far a country has
succeeded in bringing to school all those who are eligible to attend.

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 reveal that not all children attending primary school level are of
the official age for that level (6-11 years). The gross attendance rate in Rwanda is 141.7, in
the Northern Province, GAR is 144.1 and 138.4 in Musanze district. The Net Attendance Rate
(NAR) in Primary school for Musanze district (91.0%) is below the NAR of the Northern
Province (92.9%) and NAR of Musanze higher the NAR of national level (89.3%).

A Gross Attendance Rate (GAR) of 138.4% in Musanze District for the population 6 to 11 years
indicates a high percentage of those who attended primary schools aged below 6 years and
or above 11 years. On the other hand, the NAR of 91.0% for the population 6 to 11 years
indicates that only 91.0% of the population 6 to 11 years were attending primary schools in
Musanze District by 2022 (Table 2.8). In 2022, students older or younger than the official
primary school age range made up 34.2% [(GAR138.4−NAR91.0)/GAR138.4] of the primary
school population of Musanze District.

With a NAR of 96.7%, the Gashaki Sector has the greatest percentage of pupils that are
attending primary school and are of primary school-age. In comparison to other sectors, the
Kimonyi sector has the lowest NAR at 84.2%, indicating a lesser percentage of pupils who are
attending primary school within the eligible age range. Almost all sectors have gender parity
indexes greater than 1.00 except Muhoza and Nkotsi sectors (1.00 each), suggesting better
access to education for female students compared to male students.
Table 2. 8 Gross and Net Attendance Rates (%) in Primary School level (Children aged 6-11
years) of Musanze District by Sex and Sector5

Sectors Gross Attendance Rates Net Attendance Rates

Both sexes Male Female Gender Both sexes Male Female Gender
Parity Parity
Index Index
Rwanda 141.7 142.0 141.4 1.00 89.3 88.4 90.3 1.02
Northern Province 144.1 144.2 144.0 1.00 92.9 92.1 93.6 1.02
Musanze District 138.4 138.5 138.3 1.00 91.0 90.2 91.8 1.02
Busogo 147.3 148.7 145.8 0.98 93.6 93.4 93.9 1.01
Cyuve 129.9 129.5 130.1 1.00 90.7 89.7 91.6 1.02
Gacaca 138.6 139.3 138.1 0.99 89.7 88.9 90.5 1.02
Gashaki 141.9 141.4 142.5 1.01 96.7 96.2 97.2 1.01
Gataraga 152.2 154.2 150.3 0.98 89.5 89.0 90.0 1.01
Kimonyi 129.6 127.0 132.2 1.04 84.2 82.3 86.2 1.05
Kinigi 137.3 137.1 137.6 1.00 90.9 90.5 91.3 1.01
Muhoza 139.0 139.5 138.5 0.99 94.8 94.6 95.0 1.00

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Enrollment is the act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled while Attendance is (the state of
attending) the state of attending, presence.

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 Muko 137.2 140.7 133.7 0.95 89.7 88.5 90.8 1.03
Musanze 131.3 129.8 132.8 1.02 89.0 87.1 90.9 1.04
Nkotsi 151.1 153.5 148.8 0.97 95.9 95.7 96.1 1.00
Nyange 139.2 138.2 140.2 1.01 89.4 88.9 89.9 1.01
Remera 136.5 137.3 135.7 0.99 95.6 95.0 96.0 1.01
Rwaza 136.9 135.7 138.1 1.02 91.6 90.5 92.6 1.02
Shingiro 146.5 145.9 147.0 1.01 86.2 85.5 86.9 1.02
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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2.3.3 Gross and Net Attendance Rate (%) in Secondary School

The table 2. 9 provides information on the gross and net attendance rates in the secondary
school level (12-17 years) in Musanze District, disaggregated by sex and sector. The Northern
Province and Musanze District both have higher NARs than the national average (22.9% and
26.4%, respectively, versus 22.3%) when compared to the national average. Comparing males
and females in Musanze District in terms of Net Attendance Rates (NAR), the table 2. 9
indicates that a higher proportion of females 29.6%) in Musanze District, within the secondary
school-age range (12-17 years), are attending school compared to males (23.1%). Female
students older or younger than the official secondary school age range made up 39.1 %
[(GAR48.6−NAR29.6)/GAR48.6] of the female with secondary school age of Musanze District,
while for male students it made up 44.8 % [(GAR41.9−NAR23.1)/GAR41.9].This shows that
females have a higher attendance rate in Musanze District compared to males when
considering the overall attendance rates, regardless of age or grade-level eligibility.

Among the sectors in Musanze District, Muhoza sector has the highest GAR for both sexes,
with a rate of 72.0%. Sector such as Gacaca has relatively lower GAR compared to others
(26.6%). Muhoza has the highest NAR for both sexes in Musanze District, with a rate of 38.4%.
Sectors like Gacaca, Shingiro, and Gataraga have relatively lower(less than 20%) NAR
compared to others (16.4%, 17.1% and 19.3% respectively).

Table 2. 9 Gross and Net Attendance Rates (%) in Secondary School level (12-17) of
Musanze District by Sex and Sector

Gross Attendance Rates Net Attendance Rates

Sectors Both Male Female Gender Both Male Female Gender
sexes Parity sexes Parity
Index Index
Rwanda 39.8 35.9 43.7 1.21 22.3 18.8 25.8 1.37
Northern Province 39.6 34.6 44.5 1.28 22.9 18.6 27.0 1.45
Musanze District 45.3 41.9 48.6 1.16 26.4 23.1 29.6 1.28
Busogo 58.4 53.3 63.4 1.19 31.8 27.6 35.9 1.30
Cyuve 52.6 48.7 56.2 1.15 31.7 29.2 34.0 1.16
Gacaca 26.6 23.5 29.6 1.26 16.4 13.2 19.5 1.47
Gashaki 48.0 42.0 53.7 1.28 30.1 24.2 35.7 1.48
Gataraga 37.2 33.8 40.6 1.20 19.3 16.6 22.1 1.33
Kimonyi 34.0 31.9 35.9 1.12 20.5 17.6 23.1 1.32
Kinigi 50.1 48.8 51.3 1.05 29.9 27.2 32.5 1.19
Muhoza 72.0 72.0 72.0 1.00 38.4 36.3 40.3 1.11
Muko 38.2 34.3 42.1 1.23 24.0 20.3 27.6 1.36
Musanze 42.1 40.0 44.1 1.10 25.4 22.5 28.1 1.25
Nkotsi 35.8 33.0 38.6 1.17 21.6 19.0 24.3 1.28
Nyange 40.6 37.2 43.9 1.18 23.1 19.8 26.3 1.33
Remera 44.3 35.6 52.9 1.49 28.4 21.7 35.1 1.61
Rwaza 31.7 25.4 38.0 1.50 20.8 16.5 25.1 1.53
Shingiro 30.4 27.5 33.3 1.21 17.1 14.1 20.1 1.43

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source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2

2.3.4 Highest level of school attended in Musanze district

The results of 5RPHC-2022 indicate the total population of Rwanda aged 3 and above is
11,999,691. The highest level of education attended is categorized into several levels: Never
attended School, Nursery, Primary, INGOBOKA/Vocational, Lower secondary, Upper
secondary, University, and Not stated. In Rwanda, 16.7% of the population aged 3 years and
above has never attended school, while 2.7% have attended nursery, and 59.5% have attended
primary school. Other education levels include 0.8% for INGOBOKA/Vocational, 9.6% for lower
secondary, 7.1% for upper secondary, 3.6% for university. The total population of the Northern
Province aged 3 and above is 1,847,684. The distribution of the highest level of education
attended is like the national level, with slight variations. In the Northern Province, 16% of the
population has never attended school, while 2.7% have attended nursery, and 61.9% have
attended primary school. Other education levels include 0.7% for INGOBOKA/Vocational, 9.6%
for lower secondary, 6.4% for upper secondary, 2.6% for university.

The total population of Musanze District aged 3 and above is 437,445. In Musanze District,
15.6% of the population has never attended school, while 3.2% have attended nursery, and
55.8% have attended primary school. Other education levels include 0.5% for
INGOBOKA/Vocational, 10.8% for lower secondary, 9.2% for upper secondary, and 4.9% for
university. The distribution of the highest level of education attended varies among sectors,
with differences in the percentage of individuals at each education level. For example,
Kimonyi, and Nyange sectors have a higher percentage (19.6% each) of individuals who have
never attended school compared to other sectors, while Muhoza has a higher percentage
(16.0%) of individuals attended upper secondary school. Each sector has its own unique
distribution of educational levels attended by the population. The table below indicates the
findings:

Table 2. 10 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district aged
3 and above by highest level of school attended by sector(Both sexes)6

Count Percentage
Highest level of education attended
Total Total
INGOBOKA/
Vocational

Sectors
Not stated
secondary

secondary
University
attended

Nursery

Primary
School

Lower

Upper
Never

Rwanda 11,999,691 100 16.7 2.7 59.5 0.8 9.6 7.1 3.6 0.0
Northern Province 1,847,684 100 16.0 2.7 61.9 0.7 9.6 6.4 2.6 0.0
Musanze District 437,445 100 15.6 3.2 55.8 0.5 10.8 9.2 4.9 0.0
Busogo 25,930 100 13.6 4.0 52.2 0.5 12.9 11.3 5.5 0.0
Cyuve 57,017 100 14.9 4.0 50.2 0.6 10.9 11.7 7.6 0.0
Gacaca 28,112 100 17.2 2.4 65.6 0.5 7.9 4.8 1.7 -
Gashaki 12,709 100 12.4 3.3 64.1 0.7 11.6 6.7 1.3 -

6The Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district age 3 and above by
highest level of school attended by sector(male , female) is in the annex

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 Gataraga 24,539 100 16.0 2.9 60.4 0.6 10.6 7.4 2.1 -
Kimonyi 19,865 100 19.6 2.9 57.3 0.3 9.8 6.6 3.5 -
Kinigi 30,033 100 18.8 2.3 55.2 0.3 12.6 8.2 2.6 -
Muhoza 64,859 100 9.6 4.2 44.0 0.6 12.1 16.0 13.4 0.0
Muko 24,022 100 17.3 3.5 58.9 0.7 10.4 7.0 2.3 0.0
Musanze 43,748 100 18.2 3.0 54.1 0.3 10.4 9.2 4.8 0.0
Nkotsi 15,595 100 14.2 3.7 61.4 0.8 11.1 6.6 2.2 -
Nyange 28,907 100 19.6 3.1 57.2 0.3 10.6 7.5 1.7 0.0
Remera 17,895 100 10.9 2.3 67.9 1.2 10.2 6.2 1.4 -
Rwaza 21,400 100 15.1 2.3 67.3 0.8 8.8 4.7 1.0 -
source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2

2.4 Characteristics of the Employed Population

The official working age in Rwanda is 16 years and above. Aggregate employment generally
increases with growing population. Therefore, the ratio of Employment to the working age
population (employment to population ratio) is an important indicator of the capacity of the
Economy to provide employment to a growing population. A decline in the employment-to
population ratio is often regarded as an indicator of economic slowdown and a decline in total
employment as an indicator of a more severe economic downturn.

2.4.1 Employment to population ratio by sex, Province, District and area of residence

The results presented in the below table 2.11 shows that the employment to population ratio
stood at 45.9 in Rwanda, it is lower among females (40.2 percent) than males (52.4 percent).
On the other side, it was observed that the employment to population ratio is higher in urban
areas of Rwanda (53.5 percent) than in rural areas (42.7 percent). It was observed that in
Northern Province, the employment to population ratio stood at 42.9 percent, it is higher in
urban areas (50.3 percent) than in rural areas of Northern Province (41.3 percent).
It was also revealed that the employment to population ratio is 46.6 percent among people
residing in Musanze district, it is higher in urban areas of Musanze (50.1 percent) than in rural
areas of Musanze (43.3 percent).

Table 2. 11 Employment to population ratio by sex, Province, District, and area of residence

Total Urban Rural

Districts Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal
Sexes e e Sexes e e Sexes e e
Rwanda 45.9 52. 40.2 53.5 62. 44.8 42.7 47. 38.3
4 7 9
Northern 42.9 48. 38.2 50.3 58. 43.6 41.3 46. 37.1
Province 3 0 2
Rulindo 39.0 45. 33.0 51.6 63. 41.0 37.5 43. 32.1
9 2 9
Gakenke 44.0 48. 40.0 59.2 66. 52.5 43.4 48. 39.5
9 7 0
Musanze 46.6 53. 41.1 50.1 57. 43.4 43.3 48. 38.9
1 9 5
Burera 43.2 46. 40.8 50.1 53. 47.2 42.4 45. 40.1
1 4 2
Gicumbi 40.7 46. 35.7 45.8 53. 38.9 40.4 46. 35.5
6 8 1
source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2

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2.4.2 Employment to population ratio(EPR) among the resident population of
Musanze aged 16 years and above by age group and sex

Figure 2.1 allows the study of intensity of Employment to population ratio and its variation by
sex. The figure reveals the following remarks: The employment to population ratio among
males as well as females increases from age group 16-19 to 35-44 and starts decreasing from
age group 45-49 to 85 years and above as people starts getting very older and retire. It was
observed that in district of Musanze, the highest employment to population ratio among
males stands at 69.5% and was observed in age group 35-39, On the other side the highest
employment to population among females is 52.1% and was observed in the age group 35-
[Link] lowest employment to population ratio among males stands at 8.2% and was observed
among males in the age group 85+, the lowest employment to population ratio among females
is 4.0% and was observed among females in the age group 85+.
Figure 2. 1 Employment to Population Ratio by age group and sex

100
90
80
70 69.0 69.5 66.4
60 63.2 63.4 60.8
50 50.9 52.1 51.8 51.3 47.8 52.9
45.4 47.2
40 37.7 41.0 44.5
34.5 36.0
30 27.3 28.3
24.9
24.5
20 20.6 20.1
10 13.4 11.5
8.4 8.2
4.0
0
16-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+

Male Female

source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2

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CHAPTER 3: SUB-POPULATION

3.1 Children Population ( 0-17 years)

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), a child is defined as every
human being under 18 unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.
It is relevant to underline here that this definition by age coincides with that of Rwanda, as
stipulated in Article 3 of the National Law nº 54/2011 of 14 December 2011 relating to the
rights and the protection of the child, which stipulates that a child is any person under the age
of 18. The age range (0–17) adopted for this report reflects this definition.

3.1.1 Number and share of children in Musanze district

At the national level, the results of 5Th RPHC-2022 revealed that, the children population
constitute 45% of the total population of 13,246,394. The Northern Province has 888,804
children with a share of 43.6% of the Northern province total resident population. In Musanze
District, the children constitute 43.3% of the resident population of the district, number of
females is slightly greater than that of males (104,228 vs 102,243%). The children’s share is
high in Gacaca (46.5%), and small share in Muhoza (36.7 %). For more details see the Table
3. 1.

Table 3. 1 Number and share (%) of children aged 0-17 years among the total resident
population of Musanze District by sex and sector of residence.

Total Resident population Total resident children Children share (%)

Sectors Both Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female
sexes sexes sexes
Rwanda 13,246,394 6,429,326 6,817,068 5,896,601 2,949,970 2,946,631 44.5 45.9 43.2
Northern 2,038,511 972,960 1,065,551 888,804 442,443 446,361 43.6 45.5 41.9
Province
Musanze 476,522 227,340 249,182 206,471 102,243 104,228 43.3 45.0 41.8
District
Busogo 28,264 13,290 14,974 12,882 6,483 6,399 45.6 48.8 42.7
Cyuve 62,179 29,347 32,832 27,516 13,576 13,940 44.3 46.3 42.5
Gacaca 30,719 14,591 16,128 14,297 7,016 7,281 46.5 48.1 45.1
Gashaki 14,272 6,761 7,511 6,498 3,198 3,300 45.5 47.3 43.9
Gataraga 26,721 12,686 14,035 12,305 6,125 6,180 46.0 48.3 44.0
Kimonyi 21,681 10,114 11,567 9,686 4,774 4,912 44.7 47.2 42.5
Kinigi 32,297 15,423 16,874 13,732 6,796 6,936 42.5 44.1 41.1
Muhoza 69,741 35,311 34,430 25,617 12,507 13,110 36.7 35.4 38.1
Muko 26,472 12,496 13,976 11,753 5,862 5,891 44.4 46.9 42.2
Musanze 47,720 22,478 25,242 21,049 10,417 10,632 44.1 46.3 42.1
Nkotsi 17,349 8,108 9,241 7,866 3,903 3,963 45.3 48.1 42.9
Nyange 31,274 14,612 16,662 13,228 6,607 6,621 42.3 45.2 39.7
Remera 19,987 9,522 10,465 8,504 4,246 4,258 42.5 44.6 40.7
Rwaza 23,120 10,998 12,122 10,116 5,060 5,056 43.8 46.0 41.7
Shingiro 24,726 11,603 13,123 11,422 5,673 5,749 46.2 48.9 43.8

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Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2

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3.1.2 Children with birth registration in Musanze district

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 indicate that the percentage of children whose birth was
registered is 94.3% at the national level. The birth registration rate in Musanze district is
94.8%. Birth registration performance is almost the same in urban (95.4%) and (94.3%) in the
rural areas of Musanze district. The Table 3. 2 below illustrates the findings:

Table 3. 2 Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Northern Province whose birth was
registered by sex, district, and area of residence.

Sector Total Urban Rural

Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal
sexes e e sexes e e sexes e e
Rwanda 94.3 94.3 94.3 93.8 93.8 93.8 94.4 94.4 94.5
Total 96.7 96.7 96.7 95.8 95.9 95.8 96.8 96.8 96.8
Rulindo 97.4 97.4 97.4 95.3 95.4 95.2 97.7 97.7 97.7
Gakenke 98.1 98.1 98.1 99.0 98.7 99.2 98.1 98.1 98.1
Musanz 94.8 94.8 94.8 95.4 95.5 95.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
e
Burera 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.7 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.6
Gicumbi 97.0 96.9 97.0 97.4 97.2 97.6 96.9 96.9 97.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022 (NISR)

3.1.3 Birth registration by Sector in Musanze district.

The results of 5th RPHC-2022 indicate that birth registration varies across sectors and areas
of residence (urban and rural). High percentage of birth registrations is found in Remera
(98.8%) while the lowest is in Shingiro (91.6%). The percentage of birth registration for males
is almost the same as the one for females. In urban areas of Musanze district, birth
registration is 95.4% while in rural areas, it is 94.3%.
Table 3. 3 Percentage of the children aged 0-17 in Musanze district whose birth was
registered by sex, Sector, and area of residence.

Total Urban Rural

Sector Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal
sexes e e sexes e e sexes e e
Rwanda 94.3 94. 94.3 93.8 93. 93.8 94.4 94. 94.5
3 8 4
Northern 96.7 96. 96.7 95.8 95. 95.8 96.8 96. 96.8
Province 7 9 8
Musanze 94.8 94. 94.8 95.4 95. 95.3 94.3 94. 94.3
district 8 5 3
Busogo 96.9 96. 96.9 97.1 97. 97.0 96.3 95. 96.8
8 1 8
Cyuve 93.9 94. 93.9 94.9 95. 94.7 91.6 91. 91.9
0 1 3
Gacaca 95.1 95. 95.0 96.2 96. 95.7 94.9 95. 94.8
3 7 0
Gashaki 98.4 98. 98.3 - - - 98.4 98. 98.3
4 4

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 Gataraga 92.8 92. 92.8 94.7 95. 94.3 91.6 91. 91.9
8 2 4
Kimonyi 94.7 94. 94.8 94.7 94. 94.7 94.8 94. 95.1
6 7 4
Kinigi 93.6 93. 93.4 95.1 95. 95.0 93.2 93. 93.0
8 2 5
Muhoza 95.4 95. 95.3 95.6 95. 95.5 92.5 92. 92.4
5 7 6
Muko 96.3 96. 96.3 95.8 95. 95.8 96.7 96. 96.6
4 9 8
Musanze 92.8 92. 92.7 94.9 94. 95.0 90.3 90. 90.0
9 8 6
Nkotsi 96.9 97. 96.7 96.5 96. 96.4 97.2 97. 96.9
1 5 4
Nyange 93.5 93. 93.5 95.2 95. 95.2 92.2 92. 92.3
4 2 1
Remera 98.8 98. 98.7 - - - 98.8 98. 98.7
8 8
Rwaza 96.8 96. 96.9 96.3 95. 97.1 96.8 96. 96.9
7 7 8
Shingiro 91.8 91. 92.2 93.2 92. 93.7 91.6 91. 91.9
5 6 3
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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3.2 Youth population in Rwanda
The United Nations, for statistical purposes, defines ‘youth’, as those persons between the
ages of 15 and 24 years, without prejudice to other definitions by Member States. Considering
the current priorities and trends of Rwanda’s Development, the definition of Youth in terms of
age has been revised in this policy. It was brought from 14–35 years to 16–30 years.

3.2.1 The youth population in Musanze district

The results of 5th Population and housing Censuses conducted in 2022 revealed that, the
youth represent 27.14% (3,595,670) of the total population (13,246,394). The youth population
in Musanze district was 139,508 which represents 29.3% of the total resident population of
the district (476,522). The sector with the highest youth share is Muhoza (34.7%) while
Gashaki (25.2%), Rwaza (25.5%), and Remera (25.6%) have the lowest share of youth (Table
3. 4)

Table 3. 4 Number and share (%) of the resident youth aged 16-30 years among the total
resident population of Musanze District by Sector of residence and sex (Both
sexes)

Total resident population Youth resident Youth share (%)

Sectors population (16-30 years)
Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female
Rwanda 13,246,394 6,429,326 6,817,068 3,595,670 1,767,063 1,828,607 27.1 27.5 26.8
Northern 2,038,511 972,960 1,065,551 564,353 274,197 290,156 27.7 28.2 27.2
Province
Musanze 476,522 227,340 249,182 139,508 67,241 72,267 29.3 29.6 29.0
district
Busogo 28,264 13,290 14,974 8,373 3,828 4,545 29.6 28.8 30.4
Cyuve 62,179 29,347 32,832 18,377 8,416 9,961 29.6 28.7 30.3
Gacaca 30,719 14,591 16,128 8,001 3,897 4,104 26.0 26.7 25.4
Gashaki 14,272 6,761 7,511 3,600 1,727 1,873 25.2 25.5 24.9
Gataraga 26,721 12,686 14,035 7,651 3,718 3,933 28.6 29.3 28.0
Kimonyi 21,681 10,114 11,567 6,120 2,854 3,266 28.2 28.2 28.2
Kinigi 32,297 15,423 16,874 9,903 5,040 4,863 30.7 32.7 28.8
Muhoza 69,741 35,311 34,430 24,195 12,353 11,842 34.7 35.0 34.4
Muko 26,472 12,496 13,976 7,143 3,359 3,784 27.0 26.9 27.1
Musanze 47,720 22,478 25,242 14,126 6,603 7,523 29.6 29.4 29.8
Nkotsi 17,349 8,108 9,241 4,647 2,217 2,430 26.8 27.3 26.3
Nyange 31,274 14,612 16,662 9,413 4,510 4,903 30.1 30.9 29.4
Remera 19,987 9,522 10,465 5,123 2,498 2,625 25.6 26.2 25.1
Rwaza 23,120 10,998 12,122 5,887 2,836 3,051 25.5 25.8 25.2
Shingiro 24,726 11,603 13,123 6,949 3,385 3,564 28.1 29.2 27.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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3.2.2 Educational characteristics of youth

Youth who never attended school represents 5.1 % of the youth resident population at national
level; it represents 4.2% of the total resident population in Northern Province and 4.6% of the
total resident population of Musanze district. The percentage of youth who never attended
school varies a lot within sectors of Musanze district. The highest percentage was registered
in Shingiro (8.2%) while the lowest percentages were registered in Remera (2.1%), Gashaki
(2.3%) and Nkotsi (2.9%), for more details see
Table 3. 5 .

Table 3. 5 Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze district aged 16-30
years by Sector of residence and school attendance status (Both sexes)7

Count Percentage
Sectors
Total Has Is Has Tot Has Is Has
previous currentl never al previous currentl never
ly y attende ly y attende
attended attendin d attended attendin d
g g
Rwanda 3,595,67 2,599,13 811,008 185,09 100 72.3 22.6 5.1
0 0 2
Northern 564,353 421,325 119,113 23,892 100 74.7 21.1 4.2
Province
Musanze 139,508 101,838 31,205 6,454 100 73.0 22.4 4.6
District
Busogo 8,373 5,545 2,490 336 100 66.2 29.7 4.0
Cyuve 18,377 13,303 4,272 795 100 72.4 23.2 4.3
Gacaca 8,001 6,368 1,254 379 100 79.6 15.7 4.7
Gashaki 3,600 2,657 862 81 100 73.8 23.9 2.3
Gataraga 7,651 5,449 1,794 408 100 71.2 23.4 5.3
Kimonyi 6,120 4,805 1,031 284 100 78.5 16.8 4.6
Kinigi 9,903 7,132 2,266 505 100 72.0 22.9 5.1
Muhoza 24,195 16,172 7,061 961 100 66.8 29.2 4.0
Muko 7,143 5,396 1,370 377 100 75.5 19.2 5.3
Musanze 14,126 10,638 2,716 771 100 75.3 19.2 5.5
Nkotsi 4,647 3,507 1,003 137 100 75.5 21.6 2.9
Nyange 9,413 7,140 1,735 538 100 75.9 18.4 5.7
Remera 5,123 3,977 1,039 107 100 77.6 20.3 2.1
Rwaza 5,887 4,749 936 202 100 80.7 15.9 3.4
Shingiro 6,949 5,000 1,376 573 100 72.0 19.8 8.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

7The Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze district aged 16-30 years by Sector
of residence and school attendance status for male and for female is in the annex

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3.2.3 Highest level of education attained by youth population in Musanze district

In Musanze district, among all youths, 45% attained only the primary school level, 22.8%
attended the lower secondary education, 19.6 % attended the upper secondary education,
6.9% attended university, and 4.6% have not attended any formal of school. The highest level
of education attended varies across sectors of the district. The sectors with the highest
percentage of youth with no schooling are Shingiro (8.2 %). The high percentage of youth with
university level is in Muhoza sector (16.7%). The sector with the highest percentage of youth
with primary education is Gacaca (61 %). The Table 3. 6 below indicates details:

Table 3. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the youth population of Musanze district aged 16-
30 years by Sector of residence and highest level of education attended (Both
sexes)8.

Total

INGOBOKA/
Vocational
Sectors Counts

Not stated
secondary

secondary

University
attended

Nursery

Primary
School

Lower

Upper
Never
Total

Rwanda 3,595,670 100 5.1 0.1 50.6 0.8 21.9 16.2 5.1 0.0
Northern Province 564,353 100 4.2 0.1 54.0 0.6 22.3 14.7 4.0 0.0
Musanze District 139,508 100 4.6 0.1 45.4 0.5 22.8 19.6 6.9 0.0
Busogo 8,373 100 4.0 0.0 37.0 0.7 26.2 24.2 7.9 0.0
Cyuve 18,377 100 4.3 0.0 40.7 0.6 21.4 23.9 9.0 0.0
Gacaca 8,001 100 4.7 0.0 61.5 0.3 19.5 11.7 2.2
Gashaki 3,600 100 2.3 47.4 0.9 28.6 18.0 2.9
Gataraga 7,651 100 5.3 0.1 50.0 1.1 23.9 16.3 3.3
Kimonyi 6,120 100 4.6 0.1 53.8 0.2 22.6 14.2 4.5
Kinigi 9,903 100 5.1 0.0 44.1 0.3 26.5 19.0 5.0
Muhoza 24,195 100 4.0 0.3 30.9 0.4 19.5 28.2 16.7 0.0
Muko 7,143 100 5.3 0.5 50.4 0.4 24.1 15.6 3.7
Musanze 14,126 100 5.5 0.0 47.6 0.3 21.2 19.1 6.3 0.0
Nkotsi 4,647 100 2.9 0.0 51.3 0.9 27.0 14.0 3.9
Nyange 9,413 100 5.7 0.0 50.6 0.3 23.4 16.7 3.2
Remera 5,123 100 2.1 52.5 1.1 25.0 16.5 2.7
Rwaza 5,887 100 3.4 0.0 58.8 1.0 22.6 12.1 2.0
Shingiro 6,949 100 8.2 0.0 51.8 0.3 24.4 13.5 1.7
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

8 The Distribution (count and %) of the youth population of Musanze district aged 16-30 years by Sector of residence and highest level of

education attended by male and by Female is in the annex .

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3.2.4 Employment to population ratio among youth(16-30).

The Census results showed that in Rwanda the employment to population ratio among youth
stands at 40.3%, it is higher among males than females 44.8% and 36.2 % respectively. It was
observed that in the district of Musanze, the employment to population ratio among youth
stands at 40.8%, it is higher in among males (45.1%) than females (37.0%)

The highest employment to population ratio among youth in Musanze district was observed
in Shingiro (54.3%), and Gataraga (50.8%), the lowest employment to population ratio among
youth was observed in Gashaki (21.4%), Remera (22.8%) and Gacaca (23.0%).

Table 3. 7 Employment to Population ratio among youth by sex

Sector Sex
Male Female Both Sexes
Rwanda 44.8 36.2 40.3
Northern Province 43.0 35.9 39.3
Musanze 45.1 37.0 40.8
Busogo 45.7 40.4 42.8
Cyuve 48.5 39.2 43.4
Gacaca 27.5 18.7 23.0
Gashaki 26.4 16.7 21.4
Gataraga 55.7 46.2 50.8
Kimonyi 50.7 34.6 42.1
Kinigi 36.3 34.7 35.5
Muhoza 41.7 34.3 37.7
Muko 43.0 33.8 38.2
Musanze 52.4 42.1 46.9
Nkotsi 50.2 45.5 47.7
Nyange 53.3 45.6 49.3
Remera 28.4 17.4 22.8
Rwaza 44.1 37.0 40.4
Shingiro 57.9 51.0 54.3
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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3.2.5 Distribution (%) of the currently employed youth aged 16-30 years by
Province, District, Sector and status in employment

In Musanze district, the majority of youth aged 16-30 currently employed are employees
(69.9%) followed by own account worker without regular employees (22.5%). The highest
percentage of youth employees is found in Gacaca (81.3%) while the lowest is in Rwaza and
Shingiro sectors (52.1% each). The highest percentage of currently employed population who
worked as own account worker without regular employees among youth is found in Rwaza
(38.0%), while the lowest is observed in Gacaca (17.1%), and in Musanze (17.2%).

Table 3. 8 Distribution (%) of the currently employed youth of Musanze district aged 16-30
years by status in employment.

worker(witho
Own account
(with regular

Contributing
Sector Total

cooperative
employees)

employees)
Member of
ut regular
Employee

Employer

worker
family

Other
Total

Rwanda 1,424,101 100 66.6 0.7 25.5 0.3 4.6 2.3

Northern Province 219,153 100 67.1 0.5 24.0 0.2 5.9 2.3
Musanze District 55,356 100 69.9 0.5 22.5 0.2 4.6 2.3
Busogo 3,576 100 70.0 0.4 26.8 0.1 1.0 1.8
Cyuve 7,965 100 71.6 0.7 22.3 0.2 3.0 2.3
Gacaca 1,838 100 81.3 0.2 17.1 0.3 0.4 0.6
Gashaki 769 100 67.4 1.2 19.2 - 10.1 2.1
Gataraga 3,861 100 59.8 0.4 27.1 0.7 11.2 0.8
Kimonyi 2,572 100 77.1 0.6 19.3 0.5 2.1 0.4
Kinigi 3,369 100 68.3 0.4 23.7 0.1 3.2 4.2
Muhoza 7,912 100 75.9 1.0 19.0 0.3 1.0 2.9
Muko 2,718 100 70.5 0.2 22.8 0.6 3.9 2.1
Musanze 6,616 100 76.9 0.5 17.2 0.1 3.1 2.1
Nkotsi 2,212 100 64.2 0.3 23.8 0.0 9.6 2.0
Nyange 4,636 100 74.2 0.2 21.6 0.1 2.5 1.4
Remera 1,163 100 72.0 0.3 21.3 0.2 2.6 3.7
Rwaza 2,376 100 52.1 0.6 38.0 0.1 8.2 0.8
Shingiro 3,773 100 52.1 0.3 25.6 0.1 16.8 5.1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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3.2.6 Proportion of Youth (16-30) neither in employment nor in education or
training in Northern Province by sex, district, and area of residence.

The results of 5RPHC-2022 indicate that, In Rwanda the proportion of Youth (16-30) neither in
employment nor in education or training stood at 39.5 %. It is higher among females (43.8 %)
than males (34.9 %).

In Northern Province , the proportion of youth (16-30) neither in employment nor in education
or training is 42.1 %, it is lower among males (38.6 %) than females (45.4 %). 2022 census
results also revealed that the proportion is higher in rural areas of North Province (44.0
percent) than in urban areas of North Province (34.1 percent).

The proportion of youth (16-30) neither in employment nor in education or training among
people residing in Musanze district stood at 39.2 percent. It is much higher (44.6 percent)
among people residing in rural areas of Musanze district than the ones residing in urban areas
of Musanze district (34.1 percent). The table below indicates results on Proportion of Youth
(16-30) neither in employment nor in education or training in Northern Province by Sector,
District, Sex and Area of Residence.

Table 3. 9 Proportion of Youth (16-30) neither in employment nor in education or training

in Northern Province by sex, Sector, and area of residence

Sectors Urban Rural Total

Mal Femal Both Mal Femal Both Mal Femal Both
e e Sexes e e Sexes e e Sexes
Rwanda 25. 38.3 32.0 39. 46.4 43.0 34. 43.8 39.5
0 3 9
Northern 28. 39.3 34.1 40. 46.9 44.0 38. 45.4 42.1
Province 1 9 6
Musanze 27. 39.6 34.1 40. 48.1 44.6 34. 43.6 39.2
7 8 3
Busogo 23. 32.2 28.3 31. 38.3 35.2 25. 33.6 29.9
5 8 6
Cyuve 26. 39.4 33.6 40. 45.3 42.9 30. 40.8 36.0
3 5 3
Gacaca 50. 59.9 55.4 58. 68.4 63.5 57. 66.8 62.1
1 5 1
Gashaki - - - 52. 60.8 56.9 52. 60.8 56.9
6 6
Gataraga 24. 33.6 29.3 27. 38.3 33.0 26. 36.4 31.5
6 4 3
Kimonyi 30. 49.7 41.0 39. 57.2 48.7 32. 51.3 42.7
9 9 9
Kinigi 31. 38.3 34.8 41. 47.4 44.7 39. 45.4 42.6
0 9 6
Muhoza 27. 37.7 33.2 33. 48.8 41.4 28. 38.3 33.6
8 3 1
Muko 33. 44.0 39.0 42. 54.9 49.0 38. 50.0 44.5
4 4 4

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 Musanze 27. 44.3 36.7 31. 38.4 35.2 29. 41.8 36.0
5 7 5
Nkotsi 24. 34.6 29.5 35. 40.3 38.1 30. 38.0 34.6
1 7 9
Nyange 23. 36.3 30.2 35. 40.3 38.0 30. 38.4 34.4
4 6 0
Remera - - - 54. 61.2 57.9 54. 61.2 57.9
4 4
Rwaza 47. 60.7 53.8 42. 47.4 45.1 42. 48.0 45.5
9 5 8
Shingiro 29. 37.8 33.7 29. 35.6 32.5 29. 36.0 32.7
2 3 3
source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2

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3.3 Persons with disabilities

In 2015, 193 countries agreed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its
Sustainable Development Goals with a commitment where possible, “to disaggregate the
statistics they generate by disability to provide important insights about the extent to which
persons with disabilities (PWDs) are being included in society, benefit from government
programmes, or are included in the workforce. At the national level, 3.4% of the resident
population aged 5 years and above have a disability. while in Musanze district the disability
prevalence rate is 3.1%. At sector level, the highest prevalence rates of the resident population
aged 5 years and above with disability are in Remera sector (4.3%), and while the lowest is in
Busogo sector (1.9%).

Table 3. 10 Number and share (%) of persons with disabilities of Musanze district aged 5
years and above by Sector of residence and sex.

Sector of Total resident population Persons aged 5 years Prevalence

residence aged 5 years and above and above with disabilities of disability
Both sexes Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Rwanda 11,537,934 391,775 174,949 216,826 3.4
Northern Province 1,788,683 60,336 26,348 33,988 3.4
Musanze district 417,350 13,025 5,623 7,402 3.1
Busogo 24,522 467 225 242 1.9
Cyuve 53,908 1,598 654 944 3.0
Gacaca 26,809 756 371 385 2.8
Gashaki 12,405 327 145 182 2.6
Gataraga 23,378 779 341 438 3.3
Kimonyi 18,738 530 220 310 2.8
Kinigi 28,679 932 366 566 3.2
Muhoza 61,904 1,806 880 926 2.9
Muko 22,929 788 338 450 3.4
Musanze 41,428 1,361 524 837 3.3
Nkotsi 15,106 548 235 313 3.6
Nyange 27,577 1,072 420 652 3.9
Remera 17,620 752 324 428 4.3
Rwaza 20,334 584 266 318 2.9
Shingiro 22,013 725 314 411 3.3
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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Regarding the prevalence of disability among the population age 5 years and above by type of
disability in Musanze district, 1.2% have a disability of not seeing, 1.1% have a disability of
walking. All the remaining type of disabilities (Hearing, communicating, Remembering, or
concentrating, self-care, short stature and albinism their respective prevalence is under 1%.

Table 3. 11 Share of Persons with Disabilities by types of Disability and district

District

Remembe

concentra
years and

Communi
populatio

Self-care

Albinism
Walking
Hearing
n age 5

stature
Seeing

ring or
cating
above

Short
Total

ting
Rwanda 11,537,934 1.40 0.60 1.10 0.40 0.60 0.4 0.10 0.02
0
North 1,788,683 1.28 0.56 1.18 0.36 0.65 0.3 0.08 0.02
9
Rulindo 315,303 1.23 0.50 1.14 0.35 0.58 0.3 0.07 0.02
8
Gakenke 323,132 1.08 0.52 1.18 0.41 0.73 0.4 0.09 0.02
7
Musanz 417,350 1.22 0.52 1.11 0.31 0.55 0.3 0.06 0.02
e 4
Burera 339,737 1.36 0.60 1.24 0.34 0.71 0.3 0.07 0.02
7
Gicumbi 393,161 1.46 0.64 1.21 0.40 0.70 0.4 0.09 0.01
3
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. Notes: (1) Base population: resident population aged
five and above.

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3.4 Elderly Population(60 years and above)

Rwanda has enacted laws such as the Law No 088/01 of 07/09/2020 (Office of the Official
Gazette of Rwanda, 2020) on Presidential order ratifying the protocol to the African charter on
human and peoples' rights on the rights of older persons in Africa adopted by the twenty sixth
ordinary session of the Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 31 January 2016 through
an Official Gazette No.27 of 07/09/2020 and Law No.59/2008 of 10/09/2008 on prevention
and punishment of gender- based violence (Office of the Official Gazette of Rwanda, 2008),
whose Article 32 sets the penalty for violence against an elderly person.

It is over two decades since the United Nations convened the First World Assembly on Ageing
(Vienna, 1982) (National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 2001)) that
launched an international action programme, which was the first international instrument on
ageing, to provide a foundation for the formulation of policies and programmes on ageing.
This was done to guarantee economic and social security to older persons and other
opportunities to contribute to national development.

3.4.1 Elderly population in Musanze district by Sector

In 2022, the elderly persons constitute 6.1% of the total resident population of Musanze
district. The share of the elderly females is higher than the male’s one (7.3% vs. 4.8%),
reflecting the higher life expectancy for women.

Table 3. 12 Number and share (%) of the resident elderly (aged 60 years and above) among
the total resident population of Musanze district by Sector of residence and sex.

Total population Total Elderly Share of elderly

Sectors ppopulation population among
total population (%)
Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Fe
Rwanda 13,246,394 6,429,326 6,817,068 862,929 356,467 506,462 6.5 5.5
Northern Province 2,038,511 972,960 1,065,551 148,854 60,168 88,686 7.3 6.2
Musanze 476,522 227,340 249,182 28,999 10,887 18,112 6.1 4.8
district
Busogo 28,264 13,290 14,974 1,380 500 880 4.9 3.8
Cyuve 62,179 29,347 32,832 3,083 1,093 1,990 5.0 3.7
Gacaca 30,719 14,591 16,128 2,304 949 1,355 7.5 6.5
Gashaki 14,272 6,761 7,511 1,231 515 716 8.6 7.6
Gataraga 26,721 12,686 14,035 1,753 653 1,100 6.6 5.1
Kimonyi 21,681 10,114 11,567 1,274 452 822 5.9 4.5
Kinigi 32,297 15,423 16,874 1,834 585 1,249 5.7 3.8
Muhoza 69,741 35,311 34,430 3,023 1,275 1,748 4.3 3.6
Muko 26,472 12,496 13,976 1,810 673 1,137 6.8 5.4
Musanze 47,720 22,478 25,242 2,475 866 1,609 5.2 3.9
Nkotsi 17,349 8,108 9,241 1,166 415 751 6.7 5.1
Nyange 31,274 14,612 16,662 2,105 724 1,381 6.7 5.0
Remera 19,987 9,522 10,465 1,916 794 1,122 9.6 8.3
Rwaza 23,120 10,998 12,122 2,068 847 1,221 8.9 7.7
Shingiro 24,726 11,603 13,123 1,577 546 1,031 6.4 4.7
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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3.4.2 Employment among elderly people

In Rwanda, people keep on working until old age, the share of employed persons among the
elderly population stands at 28.2%. The aforementioned share is higher among the elderly
males (33.7%) than elderly females (24.4%).

In Musanze district, 27.0% of elderly people were employed. The percentage of employed
elderly people is higher among males than females (32.7% vs. 23.6%).

Employment among elderly residents is high in Nkotsi (42.9%). It is low in Gacaca sector
(10.5%), Remera (13.8%), and in Gashaki (14.5%).

Table 3. 13 Distribution(count) and share of employed population among elderly people by

province, district, sector, and Sex.

Total Resident Elderly Total employed Elderly Total employed Elderly

Sector People People People
Both Male Femal Both Male Femal Both Mal Fema
sexes e sexes e sexes e le
Rwanda 862,929 356,4 506,4 243,350 120,1 123,2 28.2 33. 24.3
67 62 22 28 7
Northern 148,854 60,16 88,68 38,829 18,28 20,54 26.1 30. 23.2
Province 8 6 5 4 4
Musanze 28,999 10,88 18,11 7,826 3,557 4,269 27.0 32. 23.6
district 7 2 7
Busogo 1,380 500 880 499 219 280 36.2 43. 31.8
8
Cyuve 3,083 1,093 1,990 880 392 488 28.5 35. 24.5
9
Gacaca 2,304 949 1,355 241 129 112 10.5 13. 8.3
6
Gashaki 1,231 515 716 178 97 81 14.5 18. 11.3
8
Gataraga 1,753 653 1,100 678 299 379 38.7 45. 34.5
8
Kimonyi 1,274 452 822 270 144 126 21.2 31. 15.3
9
Kinigi 1,834 585 1,249 519 197 322 28.3 33. 25.8
7
Muhoza 3,023 1,275 1,748 680 357 323 22.5 28. 18.5
0
Muko 1,810 673 1,137 462 214 248 25.5 31. 21.8
8
Musanze 2,475 866 1,609 764 331 433 30.9 38. 26.9
2
Nkotsi 1,166 415 751 500 206 294 42.9 49. 39.1
6
Nyange 2,105 724 1,381 681 292 389 32.4 40. 28.2
3
Remera 1,916 794 1,122 265 147 118 13.8 18. 10.5
5
Rwaza 2,068 847 1,221 615 303 312 29.7 35. 25.6
8

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 Shingiro 1,577 546 1,031 594 230 364 37.7 42. 35.3
1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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3.4.3 Marital status of elderly people

The Table 3.14 below illustrates distribution of elderly people across sectors. In Musanze
district, more than half of the elderly population (64.8%) were married and 32.7 % were
widowed. The rate of celibacy among elderly was 1.5% while divorce or separation rate is
under 1%. Marital status among the elderly varies slightly by sector of residence. Marriage
among elderly people is more important in Gacaca and Gashaki sectors (about 70% each).
widowhood is widespread in Kinigi (39%), and lowest in Gataraga sector (27.1%).
Table 3. 14 Distribution (%) of the elderly resident (aged 60 years and above) of Musanze
district by sector of residence and marital status (Both sexes)
Total resident
elderly (counts)

Total (%)

Divorced

Separated
Sectors of residence

not officially

polygamou
Married to

Married to
one wife/

one wife/
husband

husband

Live in a
officially

married
Never
union
Rwanda 862,929 100 54.5 8.3 2.4 0.3 1.7 2.2
Northern Province 148,854 100 58.9 4.6 2.8 0.2 1.1 2.0
Musanze district 28,999 100 55.7 6.2 2.9 0.2 0.9 1.5
Busogo 1,380 100 52.5 7.4 4.9 0.1 0.8 1.1
Cyuve 3,083 100 55.2 6.5 2.4 0.3 1.1 1.6
Gacaca 2,304 100 65.8 4.2 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.8
Gashaki 1,231 100 66.8 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.7 1.1
Gataraga 1,753 100 56.6 8.3 5.9 0.2 1.0 0.9
Kimonyi 1,274 100 50.3 10.2 3.5 0.1 1.3 0.8
Kinigi 1,834 100 44.3 7.3 6.3 0.2 1.0 2.0
Muhoza 3,023 100 58.6 6.2 1.2 0.5 1.1 2.6
Muko 1,810 100 52.3 4.3 2.4 0.4 0.5 1.6
Musanze 2,475 100 50.8 8.2 3.5 0.2 0.7 1.1
Nkotsi 1,166 100 53.6 4.9 2.1 0.2 0.9 2.1
Nyange 2,105 100 49.9 7.8 3.2 0.1 0.8 0.7
Remera 1,916 100 62.8 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.4
Rwaza 2,068 100 62.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.8
Shingiro 1,577 100 49.9 13.2 4.8 0.3 0.6 1.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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CHAPTER 4: HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

4.1 Household characteristics

In this chapter 5th Population and housing census 2022 investigated households and housing
characteristics; those include household size, head of household by sex, type of habitat,
housing tenure, materials used for construction, sources of energy used for lighting and
cooking, water sources, sanitation facilities, asset possessed by household and mode of
waste and disposals.

4.1.1 Number and mean size of private households

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 indicate the total of 3,312,743 households in Rwanda, 506,064
in the Northern Province, and 119,387 in Musanze District. The average household size in
Musanze district is 3.9 persons per household. At the Sector level, the average Household
Size (persons per household) is almost the same in all sectors of district. The Table 4. 1
below indicates number of households and size of household members per sector.
Table 4. 1 Distribution of the private households and their corresponding population and
mean size

Sectors Number of Private Corresponding Average Household

Households Population9 Size
Rwanda 3,312,743 13,100,600 4.0
Northern 506,064 2,024,173 4.0
Province
Musanze 119,387 469,415 3.9
Busogo 6,940 28,221 4.1
Cyuve 15,444 62,103 4.0
Gacaca 7,384 30,704 4.2
Gashaki 3,460 14,271 4.1
Gataraga 6,333 26,596 4.2
Kimonyi 5,629 21,645 3.8
Kinigi 8,201 31,643 3.9
Muhoza 16,900 63,811 3.8
Muko 6,937 26,434 3.8
Musanze 12,335 47,655 3.9
Nkotsi 4,556 17,320 3.8
Nyange 8,174 31,253 3.8
Remera 4,953 19,945 4.0
Rwaza 6,044 23,101 3.8
Shingiro 6,097 24,713 4.1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.1.2 Private households’ heads of Musanze District

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 revealed that nationally 28.9% of private households are headed
by women. In Musanze district, private households headed by females are 27.7%. At sector
level, the highest percentages of households headed by women are found in Busogo sector
(30.5%) and Kinigi sector (30.1%) while the lowest is found in Gashaki sector (22.5%).

Table 4. 2 Distribution (count and %) of private households’ heads of Musanze district by

Sector and by sex

Count Percentage
Sector Male Female Male Female
Total Headed Headed Total Headed Headed
HHs HHs HHs HHs
Rwanda 3,312,743 2,355,298 957,445 100 71.1 28.9
Northern Province 506,064 369,868 136,196 100 73.1 26.9
Musanze 119,387 86,365 33,022 100 72.3 27.7
Busogo 6,940 4,821 2,119 100 69.5 30.5
Cyuve 15,444 11,270 4,174 100 73.0 27.0
Gacaca 7,384 5,667 1,717 100 76.7 23.3
Gashaki 3,460 2,680 780 100 77.5 22.5
Gataraga 6,333 4,612 1,721 100 72.8 27.2
Kimonyi 5,629 3,993 1,636 100 70.9 29.1
Kinigi 8,201 5,729 2,472 100 69.9 30.1
Muhoza 16,900 12,190 4,710 100 72.1 27.9
Muko 6,937 4,999 1,938 100 72.1 27.9
Musanze 12,335 8,868 3,467 100 71.9 28.1
Nkotsi 4,556 3,246 1,310 100 71.2 28.8
Nyange 8,174 5,741 2,433 100 70.2 29.8
Remera 4,953 3,722 1,231 100 75.1 24.9
Rwaza 6,044 4,479 1,565 100 74.1 25.9
Shingiro 6,097 4,348 1,749 100 71.3 28.7
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.2 Housing Characteristics

4.2.1 Type of habitat

The results of 5th Population and Housing Census 2022 revealed that in the Northern Province
the predominant type of habitat is Umudugudu (Planned rural settlement) (70.5%) and
Dispersed/ Isolated housing (22.3%). The most common type of habitat in Musanze district
is Umudugudu (Planned rural settlement) (76.4%) followed by Spontaneous/squatter housing
(9.3%) and dispersed or isolated housing (7.7%). The type of habitat varies across sectors.
Umudugudu (Planned rural settlement) is most prevalent in Kinigi sector (98.1%), and low in
Kimonyi sector (23.2%). Spontaneous/squatter housing is most prevalent in Kimonyi (56.4%)
and Musanze Sector (33.4%) and low in Nyange sector (0%). The sectors with the high
percentages of dispersed/isolated housing units are Gataraga (52%). The

Table 4. 3 below displays results by sector.

Table 4. 3 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by type
of habitat and Sector

Percentage
Total number of

Spontaneous/s
households

Old settlement

planned urban
(Planned rural

model village

Sectors

Other type of
Umudugudu

settlement)

Dispersed/
Total

Not stated
Integrated

Isolated
housing

housing

housing

housing
Modern

Rwanda 3,312,743 100 65.4 0.8 2.3 14.9 6.9 quatter

8.9 0.8 0.0
Northern Province 506,064 100 70.5 0.6 1.7 22.3 0.5 4.1 0.3 0.0
Musanze District 119,387 100 76.4 0.7 4.0 7.7 1.6 9.3 0.2 0.0
Musanze urban 58,426 100 75.9 0.7 4.5 3.7 3.2 11.6 0.3 0.0
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 76.8 0.7 3.5 11.6 0.0 7.2 0.2 0.0
Busogo 6,940 100 77.5 0.1 4.4 7.8 2.5 7.6 0.1 0.0
Cyuve 15,444 100 84.6 0.5 1.0 1.7 7.0 5.0 0.3
Gacaca 7,384 100 93.4 1.0 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Gashaki 3,460 100 94.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.1
Gataraga 6,333 100 25.5 1.0 8.6 52.0 0.0 12.6 0.1
Kimonyi 5,629 100 23.2 0.1 0.6 19.7 0.0 56.4 0.1
Kinigi 8,201 100 98.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Muhoza 16,900 100 79.0 1.0 5.7 2.0 2.4 9.0 0.7 0.0
Muko 6,937 100 53.0 0.2 21.1 24.8 0.1 0.8 0.0
Musanze 12,335 100 58.9 0.1 3.4 2.4 1.6 33.4 0.2
Nkotsi 4,556 100 92.0 0.2 0.3 6.9 0.6 0.0
Nyange 8,174 100 97.2 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Remera 4,953 100 93.0 2.5 0.3 3.9 0.2 0.1
Rwaza 6,044 100 92.7 1.4 1.7 3.4 0.7 0.1
Shingiro 6,097 100 81.2 0.2 5.3 11.6 0.7 1.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The type of habitat in Musanze district varies according to the area of residence. In urban
areas, the predominant types are umudugudu/Planned rural settlement (75.9%) and
Spontaneous/squatter housing (11.6%). In rural areas it is the same, the predominant type is
umudugudu/Planned rural settlement (76.8%) followed by Dispersed/ Isolated housing
(11.6%). The figures below indicate details:
Figure 4. 1 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by type of habitat
and by Area of residence

Umudugudu (Planned rural

Type of habitat-Urban 0.0 settlement)
0.3
Integrated model village

3.2 11.6
Old settlement

3.7 Dispersed/ Isolated

housing
4.5
0.7 Modern planned urban
housing
Spontaneous/squatter
housing

75.9 Other type of housing

Not stated

Type of habitat-Rural Umudugudu (Planned rural

settlement)
0.2 0.0 Integrated model village
0.0
7.2 Old settlement

11.6
Dispersed/ Isolated housing

3.5
0.7 Modern planned urban
housing
Spontaneous/squatter
housing
Other type of housing
76.8

Not stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.2.2 Tenure of the housing in Musanze district

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 indicate that the ownership of housing in the Northern Province
represents 86.6% and tenant represent 9.5%. In Musanze district, 77.1% of housing units are
occupied by their owners while 18.7% are occupied by tenants. At the sector level, the
percentage of owners of households’ units is high in Gashaki (94.2%), and low in Muhoza
(48.3%). The percentage of tenants of housing units is high in Muhoza (47.0%), and low in
Gashaki (2.1%). The Table 4. 4 below indicate details:

Table 4. 4 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by tenure of the
housing units and by Sector

Percentage
of Households
Total number

Sector

Hire purchase

Staff housing
Free lodging

Temporary

settlement

Not stated
camp or
Tenant
Owner

Other
Total

Rwanda 3,312,743 100 71.6 22.2 0.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0
Northern Province 506,064 100 86.6 9.5 0.1 3.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0
Musanze District 119,387 100 77.1 18.7 0.1 3.6 0.3 0.1 0.0
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 63.3 32.3 0.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.0
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 90.4 5.7 0.1 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.0
Busogo 6,940 100 72.0 22.8 0.0 4.9 0.3 0.0 0.0
Cyuve 15,444 100 67.7 28.3 0.1 3.3 0.4 0.1
Gacaca 7,384 100 88.8 7.5 0.0 3.3 0.3 0.1
Gashaki 3,460 100 94.2 2.1 0.1 3.0 0.2 0.4
Gataraga 6,333 100 86.9 8.1 0.1 4.5 0.2 0.2
Kimonyi 5,629 100 80.0 16.3 0.0 3.3 0.2 0.1
Kinigi 8,201 100 86.6 9.5 0.1 3.5 0.1 0.1
Muhoza 16,900 100 48.3 47.0 0.1 3.7 0.7 0.2 0.0
Muko 6,937 100 82.6 13.2 0.2 3.5 0.3 0.2
Musanze 12,335 100 76.0 20.2 0.2 3.3 0.2 0.1
Nkotsi 4,556 100 82.6 12.8 0.1 4.1 0.3 0.1
Nyange 8,174 100 87.0 9.7 0.0 3.0 0.2 0.0
Remera 4,953 100 91.9 3.8 0.1 4.0 0.2 0.1
Rwaza 6,044 100 90.5 5.5 0.1 3.2 0.4 0.4
Shingiro 6,097 100 91.3 4.7 0.1 3.6 0.1 0.1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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In Musanze district, 3 types of tenure of housing units (owners, tenants and free lodging)
predominate in urban area as well as in rural area and their percentages vary substantially
according to the area of residence. The percentage of owners of housing units is 69.4% in
urban areas to 91.3% in rural areas, The percentage of tenants of housing units is 26.0% in
urban areas to 5.4% in rural areas. The percentage of free lodging is 3.6% in urban areas to
2.8% in rural areas. The Figure 4. 2 below indicate details:

Figure 4. 2 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by tenure of the
housing and area of residence

Tenure of the housing units-Urban Owner

0.6
0.2 0.2 Tenant

3.6
Hire purchase

Free lodging
26.0

Staff housing

Temporary camp or
settlement
69.4
Other

Not stated

Tenure of the housing units-Rural 2.8 0.3 0.1 Owner

0.1 0.0
5.4 Tenant

Hire purchase

Free lodging

Staff housing

Temporary camp or
settlement
Other
91.3
Not stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.2.3 Material of the housing units in Musanze district

[Link] Main materials of the roof

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 indicate that housing units are mainly covered by iron sheets in
Rwanda (74.1%), in the Northern Province, the Iron sheet represent (79.3%). In Musanze
district, housing units are mainly covered by iron sheets (84.7%). Only 15.1% are covered by
local tiles and 0.1% by Industrial tiles. At the sector level, the highest percentage of housing
units covered by iron sheets is found in Nyange sector (99.8%). The lowest percentage of
housing units covered by iron sheets is found in Remera (28.9%) sector. The highest
percentages of the housing units covered by local tiles are found in Remera (70.7%), and in
Gashaki sectors (66.3%). The Table 4. 5 below displays details:

Table 4. 5 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
material of the roof of the housing units and by Sector

Percentage
Total number of

roofing materials

roofing materials
Households

Sector and Area of

All non durable

residence Industrial tiles

Other type of
Sheeting, ...)
Iron Sheets

(Cartoons,

Not stated
Local tiles

Asbestos

Concrete

Grass
Total

Rwanda 3,312,74 10 74. 25. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

3 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Province 506,064 10 79. 20. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Musanze District 119,387 10 84. 15. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Musanze Urban 58,426 10 93. 6.0 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Musanze Rural 60,961 10 76. 23. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
Busogo 6,940 10 63. 36. 0. 0. 0.
0 0 9 1 0 0
Cyuve 15,444 10 98. 1.1 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 8 1 0 0 0
Gacaca 7,384 10 56. 43. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 1 7 1 0 0 0
Gashaki 3,460 10 33. 66. 0. 0. 0.
0 6 3 1 1 0
Gataraga 6,333 10 77. 22. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
Kimonyi 5,629 10 96. 3.4 0. 0.
0 6 0 0
Kinigi 8,201 10 99. 0.1 0. 0. 0.
0 7 0 0 1
Muhoza 16,900 10 96. 3.7 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Muko 6,937 10 92. 7.8 0. 0. 0.
0 2 0 0 0

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 Musanze 12,335 10 99. 0.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Nkotsi 4,556 10 88. 11. 0. 0. 0.
0 6 3 0 0 0
Nyange 8,174 10 99. 0.1 0. 0.
0 8 0 0
Remera 4,953 10 28. 70. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 9 7 2 1 0 1
Rwaza 6,044 10 55. 44. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 6 2 1 0 0 0
Shingiro 6,097 10 95. 4.3 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 5 0 1 0 1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The results of the census reveal that the materials used for roofing of the households’ units
in Musanze district vary slightly according to the area of residence. In both rural and urban
areas of Musanze district, the predominant roofing materials are iron sheets (76.1% in rural
and 93.7% in urban areas). The percentage of housing units covered by local tiles is 23.8% in
rural areas while it is 6.0 in urban areas. The Figure 4. 3 below illustrates details:

Figure 4. 3 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main material
of the roof of the housing

Main material of the roof-Urban

0.2 0.0 Iron Sheets

6.0

Local tiles

Other type of roofing

materials

Not stated
93.7

Main material of the roof-Rural

0.1
Iron Sheets
0.0

23.8 Local tiles

Other type of
roofing materials

76.1
Not stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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[Link] Main materials of the walls

The results of the census show that the housing units of wall are mostly built with sundried
bricks in Rwanda (67%), and 71% in the Northern Province. In Musanze district, walls of the
housing units are also mostly built with sundried bricks (54.3%), wood/mud (32.5%), and burnt
bricks (9.1%). At the sector level, sundried bricks are the mostly used materials in Rwaza
(94.1%) and Busogo (92.6%). Wood/mud is the most frequently used material in Kinigi (92.2%)
and Nyange (74.6%). The Table 4. 6 below displays details:
Table 4. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
material of the walls of the housing unit and by Sector

Percentage
Total number of

Sector and

without cement

without cement
Households

Sundried bricks

Sundried bricks

materials(Carto
without cement
Wood with mud

Wood with mud

ons, Sheathing,
All non durable

Stones without
blocks
Area of

wall materials
Other type of
with cement

with cement
Burnt bricks

Burnt bricks
residence

Stones with
and cement

Not Stated
Concrete
Cement

cement

cement
Timber
Total

wall

...)
Rwanda 3,312,7 10 7.5 18. 36. 30. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 3.0 1. 0. 1.
43 0 1 3 7 1 6 1 4 2 7 0 3 0
Northern 506,06 10 5.4 17. 26. 44. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 3.0 1. 0. 0.
Province 4 0 4 8 2 1 1 0 5 5 0 0 7 3
Musanze 119,38 10 7.9 24. 24. 30. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 7.5 1. 1. 0.
7 0 6 1 2 3 1 0 1 9 0 6 2 4
Musanze 58,426 10 7.0 9.8 37. 24. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 14. 2. 0. 0.
Urban 0 7 3 0 1 1 5 9 0 8 9 3 4
Musanze 60,961 10 8.8 38. 11. 35. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0.5 0. 2. 0.
Rural 0 7 1 8 5 1 0 7 0 0 3 1 5
Busogo 6,940 10 0.2 1.7 45. 47. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 2.8 0. 0. 0.
0 0 6 0 1 4 5 0 5 7 6
Cyuve 15,444 10 3.4 10. 35. 25. 0. 0. 0. 2. 3. 0. 15. 2. 0. 0.
0 4 5 7 1 1 0 1 3 1 7 6 1 8
Gacaca 7,384 10 1.2 8.9 20. 59. 0. 0. 0. 2.4 0. 5. 0.
0 3 6 3 3 2 8 9 2
Gashaki 3,460 10 0.2 1.8 14. 72. 0. 0. 0.5 0. 9. 0.
0 1 8 1 2 5 0 9
Gataraga 6,333 10 1.8 19. 21. 50. 0. 0. 2. 2. 0. 0.7 0. 0. 0.
0 2 0 6 1 7 9 6 0 2 2 2
Kimonyi 5,629 10 10. 36. 20. 24. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 4.8 1. 0. 0.
0 4 5 1 8 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 0
Kinigi 8,201 10 31. 60. 0.6 0.3 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1.8 2. 0. 0.
0 8 4 6 1 2 1 0 2 9 0
Muhoza 16,900 10 1.7 2.7 41. 19. 0. 0. 0. 2. 0. 0. 25. 4. 0. 0.
0 6 6 0 2 2 1 9 1 8 4 5 3
Muko 6,937 10 5.0 23. 28. 39. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.6 0. 0. 0.
0 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 6 1
Musanze 12,335 10 16. 46. 17. 7.6 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 8.0 1. 0. 0.
0 7 7 6 7 1 0 4 2 1 5 6 1
Nkotsi 4,556 10 8.7 33. 24. 29. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1.3 0. 0.
0 5 8 7 0 0 7 4 0 6 1
Nyange 8,174 10 21. 53. 11. 9.8 0. 1. 0. 0. 1.8 0. 0. 0.
0 3 3 2 4 2 3 0 4 2 1

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 Remera 4,953 10 0.8 6.5 18. 64. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.5 0. 6. 2.
0 4 6 0 0 2 0 4 1 5
Rwaza 6,044 10 0.3 2.7 21. 72. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.7 0. 0. 1.
0 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 3
Shingiro 6,097 10 10. 73. 4.4 8.2 0. 1. 1. 0.2 0. 0. 0.
0 5 1 5 1 1 1 6 1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The main materials used for walls of the housing units in Musanze district are mostly sundried
bricks, wood with mud and burnt bricks and their percentages vary substantially according to
the area of residence. In urban areas, the predominant materials are sundried bricks with
cement (37.7%) followed by sundried bricks without cement (24.3%). Burnt bricks (17.7% with
and without cement) and wood with mud (16.8% with and without cement). In rural areas,
wood with mud are predominant materials with 47.6% followed by sundried bricks (46.9%)
and burnt bricks (0.8%). The Figure 4. 4 below provides details:

Figure 4. 4 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main material
of walls of the housing unit and by area of residence

Main material of the wall-Urban Wood with mud and cement

0.4
2.9 3.1 Wood with mud without
cement
7.0
9.8 Sun dried bricks with cement
14.8
Sun dried bricks without
cement

Burnt bricks with cement

24.3
37.7 Burnt bricks without cement

Other type of wall materials

Not Stated

Main material of the wall-Rural Wood with mud and cement

0.5 0.3 0.5 Wood with mud without

cement
4.3 8.8
Sun dried bricks with cement

Sun dried bricks without

cement
35.8 Burnt bricks with cement

38.7
Burnt bricks without cement

Other type of wall materials

11.1
Not Stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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[Link] Main materials of the floor

The results 5RPHC 2022 indicate that the main material of the floor of the housing units is
earth (60.4%) followed by cement (31.2%) countrywide. In the Northern Province, the earth is
the main material of the floor of the housing units (75.1%) followed by cement (21.7%). In
Musanze district, the main material of the floor of the housing units is earth (64.9.1%) followed
by cement (30.0%) and ceramic/clay/granite tiles (2.6%). At sector level, the cement as main
material used for the floor is most found in Muhoza sector (63.2%). The highest percentage
of the housing units with earth as main material used for the floor is found in Rwaza (89.4%),
Shingiro (89.1%) Gashaki (89.0%), and Remera (88.8%) and the high percentage of housing
units whose floor in ceramic/clay/granite tiles is found in Muhoza (9.0%) and Cyuve sectors
(6.0%). The Table 4. 7 below displays details:
Table 4. 7 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
material of the floor of the housing unit and by Sector

Percentage
Total number of

Ceramic/clays/
Dung hardened

floor materials
Sectors

Wooden floor

Other type of
Burnt bricks

Granite tiles
Households

and residence area

Not stated
Concrete

Cement
Stones
Earth
Total

Rwanda 3,312,743 100 60.4 3.6 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.0 3.3 31.2 0.1 0.1
Northern Province 506,064 100 75.1 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.9 21.7 0.1 0.0
Musanze 119,387 100 64.9 0.1 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.0 2.6 30.0 0.1 0.1
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 42.3 0.1 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 5.3 50.2 0.1 0.1
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 86.5 0.1 0.0 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 10.6 0.0 0.0
Busogo 6,940 100 58.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.9 39.6 0.0 0.0
Cyuve 15,444 100 46.5 0.1 1.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 6.0 43.5 0.1 0.0
Gacaca 7,384 100 85.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 13.3 0.1 0.0
Gashaki 3,460 100 89.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 10.4
Gataraga 6,333 100 82.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 16.5 0.2 0.0
Kimonyi 5,629 100 73.8 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.1 22.5 0.3 0.1
Kinigi 8,201 100 66.5 0.1 0.1 7.2 0.0 0.2 25.9 0.0
Muhoza 16,900 100 26.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 9.0 63.2 0.2 0.2
Muko 6,937 100 76.6 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 22.1 0.0 0.1
Musanze 12,335 100 62.0 0.0 0.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.8 30.9 0.1 0.0
Nkotsi 4,556 100 77.9 0.0 0.8 0.2 21.0 0.0
Nyange 8,174 100 70.5 0.3 0.1 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 23.0 0.0 0.0
Remera 4,953 100 88.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 10.7
Rwaza 6,044 100 89.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 10.2 0.0
Shingiro 6,097 100 89.1 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 9.6 0.0 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The results of census indicate the main materials used for floor of the housing units in
Musanze district are mostly earth, cement, and ceramic/clay/granite tiles. In urban areas, the
predominant materials are cement (50.2%) followed by earth (42.3%) and
ceramic/clay/granite tiles (5.3%). In rural areas, the predominant materials are earth (86.5%)
and cement (10.6%). The Figure 4. 5 below provides details:

Figure 4. 5 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main material
of floor of the housing unit and by area of residence

Main material of the floor-Urban

Earth
2.1 0.1

Dung hardened

Ceramic/clays/Granite tiles
42.3

Cement
50.2

Other type of floor materials

5.3
0.1 Not stated

Main material of the floor-Urban Earth

2.7 0.0

0.1
Dung hardened
0.1 10.6

Ceramic/clays/Granite
tiles

Cement

Other type of floor

materials
86.5
Not stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.3 Source of energy of the private households

4.3.1 Grid line connectivity in Musanze district

At national level, the results of the 5th RPHC 2022 revealed that 52.5% of private households
are connected to the national grid while 47.2% are not connected. In Northern Province, the
percentage of private household connected to the national grid line is 44.5% while it is 60.2%
in Musanze district. At the sector level, over 70% of private households are connected to the
national grid line in 3 sectors out of 15. Muhoza (87.7%) has the higher percentage. Sectors
with lower percentages of private households connected to the national grid line are Shingiro
(26.1% and Gtaraga (37.1%). The table below displays details:

Table 4. 8 Distribution (Count and %) of private households by connection to the National

Grid line in Musanze District by Sector and area of residence

Sectors Total Percentage

number of Total Grid connected Not connected Not Stated
Privates Households10 Households
Households
Rwanda 3,312,743 100 52.5 47.5 0.0
Northern Province 506,064 100 44.5 55.5 0.0
Musanze District 119,387 100 60.2 39.8 0.0
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 76.8 23.2 0.0
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 44.2 55.8
Busogo 6,940 100 70.9 29.1
Cyuve 15,444 100 61.7 38.3
Gacaca 7,384 100 64.6 35.4
Gashaki 3,460 100 72.4 27.6
Gataraga 6,333 100 37.1 62.9
Kimonyi 5,629 100 55.0 45.0 0.0
Kinigi 8,201 100 52.2 47.8
Muhoza 16,900 100 87.7 12.3
Muko 6,937 100 62.7 37.3
Musanze 12,335 100 53.1 46.9
Nkotsi 4,556 100 53.3 46.7
Nyange 8,174 100 48.5 51.5
Remera 4,953 100 69.6 30.4
Rwaza 6,044 100 53.6 46.4 0.0
Shingiro 6,097 100 26.1 73.9 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2 (NISR)

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Regarding the areas of residence in Musanze district, the percentage of private households
connected to the national grid line is 76.8% in urban areas while it is 44.2% in rural areas as
shown in the figure below:

Figure 4. 6 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by connection to

the national grid line and by area of residence

Grid line Connection-Urban

0.0 Grid connected

Households

23.2

Not connected
Households

76.8

Not stated

Grid line Connection-Rural

Grid connected
0.0 Households

44.2
Not connected
Households
55.8

Not stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)2 (NISR)

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4.3.2 Main source of energy for lighting in Musanze district

In Musanze district, the main source of energy for lighting used by households is electricity
(62.9%). At the sector level, the percentage of households using electricity for lighting is high
in Muhoza(88.0%), Gashaki (74.4%), Remera (72.7%), and Busogo sectors (72.3%). The
sectors with the high percentages of private households using flashlight/phone flashlight for
lighting are Shingiro (53.7%), and Gataraga (44.7%). Table4.9 below provides details:

Table 4. 9 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
source of energy for lighting and by Sector

Percentage

energy for lighting

Kerosene/Paraffin

Flashlight/Phone
Total number of

Other source of
Batteries/Bulb

Rechargeable
Sector
Households

Not stated
Firewoods
Electricity

Flashlight

Batteries
Candles

Lantern
Biogas
Total

lamp

Rwanda 3,312,74 10 61. 0. 0. 2. 4.2 1. 28. 0. 1. 0. 0.

3 0 0 4 0 9 1 4 1 2 5 0
Northern 506,064 10 54. 0. 0. 3. 5.0 0. 35. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Province 0 1 3 0 0 8 3 1 9 4 0
Musanze 119,387 10 62. 0. 0. 4. 4.5 0. 26. 0. 0. 0. 0.
District 0 9 2 0 7 2 1 1 9 3 0
Musanze Urban 58,426 10 77. 0. 0. 5. 1.6 0. 14. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 8 2 0 2 2 0 1 7 2 0
Musanze Rural 60,961 10 48. 0. 0. 4. 7.2 0. 37. 0. 1. 0. 0.
0 6 3 0 1 3 8 1 1 5 0
Busogo 6,940 10 72. 0. 3. 4.8 0. 17. 0. 1. 0. 0.
0 3 2 3 0 5 0 0 9 0
Cyuve 15,444 10 67. 0. 0. 7. 1.9 0. 21. 0. 0. 0.
0 6 1 0 9 3 1 1 6 3
Gacaca 7,384 10 66. 0. 0. 4. 4.3 0. 23. 0. 0. 0.
0 1 2 1 0 4 8 1 8 3
Gashaki 3,460 10 74. 0. 1. 3.9 0. 19. 0. 0.
0 4 0 0 3 2 8 3
Gataraga 6,333 10 38. 0. 4. 10. 0. 44. 0. 1. 0.
0 2 4 1 7 1 7 1 6 2
Kimonyi 5,629 10 59. 0. 2. 3.2 0. 31. 0. 1. 0.
0 5 3 8 2 8 1 4 5
Kinigi 8,201 10 53. 0. 0. 4. 5.4 0. 35. 0. 0. 0.
0 6 2 0 6 2 1 1 5 3
Muhoza 16,900 10 88. 0. 0. 5. 0.5 0. 4.9 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 0 3 0 3 2 0 7 1 0
Muko 6,937 10 65. 0. 0. 6. 4.3 0. 21. 1. 0.
0 8 2 0 1 3 3 2 7
Musanze 12,335 10 54. 0. 0. 6. 5.7 0. 31. 0. 0. 0.
0 7 1 0 9 2 0 2 7 3
Nkotsi 4,556 10 59. 0. 0. 5.2 0. 32. 0. 1. 0.
0 1 2 5 2 7 2 7 2

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 Nyange 8,174 10 52. 0. 0. 5. 7.1 0. 34. 0. 0. 0.
0 0 1 0 0 4 5 1 6 1
Remera 4,953 10 72. 0. 2. 2.3 0. 21. 0. 0. 0.
0 7 1 1 2 6 0 6 2
Rwaza 6,044 10 58. 0. 0. 2. 3.0 0. 33. 0. 1. 0.
0 2 4 0 4 4 4 1 3 6
Shingiro 6,097 10 29. 0. 2. 12. 0. 53. 0. 1. 0.
0 1 2 6 0 4 7 1 6 2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The sources of energy for lighting in Musanze district are mainly electricity, candles, and
flashlight/phone flashlight. However, the percentages of households using them vary by area
of residence. In urban areas, the main source of energy for lighting is electricity (77.8%),
followed by flashlight/phone flashlight (14.0%) and candles (5.2%). In rural areas, 48.6% of
private households use electricity as main source of energy for lighting while 37.8% use
flashlight, 7.2% use firewoods, and 4.1% use candles. The Figure 4. 7 provides details:
Figure 4. 7 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main source of
energy for lighting and by area of residence

Source of energy for lighting-Urban Electricity

0.5
0.7
0.0 Candles

0.2 14.0 Firewoods

1.6
Batteries/Bulb
5.2
Flashlight/Phone Flashlight

Lantern

77.8 Other source of energy for

lighting
Not stated

Source of energy for lighting-Urban 0.8 Electricity

0.0
1.1
Candles

Firewoods

37.8 Batteries/Bulb
48.6
Flashlight/Phone Flashlight

Lantern

Other source of energy for

0.3 lighting
7.2 Not stated
4.1

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.3.3 Main sources of energy for cooking in Musanze district

At the Musanze district level, the main sources of energy for cooking used by the private
households are firewood (73.9%) followed by charcoal (21.0%) and gas (4.0%). At the sector
level, firewood is the most used source of cooking energy by private households in Remera
(98.2%) and Gashaki (98.0%). The sector with the high percentage of private households using
charcoal as main source of cooking energy is Muhoza (55.1%). Sectors with the highest
percentages of private households using gas as main source of cooking energy are Muhoza
(16.4%), and Cyuve (7.0%). The Table 4. 10 below illustrates details:

Table 4. 10 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by main
source of energy for cooking and by Sector

Percentage
Total number of

Other cooking
Animal dung
Sector
Solar Power
Households

No cooking
Crop waste

Not Stated
Kerosene/
Electricity

Briquette
Firewood

Charcoal

Sawdust
Parafine
Biogas

option
Total

Peat
Gas

fuel
Rwand 3,312,7 10 76. 17. 4.6 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0.
a 43 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Norther 506,06 10 88. 8.7 1.4 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
n 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Provinc
e
119,38 10 73. 21. 4.0 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Musanz 7 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
e
District
Musanz 58,426 10 96. 2.7 0.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
e 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Urban
Musanz 60,961 10 73. 21. 4.0 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
e 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Rural
6,940 10 68. 29. 2.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Busogo 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0
Cyuve 15,444 10 52. 39. 7.0 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
7,384 10 88. 7.7 0.6 0. 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Gacaca 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 5
3,460 10 98. 0.6 0.3 0. 0. 0. 0.
Gashak 0 0 4 1 1 6
i
6,333 10 93. 5.8 0.2 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Gatarag 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
a
5,629 10 83. 14. 2.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Kimony 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 4
i

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 Kinigi 8,201 10 91. 7.4 0.8 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 3 0 0 0 0 4
16,900 10 26. 55. 16. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0.
Muhoz 0 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
a
Muko 6,937 10 87. 11. 0.5 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 8 0 1 0 0 6
12,335 10 70. 25. 3.6 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Musanz 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
e
Nkotsi 4,556 10 91. 6.8 1.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 4 0 1 0 0 5
8,174 10 88. 10. 0.5 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Nyange 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
4,953 10 98. 0.9 0.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Remera 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6
Rwaza 6,044 10 97. 1.8 0.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0 1 0 0 1 0 8
6,097 10 97. 1.8 0.1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
Shingir 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
o
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The main sources of energy for cooking used by private households in Musanze district vary
by area of residence. In Rural areas, private households use mostly firewood (96.1%) and
charcoal (2.7%). In urban areas, private households use most firewood (50.8%) and charcoal
(40.1%). The figure below indicates the extents of energy for cooking used in rural and urban
areas:

Figure 4. 8 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main source of
energy for cooking and by area of residence

Source of energy for cooking-Urban

0.9 Firewood
0.1 0.0

8.1 Charcoal

Gas

50.8 Other cooking fuel

40.1

No cooking option

Not Stated

Source of energy for cooking-Rural 0.0 0.1 0.6

Firewood
0.5
2.7

Charcoal

Gas

Other cooking fuel

No cooking option
96.1
Not Stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.3.4Water and sanitation of the private households in Musanze district

[Link] Main source of drinking water

The results of 5RPHC 2022 reveal that improved water sources is the most water sources in
Rwanda that represent (82.3%). In Musanze district, 93.7% of private households use
improved water sources. At the sector level, the percentage of the private households using
water from improved sources is highest in Cyuve (99.5%), and the lowest in Gataraga (72.5%).
The

Table 4. 11 below provides details:

Table 4. 11 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze District by main
source of water, area of residence, and by Sector

Total Percentage
Sector number of Tota Improved Unimproved Not
Household l drinking water drinking stated
s source water source
Rwanda 3,312,743 100 82.3 17.7 0.0
Northern 506,064 100 84.9 15.1 0.0
Province
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 93.7 6.3 0.0
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 88.0 12.0 0.0
Musanze 119,387 100 90.8 9.2 0.0
Busogo 6,940 100 97.4 2.5 0.0
Cyuve 15,444 100 99.5 0.5
Gacaca 7,384 100 73.3 26.7
Gashaki 3,460 100 87.6 12.4
Gataraga 6,333 100 72.5 27.5
Kimonyi 5,629 100 88.8 11.2
Kinigi 8,201 100 96.6 3.4
Muhoza 16,900 100 94.6 5.3 0.0
Muko 6,937 100 95.4 4.6
Musanze 12,335 100 98.7 1.3
Nkotsi 4,556 100 84.0 16.0
Nyange 8,174 100 93.2 6.8
Remera 4,953 100 77.0 23.0
Rwaza 6,044 100 84.0 16.0
Shingiro 6,097 100 85.2 14.8
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)
Note 1: Improved sources of drinking water include: mineral water, internal pipe born water, pipe born
water in the compound, pipe born water from the neighbor HH, public tap out of the compound, Tube
well/borehole, protected spring/well, rainwater, tanker truck. Unimproved sources of drinking water
include: unprotected spring/well , River/lakes/pond/surface water, other source and all not stated sources.

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Figure 4. 9 Percentage of the private households of Musanze District by main source of
water and by Sector

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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In Musanze district, both urban and rural areas, private households use mainly improved
sources of water (93.7% in urban and 88.0% in rural). The percentage of private households
using unimproved source of water is higher in rural (12.0%) than in urban (6.3%). More details
are displayed in Figure 4. 10 below:

Figure 4. 10 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main source
of water and by area of residence

Source of drinking water-Urban

0.0 Improved drinking

water source
6.3

Unimproved drinking
water source

93.7 Not stated

Source of drinking water-Rural

Improved drinking
0.0 water source

12.0

Unimproved
drinking water
source

Not stated

88.0

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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[Link] Main type of toilet facility

The results of census reveal that the main types of toilet facility used by the private
households in Rwanda are not shared Pit Latrine with constructed floor slab (68.8%), in
Musanze district main types of toilet facility used by the private households are Pit Latrine
with constructed floor slab used by one household (62.5%), pit latrine with constructed floor
slab used by several households (18.5) and not shared Pit Latrine without constructed floor
slab (11.6%). At the sector level, the percentage of households using private or pit latrines
with constructed floor slab used by one household is high in Remera (91%), Gashaki and
Rwaza sectors (84.4% each). The high percentage of households using pit latrines with
constructed floor slab used by several households is in Muhoza sector (34%), the lowest
percentages are found in Remera (4.9%), and Gashaki (6.0%). Flush toilets are mainly used by
one household and the high percentage of households using this type is found in Muhoza
(12.4%). The Table 4. 12 below indicates the types of toilets facilities.
Table 4. 12 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by
main type of toilet facility and by Sector

Percentage
constructed floor

constructed floor

constructed floor

constructed floor
slab used by one

used by one
Flush toilet used

Flush toilet used

Total number of

Pit Latrine with

HH Latrine with

Other type of
slab used by

slab used by
HHs

several HHs
Households

Households
Household

Not stated
Pit Latrine

Pit Latrine
by several

without

without
several
by one
Total

toilet
Bush
slab
HH
Pit

Rwanda 3,312,743 100 3.0 0.4 68.8 19.9 5.7 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.4
Northern Province 506,064 100 1.2 0.2 78.2 11.1 7.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3
Musanze District 119,387 100 3.5 0.7 62.5 18.5 11.6 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 6.8 1.4 54.2 26.9 7.8 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.5
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 0.2 0.0 70.3 10.4 15.2 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.1
Busogo 6,940 100 0.6 0.3 68.0 25.0 4.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2
Cyuve 15,444 100 6.8 0.9 58.1 24.5 6.9 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.5
Gacaca 7,384 100 1.3 0.2 69.4 10.8 15.8 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.2
Gashaki 3,460 100 0.2 0.1 84.4 6.0 7.2 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.1
Gataraga 6,333 100 0.2 0.0 68.9 15.4 12.7 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2
Kimonyi 5,629 100 1.7 0.2 54.5 18.2 19.7 4.0 0.4 0.5 0.9
Kinigi 8,201 100 2.0 0.1 75.2 13.7 6.9 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0
Muhoza 16,900 100 12.4 3.1 45.4 34.1 3.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.4
Muko 6,937 100 1.3 0.5 69.2 11.8 13.9 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.9
Musanze 12,335 100 3.3 0.3 35.0 17.7 33.2 9.0 0.6 0.9 0.0
Nkotsi 4,556 100 0.5 0.3 76.3 15.3 6.5 0.8 0.2 0.1
Nyange 8,174 100 0.5 0.2 64.0 18.3 12.9 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.1
Remera 4,953 100 0.1 91.0 4.9 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1
Rwaza 6,044 100 0.1 0.0 84.4 8.2 6.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Shingiro 6,097 100 0.0 0.0 67.6 11.7 16.4 2.3 1.5 0.4 0.1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The type of toilet facility used by the private households varies according to the area of
residence in Musanze district. In urban areas, the types of toilets most used are pit latrine with
constructed floor slab used by one household (54.2%) and pit latrines with constructed floor
slab used by several households (26.9%). In rural areas, the main types of toilets used are pit
latrines with constructed floor slab used by one household (70.3%), pit latrine without
constructed floor slab used by one households (15.2%), and pit latrines with constructed floor
slab used by several households (10.4%). The Figure 4. 11 below indicates details:

Figure 4. 11 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by main type of
toilet facility and by area of residence

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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[Link] Mode of waste disposal in Musanze district

The results of the census reveal that, In Musanze district, the high percentage of households
(49.3%) evacuate their waste through the Household compost dumping while 33.6% of private
households evacuate their waste in the household's fields or bushes and 9.3% in the Waste
collection companies. At the Sector level, the high percentages of households evacuating their
waste through the Household compost dumping are in Remera (70.6%), Kinigi (67.5%),
Busogo (62.7%) and Nyange sectors (60.0%). The household's fields or bushes as main mode
of waste disposal is the most used in Kimonyi (58.7%). The
Table 4. 13 below indicates details:

Table 4. 13 Distribution (count and %) of the private households of Musanze district by

mode of waste disposal and by Sector

Total Percentage
HHs

River/Stream/Drai
compost dumping

household's fields
Sectors Waste collection
Public compost

waste disposal
Other mode of
Thrown in the

n/Gutter/lacs
companies
Household

Not Stated
or bushes
dumping

Burnt
Total

In a
Rwanda 3,312,743 100 4.7 51.2 10.0 32.4 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.0
Northern Province 506,064 100 3.1 54.5 2.6 38.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.0
Musanze 119,387 100 5.7 49.3 9.3 33.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.0
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 6.8 44.5 18.8 28.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 0.0
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 4.8 53.9 0.3 39.0 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.0
Busogo 6,940 100 14.4 62.7 1.4 18.5 0.2 0.0 2.7 0.0
Cyuve 15,444 100 7.2 40.2 18.5 31.9 0.8 0.1 1.3 0.1
Gacaca 7,384 100 8.5 52.7 0.7 36.3 0.6 0.0 1.1
Gashaki 3,460 100 3.6 51.3 0.1 43.8 0.2 0.1 0.9
Gataraga 6,333 100 4.4 53.3 0.4 38.7 0.4 0.2 2.6
Kimonyi 5,629 100 3.9 34.7 1.4 58.7 0.4 0.0 0.9
Kinigi 8,201 100 8.6 67.5 0.7 20.9 0.2 0.2 1.9
Muhoza 16,900 100 6.1 27.9 42.1 22.7 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.0
Muko 6,937 100 3.6 56.7 0.6 37.5 0.2 0.1 1.3
Musanze 12,335 100 3.7 48.3 5.8 39.4 0.6 0.2 2.0 0.0
Nkotsi 4,556 100 5.2 51.9 0.6 41.7 0.2 0.0 0.2
Nyange 8,174 100 2.8 60.0 0.5 34.9 0.2 0.1 1.6
Remera 4,953 100 3.0 70.6 0.3 23.4 0.3 0.0 2.4
Rwaza 6,044 100 5.6 57.6 0.1 36.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0
Shingiro 6,097 100 1.8 48.6 0.4 47.0 1.0 1.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The results of the census indicate the main modes of waste disposal used by the households.
modes of waste disposal used vary by area of residence, in urban areas, domestic waste is
mainly collected and evacuated through household compost dumping (44.5%). Other private
households evacuate their domestic waste in the household's fields or in the bushes (28.0%)
or in the Waste collection companies (18.8). In rural areas, the households evacuate their
waste mainly by compost dumping (53.9%) and others in their fields or in the bushes (39.0%).
The Figure 4. 12 below illustrates details:

Figure 4. 12 Distribution (%) of the private households of Musanze district by mode of waste
disposal and by area of residence

Mode of waste disposal-Urban 0.1 Public compost dumping

1.3
0.5 0.0
Household compost dumping
6.8
Waste collection companies

28.0 Thrown in the household's fields

or bushes

Burnt

44.5 In a
River/Stream/Drain/Gutter/lacs

Other mode of waste disposal

18.8

Not Stated

Public compost dumping

Mode of waste disposal-Rural 0.1 1.5
0.4
0.0 Household compost dumping

4.8
Waste collection companies

Thrown in the household's

fields or bushes
39.0
Burnt

In a
53.9 River/Stream/Drain/Gutter/la
cs
Other mode of waste
disposal

0.3 Not Stated

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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4.4 Assets possessed by private households

4.4.1 Communication assets possessed by private households in Musanze district

At the district level, 84.7% of private households possess a radio, 81.6% a mobile phone, 24.1%
a smartphone, 13.4% a TV and 5.1% a computer. The percentage of private households
possessing a radio is high in Muhoza (93.5%), and it is low in Shingiro (75.1%). The percentage
of private households possessing a television is high in Muhoza (34.6%) and Cyuve (23.5%)
while it is low in Rwaza, Remera, and Shingiro sectors (about 3% each). Mobile phone is mostly
possessed by private households of Muhoza sector (91.1%). The sectors with high percentage
of households with smartphone is Muhoza (53.1%), while the percentage of households
possessing this asset is low in Rwaza and Shingiro sectors (8% each). The computer is mostly
possessed in Muhoza (15.9%). The Table 4. 14 below provides details:

Table 4. 14 Percentage of private households and of Musanze district possessing

communication assets by Sector.

Total Percentage
Number of
Radio Television Mobile Smart Computer
Sectors Private
phone11 Mobile
Households

Rwanda 3,312,743 81.5 12.3 78.1 20.8 4.2

Northern 506,064 82.1 7.5 77.6 15.3 2.3
Province
Musanze 119,387 84.7 13.4 81.6 24.1 5.1
Busogo 6,940 86.3 12.8 84.0 29.7 3.9
Cyuve 15,444 88.2 23.5 86.1 37.5 9.3
Gacaca 7,384 82.2 5.7 76.7 11.7 1.3
Gashaki 3,460 83.9 4.1 78.2 11.0 0.6
Gataraga 6,333 79.9 5.7 77.3 12.8 1.4
Kimonyi 5,629 82.1 10.5 78.9 18.5 3.5
Kinigi 8,201 84.9 10.1 82.9 18.4 1.9
Muhoza 16,900 93.5 34.6 91.1 53.1 15.9
Muko 6,937 81.6 8.2 76.6 15.0 1.9
Musanze 12,335 83.4 11.9 81.5 23.1 5.8
Nkotsi 4,556 79.7 4.8 74.5 12.7 1.4
Nyange 8,174 81.8 6.6 79.9 15.5 1.3
Remera 4,953 85.0 3.1 80.0 12.6 0.5
Rwaza 6,044 82.7 3.2 77.9 8.8 0.8
Shingiro 6,097 75.1 2.8 72.4 8.2 0.8
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

11Mobile phone include all type of mobile phone and smart phones

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4.4.2 Access to the Internet in Musanze district

The results of the 5th RPHC-2022 indicate that the percentages of households with at least
one member using internet are 22.2% at national level while they are 16.7% in Northern
Province and 25.0% in Musanze district. At sector level, the high percentage of households
with at least one member using internet is high in Muhoza (53.9%). The sectors with the lower
percentages of households with at least one member using internet are Shingiro (8.9%) and
Rwaza (10.1%).

Table 4. 15 Percentage of private households of Musanze district having access to the

Internet by Sector.

Sectors Total number Percentage

of privates Total HHs with at least HHs without at least
households one member using one member using
internet internet
Rwanda 3,312,743 100 22.2 77.8
Northern Province 506,064 100 16.7 83.3
Musanze District 119,387 100 25.0 75.0
Musanze Urban 58,426 100 40.4 59.6
Musanze Rural 60,961 100 10.2 89.8
Busogo 6,940 100 28.3 71.7
Cyuve 15,444 100 38.2 61.8
Gacaca 7,384 100 11.7 88.3
Gashaki 3,460 100 14.3 85.7
Gataraga 6,333 100 12.2 87.8
Kimonyi 5,629 100 20.7 79.3
Kinigi 8,201 100 19.9 80.1
Muhoza 16,900 100 53.9 46.1
Musanze 12,335 100 24.3 75.7
Nkotsi 4,556 100 13.0 87.0
Nyange 8,174 100 16.4 83.6
Remera 4,953 100 14.3 85.7
Rwaza 6,044 100 10.1 89.9
Shingiro 6,097 100 8.9 91.1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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The results of the census show that access to the Internet varies greatly in accordance with
the area of residence in Musanze district. In urban areas, 40.4% of private households have at
least one member accessing the Internet. In rural areas, private households whose at least
member accessing the Internet are only 10.2%. The Figure 4. 13 below provides details:

Figure 4. 13 Percentages of the private households of Musanze district that having access
to the Internet by area of residence.

Access to the internet-Rural

10.2
HHs with at
least one
member using
internet
HHs without
at least one
member using
internet
89.8

Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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CHAPTER 5: AGRICULTURE IN MUSANZE DISTRICT

The agriculture was the one of the areas of investigation of the 5th Rwanda Population and
housing census conducted in 2022. The households engaged in Livestock husbandry; the
number of private crop farming households cultivating different types of crops, by Sector, the
number of private households raising different types of livestock, by Sector and type of
household raised in district were captured in the census.

5.1 The households engaged in crop farming and livestock husbandly

The results of 5th RPHC 2022 revealed that Nationally, 2,280,854 of private households (68.9%)
are engaged in agriculture, among them 62.6% are engaged in crop farming and 50.4% are
engaged in Livestock husbandry. In Musanze district, Agricultural households occupy 66.3%,
with 59.4% of households engaged in crop farming and 44.4% Households engaged in
Livestock husbandry. Musanze district has sectors located in rural areas where the agriculture
activities are applied, Gashaki, Rwaza, and Remera sectors have a high proportion of
Households engaged in agriculture activities (93.6%, 91.2% and 91% respectively). Gashaki
sector has a high percentage of Households engaged in crop farming (90.9%) and Households
engaged in Livestock husbandry (82.4%). The Table 5. 1 below provides details:

Table 5. 1 Distribution of household engaged in livestock husbandly in Musanze district.

Agricultural Households Households

Sector and Area of Total households engaged engaged
residence private in crop farming in Livestock
Househol husbandry
ds Agricultu % Counts % Counts %
ral
househol
ds

Rwanda 3,312,743 2,280,854 68. 2,074,92 62.6 1,669,273 50.4

9 8
Northern Province 506,064 417,503 82. 389,305 76.9 327,842 64.8
5
Musanze District 119,387 79,190 66. 70,889 59.4 53,034 44.4
3
Busogo 6,940 4,252 61. 3,857 55.6 2,286 32.9
3
Cyuve 15,444 7,456 48. 5,971 38.7 4,525 29.3
3
Gacaca 7,384 5,657 76. 5,182 70.2 3,746 50.7
6
Gashaki 3,460 3,238 93. 3,145 90.9 2,850 82.4
6
Gataraga 6,333 5,034 79. 4,655 73.5 3,377 53.3
5
Kimonyi 5,629 4,127 73. 3,741 66.5 2,668 47.4
3
Kinigi 8,201 6,206 75. 5,399 65.8 4,160 50.7
7

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 Muhoza 16,900 5,344 31. 4,214 24.9 3,047 18.0
6
Muko 6,937 5,106 73. 4,531 65.3 3,393 48.9
6
Musanze 12,335 7,420 60. 6,498 52.7 4,580 37.1
2
Nkotsi 4,556 3,853 84. 3,714 81.5 2,631 57.7
6
Nyange 8,174 6,286 76. 5,619 68.7 4,036 49.4
9
Remera 4,953 4,509 91. 4,225 85.3 3,726 75.2
0
Rwaza 6,044 5,515 91. 5,282 87.4 4,390 72.6
2
Shingiro 6,097 5,187 85. 4,856 79.6 3,619 59.4
1
Source: Rwanda 5th Population and Housing Census,2022(NISR

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5.2 Distribution of private household engaged in crop farming of different types of crops, by Sector

The results of 5th Population and housing census 2022 indicate that the most cultivated crops by the private households of Musanze district are maize, sorghum,
wheat, beans, soybean, cassava, sweet potato, Irish potato, Yams &Taro, banana, vegetables, and fruits. The many households that apply agriculture activities are
found in all sectors of Musanze district especially in their rural areas. For more details see Table 5. 2 below

Table 5. 2 Number of private households cultivating different types of crops, by Sector.

Number of households
Sectors Maize Rice Sorghum Wheat Bean Soybean Cassava Sweet potato Irish potato Yams & Taro Banana Vegetables Fruits

Rwanda 1,168,846 48,752 390,289 50,606 1,658,842 224,595 1,010,374 919,286 299,515 255,215 506,195 311,054 1,358,294
Northern Province 221,903 733 113,273 16,659 317,928 11,095 106,902 229,277 94,268 33,058 92,063 84,679 254,727
Musanze District 46,263 7,990 3,759 52,297 327 3,493 20,351 19,893 1,422 6,917 8,584 39,924
Busogo 2,828 35 793 2,911 45 249 2,155 32 107 508 1,877
Cyuve 2,965 2,371 34 4,563 22 47 132 1,321 65 427 229 2,549
Gacaca 2,746 1,112 79 4,690 18 174 3,210 171 58 377 275 2,408
Gashaki 2,104 9 3 2,915 12 1,160 2,996 495 125 1,317 777 1,931
Gataraga 3,314 14 1,284 3,085 5 17 2,964 8 46 666 2,820
Kimonyi 2,835 108 10 3,463 7 74 413 144 218 478 571 2,326
Kinigi 2,231 110 13 887 2 14 4,584 2 28 333 3,781
Muhoza 2,001 1,118 44 3,496 29 141 1,196 594 51 320 254 1,921
Muko 3,352 333 29 4,070 107 221 1,325 76 267 612 783 2,341
Musanze 5,152 815 32 3,954 6 11 38 1,657 72 142 456 3,492
Nkotsi 3,038 95 178 3,416 73 408 2,135 59 251 970 978 2,073
Nyange 3,646 1,803 203 3,707 1 4 32 2,630 122 625 792 3,896
Remera 2,729 7 13 3,919 9 685 3,796 51 14 430 133 2,576
Rwaza 3,589 53 19 4,831 42 513 4,782 13 108 982 1,348 3,257
Shingiro 3,733 7 1,025 2,390 1 3 16 2,979 29 56 481 2,676
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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5.3 Distribution of private households engaged in raising different types of livestock, by Sector

Nationally and in the Northern Province, the results of the census indicate that most private households are
considerably more engaged in raising cows, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, and chicken than other livestock. It is in
the same extent in Musanze district. All sectors have a significant proportion of private households that are
engaged in livestock. The Table 5. 3 below displays details:

Table 5. 3 Number of private households raising different types of livestock, by Sector.

Sector Cows Goats Sheep Pigs Rabbits Chickens

Counts Counts Counts Counts Counts Counts
Rwanda 925,808 643,420 155,525 494,305 94,111 396,161
Northern Province 226,476 87,418 67,084 76,656 14,803 54,197
Musanze District 25,952 9,689 15,924 12,765 1,191 6,891
Busogo 1,071 193 977 129 19 368
Cyuve 1,659 1,270 1,201 596 54 905
Gacaca 1,904 770 649 1,414 116 382
Gashaki 1,981 409 376 1,561 225 338
Gataraga 1,711 143 1,728 212 54 309
Kimonyi 894 1,269 672 441 21 480
Kinigi 2,021 167 2,449 256 28 264
Muhoza 1,140 695 237 694 88 811
Muko 1,343 1,203 762 894 62 702
Musanze 1,928 918 1,660 648 30 622
Nkotsi 1,319 801 408 1,080 48 364
Nyange 1,692 554 2,133 398 18 314
Remera 2,382 502 332 1,942 185 288
Rwaza 2,813 582 515 2,259 185 481
Shingiro 2,094 213 1,825 241 58 263
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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ANNEX A: SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES

Table A. 1 Distribution (count and %) of the resident population of Musanze district by Single age and Sex

Age Counts Percent

Both Sexes Male Female Male Female Both Sexes
Musanze District 476,522 227,340 249,182 100 100 100
0 12,628 6,204 6,424 2.73 2.58 2.65
1 11,027 5,508 5,519 2.42 2.21 2.31
2 11,070 5,544 5,526 2.44 2.22 2.32
3 12,122 6,055 6,067 2.66 2.43 2.54
4 12,325 6,143 6,182 2.70 2.48 2.59
5 13,112 6,606 6,506 2.91 2.61 2.75
6 13,214 6,571 6,643 2.89 2.67 2.77
7 12,110 5,964 6,146 2.62 2.47 2.54
8 11,553 5,734 5,819 2.52 2.34 2.42
9 9,857 4,884 4,973 2.15 2.00 2.07
10 10,648 5,327 5,321 2.34 2.14 2.23
11 9,757 4,829 4,928 2.12 1.98 2.05
12 10,711 5,302 5,409 2.33 2.17 2.25
13 10,189 5,129 5,060 2.26 2.03 2.14
14 11,575 5,674 5,901 2.50 2.37 2.43
15 11,342 5,497 5,845 2.42 2.35 2.38
16 12,110 5,838 6,272 2.57 2.52 2.54
17 11,121 5,434 5,687 2.39 2.28 2.33
18 11,011 5,331 5,680 2.34 2.28 2.31
19 10,320 4,893 5,427 2.15 2.18 2.17
20 10,832 5,193 5,639 2.28 2.26 2.27
21 7,981 3,824 4,157 1.68 1.67 1.67
22 11,828 5,778 6,050 2.54 2.43 2.48
23 7,182 3,450 3,732 1.52 1.50 1.51
24 7,330 3,491 3,839 1.54 1.54 1.54
25 8,424 4,054 4,370 1.78 1.75 1.77
26 8,702 4,163 4,539 1.83 1.82 1.83
27 7,995 3,845 4,150 1.69 1.67 1.68
28 9,254 4,502 4,752 1.98 1.91 1.94
29 6,451 3,152 3,299 1.39 1.32 1.35
30 8,967 4,293 4,674 1.89 1.88 1.88
31 7,080 3,394 3,686 1.49 1.48 1.49
32 8,402 4,160 4,242 1.83 1.70 1.76
33 7,080 3,451 3,629 1.52 1.46 1.49
34 7,468 3,664 3,804 1.61 1.53 1.57
35 7,438 3,564 3,874 1.57 1.55 1.56
36 6,812 3,321 3,491 1.46 1.40 1.43
37 6,312 3,080 3,232 1.35 1.30 1.32
38 6,464 3,114 3,350 1.37 1.34 1.36
39 5,389 2,572 2,817 1.13 1.13 1.13
40 7,467 3,467 4,000 1.53 1.61 1.57
41 4,337 2,101 2,236 0.92 0.90 0.91
42 5,584 2,722 2,862 1.20 1.15 1.17
43 3,770 1,650 2,120 0.73 0.85 0.79
44 3,915 1,685 2,230 0.74 0.89 0.82
45 3,440 1,506 1,934 0.66 0.78 0.72

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Age Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Male Female Both Sexes
46 3,036 1,282 1,754 0.56 0.70 0.64
47 3,101 1,386 1,715 0.61 0.69 0.65
48 3,064 1,355 1,709 0.60 0.69 0.64
49 2,627 1,151 1,476 0.51 0.59 0.55
50 2,917 1,271 1,646 0.56 0.66 0.61
51 1,915 840 1,075 0.37 0.43 0.40
52 2,796 1,224 1,572 0.54 0.63 0.59
53 1,993 937 1,056 0.41 0.42 0.42
54 2,324 1,037 1,287 0.46 0.52 0.49
55 2,206 942 1,264 0.41 0.51 0.46
56 1,924 800 1,124 0.35 0.45 0.40
57 1,994 896 1,098 0.39 0.44 0.42
58 2,106 912 1,194 0.40 0.48 0.44
59 1,814 757 1,057 0.33 0.42 0.38
60 2,497 1,009 1,488 0.44 0.60 0.52
61 1,569 622 947 0.27 0.38 0.33
62 2,118 903 1,215 0.40 0.49 0.44
63 1,982 806 1,176 0.35 0.47 0.42
64 1,724 653 1,071 0.29 0.43 0.36
65 1,578 640 938 0.28 0.38 0.33
66 1,488 582 906 0.26 0.36 0.31
67 1,473 557 916 0.25 0.37 0.31
68 1,335 532 803 0.23 0.32 0.28
69 1,173 436 737 0.19 0.30 0.25
70 1,553 589 964 0.26 0.39 0.33
71 786 293 493 0.13 0.20 0.16
72 1,208 440 768 0.19 0.31 0.25
73 765 280 485 0.12 0.19 0.16
74 751 270 481 0.12 0.19 0.16
75 724 267 457 0.12 0.18 0.15
76 745 254 491 0.11 0.20 0.16
77 557 181 376 0.08 0.15 0.12
78 471 143 328 0.06 0.13 0.10
79 326 95 231 0.04 0.09 0.07
80 639 197 442 0.09 0.18 0.13
81 283 99 184 0.04 0.07 0.06
82 582 198 384 0.09 0.15 0.12
83 250 80 170 0.04 0.07 0.05
84 302 104 198 0.05 0.08 0.06
85 256 83 173 0.04 0.07 0.05
86 349 98 251 0.04 0.10 0.07
87 274 101 173 0.04 0.07 0.06
88 179 57 122 0.03 0.05 0.04
89 136 33 103 0.01 0.04 0.03
90 204 65 139 0.03 0.06 0.04
91 110 36 74 0.02 0.03 0.02
92 198 63 135 0.03 0.05 0.04
93 48 21 27 0.01 0.01 0.01
94 47 18 29 0.01 0.01 0.01
95 53 16 37 0.01 0.01 0.01
96 58 13 45 0.01 0.02 0.01
97 56 20 36 0.01 0.01 0.01
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 Age Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Male Female Both Sexes
98 25 6 19 0.00 0.01 0.01
99 22 5 17 0.00 0.01 0.00
100 33 8 25 0.00 0.01 0.01
101 19 3 16 0.00 0.01 0.00
102 33 7 26 0.00 0.01 0.01
103 2 1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
104 2 1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
105 3 3 0.00 0.00
106 2 2 0.00 0.00
107 2 2 0.00 0.00
108 1 1 0.00 0.00
110 2 1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
111 1 1 0.00 0.00
113 1 1 0.00 0.00
120 1 1 0.00 0.00
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 2 Distribution of the population size of Musanze district by age and by sector

Busogo Counts Percent

sector Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 28,264 13,290 14,974 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 3,742 1,917 1,825 13.2 14.4 12.2
5-9 3,783 1,926 1,857 13.4 14.5 12.4
10-14 3,262 1,599 1,663 11.5 12.0 11.1
15-19 3,338 1,608 1,730 11.8 12.1 11.6
20-24 2,707 1,221 1,486 9.6 9.2 9.9
25-29 2,514 1,123 1,391 8.9 8.4 9.3
30-34 2,330 1,096 1,234 8.2 8.2 8.2
35-39 1,799 821 978 6.4 6.2 6.5
40-44 1,371 615 756 4.9 4.6 5.0
45-49 885 366 519 3.1 2.8 3.5
50-54 646 277 369 2.3 2.1 2.5
55-59 507 221 286 1.8 1.7 1.9
60-64 485 182 303 1.7 1.4 2.0
65-69 346 131 215 1.2 1.0 1.4
70-74 227 79 148 0.8 0.6 1.0
75-79 133 40 93 0.5 0.3 0.6
80-84 95 34 61 0.3 0.3 0.4
85+ 94 34 60 0.3 0.3 0.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Cyuve sector Counts Percent

Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 62,179 29,347 32,832 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 8,271 4,185 4,086 13.3 14.3 12.4
5-9 8,004 3,902 4,102 12.9 13.3 12.5
10-14 6,783 3,373 3,410 10.9 11.5 10.4
15-19 7,205 3,348 3,857 11.6 11.4 11.7
20-24 5,896 2,654 3,242 9.5 9.0 9.9
25-29 5,509 2,535 2,974 8.9 8.6 9.1
30-34 5,350 2,518 2,832 8.6 8.6 8.6
35-39 4,418 2,197 2,221 7.1 7.5 6.8
40-44 3,207 1,520 1,687 5.2 5.2 5.1
45-49 1,890 837 1,053 3.0 2.9 3.2
50-54 1,470 690 780 2.4 2.4 2.4
55-59 1,093 495 598 1.8 1.7 1.8
60-64 1,074 414 660 1.7 1.4 2.0
65-69 714 261 453 1.1 0.9 1.4
70-74 540 193 347 0.9 0.7 1.1
75-79 315 100 215 0.5 0.3 0.7
80-84 221 67 154 0.4 0.2 0.5
85+ 219 58 161 0.4 0.2 0.5
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Gacaca Sector Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 30,719 14,591 16,128 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 3,910 1,916 1,994 12.7 13.1 12.4
5-9 4,258 2,086 2,172 13.9 14.3 13.5
10-14 3,790 1,866 1,924 12.3 12.8 11.9
15-19 3,687 1,814 1,873 12.0 12.4 11.6
20-24 2,502 1,211 1,291 8.1 8.3 8.0
25-29 2,101 982 1,119 6.8 6.7 6.9
30-34 2,110 1,023 1,087 6.9 7.0 6.7
35-39 1,841 848 993 6.0 5.8 6.2
40-44 1,637 742 895 5.3 5.1 5.5
45-49 995 447 548 3.2 3.1 3.4
50-54 837 368 469 2.7 2.5 2.9
55-59 747 339 408 2.4 2.3 2.5
60-64 755 323 432 2.5 2.2 2.7
65-69 555 242 313 1.8 1.7 1.9
70-74 440 187 253 1.4 1.3 1.6
75-79 278 108 170 0.9 0.7 1.1
80-84 140 48 92 0.5 0.3 0.6
85+ 136 41 95 0.4 0.3 0.6
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Gashaki Counts Percent

Sector Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 14,272 6,761 7,511 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 1,867 939 928 13.1 13.9 12.4
5-9 1,911 928 983 13.4 13.7 13.1
10-14 1,683 805 878 11.8 11.9 11.7
15-19 1,625 813 812 11.4 12.0 10.8
20-24 1,085 513 572 7.6 7.6 7.6
25-29 1,019 470 549 7.1 7.0 7.3
30-34 936 441 495 6.6 6.5 6.6
35-39 902 415 487 6.3 6.1 6.5
40-44 770 348 422 5.4 5.1 5.6
45-49 494 227 267 3.5 3.4 3.6
50-54 398 185 213 2.8 2.7 2.8
55-59 351 162 189 2.5 2.4 2.5
60-64 414 183 231 2.9 2.7 3.1
65-69 302 133 169 2.1 2.0 2.3
70-74 241 102 139 1.7 1.5 1.9
75-79 99 39 60 0.7 0.6 0.8
80-84 77 27 50 0.5 0.4 0.7
85+ 98 31 67 0.7 0.5 0.9
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Gataraga Sector Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 26,721 12,686 14,035 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 3,343 1,640 1,703 12.5 12.9 12.1
5-9 3,590 1,796 1,794 13.4 14.2 12.8
10-14 3,318 1,682 1,636 12.4 13.3 11.7
15-19 3,250 1,619 1,631 12.2 12.8 11.6
20-24 2,473 1,193 1,280 9.3 9.4 9.1
25-29 2,147 1,032 1,115 8.0 8.1 7.9
30-34 1,983 937 1,046 7.4 7.4 7.5
35-39 1,634 769 865 6.1 6.1 6.2
40-44 1,301 554 747 4.9 4.4 5.3
45-49 819 369 450 3.1 2.9 3.2
50-54 608 245 363 2.3 1.9 2.6
55-59 502 197 305 1.9 1.6 2.2
60-64 603 257 346 2.3 2.0 2.5
65-69 392 132 260 1.5 1.0 1.9
70-74 308 121 187 1.2 1.0 1.3
75-79 168 49 119 0.6 0.4 0.8
80-84 140 50 90 0.5 0.4 0.6
85+ 142 44 98 0.5 0.3 0.7
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Kimonyi Counts Percent

Sector Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 21,681 10,114 11,567 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 2,943 1,425 1,518 13.6 14.1 13.1
5-9 2,749 1,395 1,354 12.7 13.8 11.7
10-14 2,432 1,221 1,211 11.2 12.1 10.5
15-19 2,535 1,175 1,360 11.7 11.6 11.8
20-24 1,929 896 1,033 8.9 8.9 8.9
25-29 1,772 839 933 8.2 8.3 8.1
30-34 1,840 856 984 8.5 8.5 8.5
35-39 1,533 723 810 7.1 7.1 7.0
40-44 1,126 526 600 5.2 5.2 5.2
45-49 608 226 382 2.8 2.2 3.3
50-54 487 198 289 2.2 2.0 2.5
55-59 453 182 271 2.1 1.8 2.3
60-64 430 157 273 2.0 1.6 2.4
65-69 338 125 213 1.6 1.2 1.8
70-74 200 65 135 0.9 0.6 1.2
75-79 118 42 76 0.5 0.4 0.7
80-84 91 30 61 0.4 0.3 0.5
85+ 97 33 64 0.4 0.3 0.6
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Kinigi sector Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 32,297 15,423 16,874 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 3,618 1,767 1,851 11.2 11.5 11.0
5-9 3,788 1,888 1,900 11.7 12.2 11.3
10-14 3,720 1,853 1,867 11.5 12.0 11.1
15-19 4,276 2,099 2,177 13.2 13.6 12.9
20-24 3,124 1,639 1,485 9.7 10.6 8.8
25-29 2,751 1,421 1,330 8.5 9.2 7.9
30-34 2,682 1,281 1,401 8.3 8.3 8.3
35-39 2,188 1,010 1,178 6.8 6.5 7.0
40-44 1,814 865 949 5.6 5.6 5.6
45-49 1,063 461 602 3.3 3.0 3.6
50-54 801 307 494 2.5 2.0 2.9
55-59 638 247 391 2.0 1.6 2.3
60-64 588 194 394 1.8 1.3 2.3
65-69 395 124 271 1.2 0.8 1.6
70-74 345 105 240 1.1 0.7 1.4
75-79 187 56 131 0.6 0.4 0.8
80-84 182 60 122 0.6 0.4 0.7
85+ 137 46 91 0.4 0.3 0.5
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Muhoza Counts Percent

Sector Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 69,741 35,311 34,430 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 7,837 3,894 3,943 11.2 11.0 11.5
5-9 7,167 3,556 3,611 10.3 10.1 10.5
10-14 6,204 3,058 3,146 8.9 8.7 9.1
15-19 7,677 3,588 4,089 11.0 10.2 11.9
20-24 8,583 4,434 4,149 12.3 12.6 12.1
25-29 7,750 4,111 3,639 11.1 11.6 10.6
30-34 6,750 3,701 3,049 9.7 10.5 8.9
35-39 5,168 2,790 2,378 7.4 7.9 6.9
40-44 3,892 2,046 1,846 5.6 5.8 5.4
45-49 2,538 1,272 1,266 3.6 3.6 3.7
50-54 1,823 968 855 2.6 2.7 2.5
55-59 1,329 618 711 1.9 1.8 2.1
60-64 1,052 485 567 1.5 1.4 1.6
65-69 729 340 389 1.0 1.0 1.1
70-74 481 201 280 0.7 0.6 0.8
75-79 279 93 186 0.4 0.3 0.5
80-84 225 74 151 0.3 0.2 0.4
85+ 257 82 175 0.4 0.2 0.5
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Muko Sector Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 26,472 12,496 13,976 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 3,543 1,778 1,765 13.4 14.2 12.6
5-9 3,323 1,636 1,687 12.6 13.1 12.1
10-14 2,940 1,504 1,436 11.1 12.0 10.3
15-19 3,031 1,494 1,537 11.4 12.0 11.0
20-24 2,184 1,012 1,172 8.3 8.1 8.4
25-29 2,102 948 1,154 7.9 7.6 8.3
30-34 2,148 1,031 1,117 8.1 8.3 8.0
35-39 1,896 893 1,003 7.2 7.1 7.2
40-44 1,432 660 772 5.4 5.3 5.5
45-49 793 318 475 3.0 2.5 3.4
50-54 641 273 368 2.4 2.2 2.6
55-59 629 276 353 2.4 2.2 2.5
60-64 620 248 372 2.3 2.0 2.7
65-69 452 187 265 1.7 1.5 1.9
70-74 308 99 209 1.2 0.8 1.5
75-79 162 57 105 0.6 0.5 0.8
80-84 117 40 77 0.4 0.3 0.6
85+ 151 42 109 0.6 0.3 0.8
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Musanze Counts Percent

Sector Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 47,720 22,478 25,242 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 6,292 3,102 3,190 13.2 13.8 12.6
5-9 6,203 3,139 3,064 13.0 14.0 12.1
10-14 5,236 2,584 2,652 11.0 11.5 10.5
15-19 5,333 2,526 2,807 11.2 11.2 11.1
20-24 4,505 2,058 2,447 9.4 9.2 9.7
25-29 4,351 2,069 2,282 9.1 9.2 9.0
30-34 4,383 2,120 2,263 9.2 9.4 9.0
35-39 3,392 1,650 1,742 7.1 7.3 6.9
40-44 2,361 1,062 1,299 4.9 4.7 5.1
45-49 1,328 563 765 2.8 2.5 3.0
50-54 1,005 401 604 2.1 1.8 2.4
55-59 856 338 518 1.8 1.5 2.1
60-64 876 325 551 1.8 1.4 2.2
65-69 633 236 397 1.3 1.0 1.6
70-74 410 136 274 0.9 0.6 1.1
75-79 231 64 167 0.5 0.3 0.7
80-84 157 46 111 0.3 0.2 0.4
85+ 168 59 109 0.4 0.3 0.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Nkotsi sector Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 17,349 8,108 9,241 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 2,243 1,085 1,158 12.9 13.4 12.5
5-9 2,369 1,181 1,188 13.7 14.6 12.9
10-14 1,935 969 966 11.2 12.0 10.5
15-19 2,044 1,007 1,037 11.8 12.4 11.2
20-24 1,470 704 766 8.5 8.7 8.3
25-29 1,301 612 689 7.5 7.5 7.5
30-34 1,335 614 721 7.7 7.6 7.8
35-39 1,139 534 605 6.6 6.6 6.5
40-44 844 372 472 4.9 4.6 5.1
45-49 562 199 363 3.2 2.5 3.9
50-54 486 209 277 2.8 2.6 3.0
55-59 455 207 248 2.6 2.6 2.7
60-64 400 157 243 2.3 1.9 2.6
65-69 296 109 187 1.7 1.3 2.0
70-74 179 52 127 1.0 0.6 1.4
75-79 137 45 92 0.8 0.6 1.0
80-84 77 30 47 0.4 0.4 0.5
85+ 77 22 55 0.4 0.3 0.6
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Nyange Sector Counts Percent

Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 31,274 14,612 16,662 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 3,697 1,871 1,826 11.8 12.8 11.0
5-9 3,719 1,849 1,870 11.9 12.7 11.2
10-14 3,542 1,762 1,780 11.3 12.1 10.7
15-19 3,744 1,813 1,931 12.0 12.4 11.6
20-24 3,074 1,469 1,605 9.8 10.1 9.6
25-29 2,694 1,287 1,407 8.6 8.8 8.4
30-34 2,479 1,176 1,303 7.9 8.0 7.8
35-39 2,092 983 1,109 6.7 6.7 6.7
40-44 1,630 693 937 5.2 4.7 5.6
45-49 998 394 604 3.2 2.7 3.6
50-54 810 338 472 2.6 2.3 2.8
55-59 690 253 437 2.2 1.7 2.6
60-64 673 257 416 2.2 1.8 2.5
65-69 555 196 359 1.8 1.3 2.2
70-74 370 118 252 1.2 0.8 1.5
75-79 223 71 152 0.7 0.5 0.9
80-84 164 47 117 0.5 0.3 0.7
85+ 120 35 85 0.4 0.2 0.5
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Remera Sector Counts Percent
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 19,987 9,522 10,465 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 2,367 1,200 1,167 11.8 12.6 11.2
5-9 2,584 1,279 1,305 12.9 13.4 12.5
10-14 2,128 1,056 1,072 10.6 11.1 10.2
15-19 2,329 1,167 1,162 11.7 12.3 11.1
20-24 1,603 793 810 8.0 8.3 7.7
25-29 1,386 648 738 6.9 6.8 7.1
30-34 1,239 572 667 6.2 6.0 6.4
35-39 1,232 529 703 6.2 5.6 6.7
40-44 1,143 523 620 5.7 5.5 5.9
45-49 790 372 418 4.0 3.9 4.0
50-54 645 293 352 3.2 3.1 3.4
55-59 625 296 329 3.1 3.1 3.1
60-64 638 302 336 3.2 3.2 3.2
65-69 466 189 277 2.3 2.0 2.6
70-74 336 133 203 1.7 1.4 1.9
75-79 179 64 115 0.9 0.7 1.1
80-84 141 51 90 0.7 0.5 0.9
85+ 156 55 101 0.8 0.6 1.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

Rwaza Sector Counts Percent

Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 23,120 10,998 12,122 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 2,786 1,404 1,382 12.1 12.8 11.4
5-9 2,963 1,475 1,488 12.8 13.4 12.3
10-14 2,615 1,301 1,314 11.3 11.8 10.8
15-19 2,743 1,378 1,365 11.9 12.5 11.3
20-24 1,887 903 984 8.2 8.2 8.1
25-29 1,554 726 828 6.7 6.6 6.8
30-34 1,475 697 778 6.4 6.3 6.4
35-39 1,452 670 782 6.3 6.1 6.5
40-44 1,319 577 742 5.7 5.2 6.1
45-49 910 396 514 3.9 3.6 4.2
50-54 686 336 350 3.0 3.1 2.9
55-59 662 288 374 2.9 2.6 3.1
60-64 735 322 413 3.2 2.9 3.4
65-69 499 213 286 2.2 1.9 2.4
70-74 394 168 226 1.7 1.5 1.9
75-79 173 64 109 0.7 0.6 0.9
80-84 125 42 83 0.5 0.4 0.7
85+ 142 38 104 0.6 0.3 0.9
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Shingiro Counts Percent
Sector Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Total 24,726 11,603 13,123 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 2,713 1,331 1,382 11.0 11.5 10.5
5-9 3,435 1,723 1,712 13.9 14.8 13.0
10-14 3,292 1,628 1,664 13.3 14.0 12.7
15-19 3,087 1,544 1,543 12.5 13.3 11.8
20-24 2,131 1,036 1,095 8.6 8.9 8.3
25-29 1,875 913 962 7.6 7.9 7.3
30-34 1,957 899 1,058 7.9 7.7 8.1
35-39 1,729 819 910 7.0 7.1 6.9
40-44 1,226 522 704 5.0 4.5 5.4
45-49 595 233 362 2.4 2.0 2.8
50-54 602 221 381 2.4 1.9 2.9
55-59 507 188 319 2.1 1.6 2.4
60-64 547 187 360 2.2 1.6 2.7
65-69 375 129 246 1.5 1.1 1.9
70-74 284 113 171 1.1 1.0 1.3
75-79 141 48 93 0.6 0.4 0.7
80-84 104 32 72 0.4 0.3 0.5
85+ 126 37 89 0.5 0.3 0.7
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 3 Distribution (Counts and %) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12 years and above
by Marital status, Sector and Sex [Male]

Never married
wife/husband
not officially

polygamous
Married to

Married to

Separated
/husband

Widowed
Divorced
officially
one wife

Live in a

union
Total

one
Counts
Rwanda 4,419,991 1,406,723 740,036 31,453 5,307 39,889 2,156,030 40,553
Northern Province 673,381 253,192 96,581 3,948 603 3,884 308,317 6,856
Musanze district 157,971 50,749 31,197 984 138 873 72,709 1,321
Busogo 8,841 2,603 1,838 86 5 41 4,203 65
Cyuve 19,894 6,566 3,715 98 12 105 9,275 123
Gacaca 9,877 3,694 1,766 30 12 49 4,220 106
Gashaki 4,564 2,173 402 11 17 1,904 57
Gataraga 8,660 2,438 1,987 95 2 48 4,022 68
Kimonyi 6,812 1,934 1,739 45 2 57 2,988 47
Kinigi 11,052 2,955 2,518 135 6 66 5,318 54
Muhoza 26,619 8,276 4,139 52 46 145 13,799 162
Muko 8,521 2,895 1,774 56 8 50 3,617 121
Musanze 15,216 4,529 3,754 110 16 88 6,608 111
Nkotsi 5,489 2,031 980 38 2 37 2,350 51
Nyange 10,185 2,643 2,821 78 7 60 4,500 76
Remera 6,637 3,055 441 15 5 30 2,981 110
Rwaza 7,625 3,147 1,038 30 11 36 3,236 127
Shingiro 7,979 1,810 2,285 105 4 44 3,688 43
Percent
Rwanda 100 31.8 16.7 0.7 0.1 0.9 48.8 0.9
Northern Province 100 37.6 14.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 45.8 1.0
Musanze district 100 32.1 19.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 46.0 0.8
Busogo 100 29.4 20.8 1.0 0.1 0.5 47.5 0.7
Cyuve 100 33.0 18.7 0.5 0.1 0.5 46.6 0.6
Gacaca 100 37.4 17.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 42.7 1.1
Gashaki 100 47.6 8.8 0.2 0.4 41.7 1.2
Gataraga 100 28.2 22.9 1.1 0.0 0.6 46.4 0.8
Kimonyi 100 28.4 25.5 0.7 0.0 0.8 43.9 0.7
Kinigi 100 26.7 22.8 1.2 0.1 0.6 48.1 0.5
Muhoza 100 31.1 15.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 51.8 0.6
Muko 100 34.0 20.8 0.7 0.1 0.6 42.4 1.4
Musanze 100 29.8 24.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 43.4 0.7
Nkotsi 100 37.0 17.9 0.7 0.0 0.7 42.8 0.9
Nyange 100 25.9 27.7 0.8 0.1 0.6 44.2 0.7
Remera 100 46.0 6.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 44.9 1.7
Rwaza 100 41.3 13.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 42.4 1.7
Shingiro 100 22.7 28.6 1.3 0.1 0.6 46.2 0.5
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 4 Distribution ( counts and %) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 12 years and above
by Marital status, Sector and Sex [Female]

and not

Never
Live in a
and
Married
to one

Married
to one

us union
Total

officially

officially

polygamo

Separated

married
Divorced

Widowed
wife/husb

wife/husb
Counts
Rwanda 4,816,698 1,472,987 817,747 66,691 13,293 114,502 1,946,827 384,651
Northern Province 765,161 267,666 107,071 9,627 1,832 13,968 300,501 64,496
Musanze district 179,128 54,109 34,316 2,617 469 3,603 69,642 14,372
Busogo 10,652 3,085 2,143 249 21 184 4,220 750
Cyuve 23,280 7,337 4,208 281 72 407 9,407 1,568
Gacaca 11,199 4,013 1,958 90 23 172 4,132 811
Gashaki 5,263 2,295 444 35 12 57 1,970 450
Gataraga 9,929 2,691 2,205 251 18 164 3,863 737
Kimonyi 8,232 2,152 1,952 159 25 243 3,014 687
Kinigi 12,403 3,093 2,801 314 37 295 4,712 1,151
Muhoza 25,627 7,655 3,966 145 90 517 11,774 1,480
Muko 9,981 3,090 1,953 153 29 249 3,517 990
Musanze 17,949 5,008 4,236 296 42 373 6,545 1,449
Nkotsi 6,564 2,152 1,087 84 19 178 2,403 641
Nyange 12,265 2,993 3,110 222 15 293 4,347 1,285
Remera 7,565 3,190 479 29 23 124 2,985 735
Rwaza 8,760 3,383 1,148 60 22 112 3,188 847
Shingiro 9,459 1,972 2,626 249 21 235 3,565 791
Percent
Rwanda 100 30.6 17.0 1.4 0.3 2.4 40.4 8.0
Northern Province 100 35.0 14.0 1.3 0.2 1.8 39.3 8.4
Musanze district 100 30.2 19.2 1.5 0.3 2.0 38.9 8.0
Busogo 100 29.0 20.1 2.3 0.2 1.7 39.6 7.0
Cyuve 100 31.5 18.1 1.2 0.3 1.7 40.4 6.7
Gacaca 100 35.8 17.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 36.9 7.2
Gashaki 100 43.6 8.4 0.7 0.2 1.1 37.4 8.6
Gataraga 100 27.1 22.2 2.5 0.2 1.7 38.9 7.4
Kimonyi 100 26.1 23.7 1.9 0.3 3.0 36.6 8.3
Kinigi 100 24.9 22.6 2.5 0.3 2.4 38.0 9.3
Muhoza 100 29.9 15.5 0.6 0.4 2.0 45.9 5.8
Muko 100 31.0 19.6 1.5 0.3 2.5 35.2 9.9
Musanze 100 27.9 23.6 1.6 0.2 2.1 36.5 8.1
Nkotsi 100 32.8 16.6 1.3 0.3 2.7 36.6 9.8
Nyange 100 24.4 25.4 1.8 0.1 2.4 35.4 10.5
Remera 100 42.2 6.3 0.4 0.3 1.6 39.5 9.7
Rwaza 100 38.6 13.1 0.7 0.3 1.3 36.4 9.7
Shingiro 100 20.8 27.8 2.6 0.2 2.5 37.7 8.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 5 Distribution (count and %) of the pre-primary school-age(3-5) population of Musanze district by
Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Male)

Counts Percent
Total Ever Currently Never Not Total Ever Currently Never Not
attended attending attended stated attended attending attended stated
Rwanda 536,957 - 279,278 257,676 3 100 - 52.0 48.0 0.0
Northern 81,446 - 48,059 33,386 1 100 - 59.0 41.0 0.0
Province
Musanze 18,804 - 9,580 9,224 0 100 - 50.9 49.1 0.0
district
Busogo 1,228 - 663 565 0 100 - 54.0 46.0 0.0
Cyuve 2,619 - 1,384 1,235 0 100 - 52.8 47.2 0.0
Gacaca 1,216 - 463 753 0 100 - 38.1 61.9 0.0
Gashaki 590 - 449 141 0 100 - 76.1 23.9 0.0
Gataraga 1,108 - 514 594 0 100 - 46.4 53.6 0.0
Kimonyi 936 - 339 597 0 100 - 36.2 63.8 0.0
Kinigi 1,185 - 512 673 0 100 - 43.2 56.8 0.0
Muhoza 2,324 - 1,409 915 0 100 - 60.6 39.4 0.0
Muko 1,103 - 540 563 0 100 - 49.0 51.0 0.0
Musanze 1,977 - 872 1,105 0 100 - 44.1 55.9 0.0
Nkotsi 743 - 522 221 0 100 - 70.3 29.7 0.0
Nyange 1,195 - 590 605 0 100 - 49.4 50.6 0.0
Remera 747 - 542 205 0 100 - 72.6 27.4 0.0
Rwaza 890 - 299 591 0 100 - 33.6 66.4 0.0
Shingiro 943 - 482 461 0 100 - 51.1 48.9 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 6 Distribution (count and %) of the pre-primary school-age(3-5) population of Musanze district by
Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Female)

Counts Percent
Total Ever Currently Never Not Total Ever Currently Never Not
attended attending attended stated attended attending attended stated

Rwanda 534,182 - 293,916 240,265 1 100 - 55.0 45.0 0.0

Northern 81,752 - 50,862 30,890 0 100 - 62.2 37.8 0.0
Province
Musanze 18,755 - 10,097 8,658 0 100 - 53.8 46.2 0.0
district
Busogo 1,185 - 657 528 0 100 - 55.4 44.6 0.0
Cyuve 2,472 - 1,389 1,083 0 100 - 56.2 43.8 0.0
Gacaca 1,318 - 539 779 0 100 - 40.9 59.1 0.0
Gashaki 595 - 478 117 0 100 - 80.3 19.7 0.0
Gataraga 1,137 - 608 529 0 100 - 53.5 46.5 0.0
Kimonyi 907 - 393 514 0 100 - 43.3 56.7 0.0
Kinigi 1,209 - 524 685 0 100 - 43.3 56.7 0.0
Muhoza 2,352 - 1,561 791 0 100 - 66.4 33.6 0.0
Muko 1,119 - 572 547 0 100 - 51.1 48.9 0.0
Musanze 1,905 - 799 1,106 0 100 - 41.9 58.1 0.0
Nkotsi 776 - 540 236 0 100 - 69.6 30.4 0.0
Nyange 1,176 - 642 534 0 100 - 54.6 45.4 0.0
Remera 734 - 565 169 0 100 - 77.0 23.0 0.0
Rwaza 906 - 304 602 0 100 - 33.6 66.4 0.0
Shingiro 964 - 526 438 0 100 - 54.6 45.4 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 7 Distribution (count and %) of the primary school-age(6-11) population of Musanze district by Sector
and by School attendance status and Sex (Male)

Counts Percent
Total Currently Ever Never Not Total Currently Ever Never Not
attending attended attended stated attending attended attended stated
Rwanda 970,363 857,576 17,416 95,367 4 100 88.4 1.8 9.8 0.0
Northern 146,363 134,812 2,342 9,208 1 100 92.1 1.6 6.3 0.0
Province
Musanze 33,309 30,053 558 2,698 0 100 90.2 1.7 8.1 0.0
district
Busogo 2,096 1,957 21 118 0 100 93.4 1.0 5.6 0.0
Cyuve 4,403 3,951 86 366 0 100 89.7 2.0 8.3 0.0
Gacaca 2,351 2,089 48 214 0 100 88.9 2.0 9.1 0.0
Gashaki 1,076 1,035 6 35 0 100 96.2 0.6 3.3 0.0
Gataraga 1,977 1,760 59 158 0 100 89.0 3.0 8.0 0.0
Kimonyi 1,561 1,285 28 248 0 100 82.3 1.8 15.9 0.0
Kinigi 2,199 1,991 38 170 0 100 90.5 1.7 7.7 0.0
Muhoza 4,011 3,795 67 149 0 100 94.6 1.7 3.7 0.0
Muko 1,816 1,608 30 178 0 100 88.5 1.7 9.8 0.0
Musanze 3,440 2,999 46 395 0 100 87.2 1.3 11.5 0.0
Nkotsi 1,238 1,185 11 42 0 100 95.7 0.9 3.4 0.0
Nyange 2,134 1,898 39 197 0 100 88.9 1.8 9.2 0.0
Remera 1,434 1,363 14 57 0 100 95.0 1.0 4.0 0.0
Rwaza 1,662 1,504 33 125 0 100 90.5 2.0 7.5 0.0
Shingiro 1,911 1,633 32 246 0 100 85.5 1.7 12.9 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 8 Distribution (count and %) of the primary school-age(6-11) population of Musanze district by Sector
and by School attendance status and Sex (Female)

Counts Percent
Currently Ever Never Not Currently Ever Never Not
Total Total
attending attended attended stated attending attended attended stated
Rwanda 967,399 874,002 12,965 80,427 5 100 90.3 1.3 8.3 0.0
Northern
147,125 137,787 1,794 7,544 0 100 93.7 1.2 5.1 0.0
Province
Musanze
33,830 31,082 465 2,283 0 100 91.9 1.4 6.7 0.0
district
Busogo 2,092 1,966 11 115 0 100 94.0 0.5 5.5 0.0
Cyuve 4,615 4,232 65 318 0 100 91.7 1.4 6.9 0.0
Gacaca 2,449 2,217 37 195 0 100 90.5 1.5 8.0 0.0
Gashaki 1,103 1,072 6 25 0 100 97.2 0.5 2.3 0.0
Gataraga 2,023 1,823 53 147 0 100 90.1 2.6 7.3 0.0
Kimonyi 1,520 1,311 20 189 0 100 86.3 1.3 12.4 0.0
Kinigi 2,211 2,021 31 159 0 100 91.4 1.4 7.2 0.0
Muhoza 4,077 3,875 52 150 0 100 95.0 1.3 3.7 0.0
Muko 1,839 1,670 31 138 0 100 90.8 1.7 7.5 0.0
Musanze 3,466 3,154 33 279 0 100 91.0 1.0 8.0 0.0
Nkotsi 1,244 1,195 9 40 0 100 96.1 0.7 3.2 0.0
Nyange 2,145 1,930 49 166 0 100 90.0 2.3 7.7 0.0
Remera 1,468 1,410 9 49 0 100 96.0 0.6 3.3 0.0
Rwaza 1,658 1,536 21 101 0 100 92.6 1.3 6.1 0.0
Shingiro 1,920 1,670 38 212 0 100 87.0 2.0 11.0 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 9 Distribution (count and %) of the secondary school-age(12-17) population of Musanze district by
Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Male)

Counts Percent
Total Currently Ever Never Not Total Currently Ever Never Not
attending attended attended stated attending attended attended stated
Rwanda 940,635 667,386 237,619 35,618 100 71.0 25.3 3.8 0.0
Northern 142,864 98,267 40,272 4,324 100 68.8 28.2 3.0 0.0
Province
Musanze 32,874 22,517 9,170 1,187 100 68.5 27.9 3.6 0.0
district
Busogo 2,034 1,622 360 52 100 79.7 17.7 2.6 0.0
Cyuve 4,123 2,845 1,117 161 100 69.0 27.1 3.9 0.0
Gacaca 2,302 1,424 789 89 100 61.9 34.3 3.9 0.0
Gashaki 1,001 714 272 15 100 71.3 27.2 1.5 0.0
Gataraga 2,099 1,531 499 69 100 72.9 23.8 3.3 0.0
Kimonyi 1,472 917 514 41 100 62.3 34.9 2.8 0.0
Kinigi 2,425 1,584 723 118 100 65.3 29.8 4.9 0.0
Muhoza 3,815 3,006 715 94 100 78.8 18.7 2.5 0.0
Muko 1,887 1,277 549 61 100 67.7 29.1 3.2 0.0
Musanze 3,155 2,030 978 147 100 64.3 31.0 4.7 0.0
Nkotsi 1,284 921 337 26 100 71.7 26.2 2.0 0.0
Nyange 2,180 1,381 685 114 100 63.3 31.4 5.2 0.0
Remera 1,361 890 456 15 100 65.4 33.5 1.1 0.0
Rwaza 1,687 1,015 626 46 100 60.2 37.1 2.7 0.0
Shingiro 2,049 1,360 550 139 100 66.4 26.8 6.8 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 10 Distribution (count and %) of the secondary school-age(12-17) population of Musanze district by
Sector and by School attendance status and Sex (Female)

Counts Percent
Total Currently Ever Never Not Total Currently Ever Never Not
attending attended attended stated attending attended attended stated
Rwanda 946,261 712,213 209,235 24,809 4 100 75.3 22.1 2.6 0.0
Northern 145,971 109,017 34,029 2,924 1 100 74.7 23.3 2.0 0.0
Province
Musanze 34,174 24,648 8,691 834 1 100 72.1 25.4 2.4 0.0
district
Busogo 2,077 1,732 302 43 0 100 83.4 14.5 2.1 0.0
Cyuve 4,388 3,098 1,184 106 0 100 70.6 27.0 2.4 0.0
Gacaca 2,352 1,565 730 57 0 100 66.5 31.0 2.4 0.0
Gashaki 1,052 852 195 5 0 100 81.0 18.5 0.5 0.0
Gataraga 2,074 1,594 433 47 0 100 76.9 20.9 2.3 0.0
Kimonyi 1,577 1,022 520 35 0 100 64.8 33.0 2.2 0.0
Kinigi 2,465 1,748 669 47 1 100 70.9 27.1 1.9 0.0
Muhoza 4,307 3,288 915 104 0 100 76.3 21.2 2.4 0.0
Muko 1,896 1,281 558 57 0 100 67.6 29.4 3.0 0.0
Musanze 3,339 2,266 972 101 0 100 67.9 29.1 3.0 0.0
Nkotsi 1,286 953 313 20 0 100 74.1 24.3 1.6 0.0
Nyange 2,224 1,546 604 74 0 100 69.5 27.2 3.3 0.0
Remera 1,358 1,049 296 13 0 100 77.2 21.8 1.0 0.0
Rwaza 1,694 1,163 511 20 0 100 68.7 30.2 1.2 0.0
Shingiro 2,085 1,491 489 105 100 71.5 23.5 5.0 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 11 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 3 years and above by Highest
level of educational attended and Sector (Male)

INGOBOKA/
Vocational

Not stated
secondary

secondary

University
attended

Nursery

Primary
School

Lower

Upper
Never
Total

Counts
Rwanda 5,806,954 880,393 155,968 3,543,088 51,720 520,274 408,754 245,384 1,373
Northern Province 877,798 120,923 23,977 567,587 7,284 75,302 54,062 28,573 90
Musanze district 207,988 27,845 6,970 119,844 1,268 20,788 18,946 12,301 26
Busogo 12,084 1,370 518 6,561 71 1,484 1,215 862 3
Cyuve 26,792 3,484 1,165 13,922 185 2,717 2,948 2,365 6
Gacaca 13,312 2,135 318 8,962 81 935 617 264
Gashaki 5,988 658 195 3,972 58 592 398 115
Gataraga 11,615 1,529 335 7,297 76 1,191 869 318
Kimonyi 9,260 1,599 269 5,488 27 876 597 404
Kinigi 14,324 2,021 346 8,243 54 1,782 1,383 495
Muhoza 32,880 2,972 1,316 14,545 209 3,732 5,079 5,022 5
Muko 11,255 1,716 395 6,907 85 1,039 798 313 2
Musanze 20,524 3,179 671 11,479 78 1,986 1,930 1,193 8
Nkotsi 7,263 833 300 4,604 68 745 492 221
Nyange 13,424 2,058 428 8,209 56 1,305 1,062 305 1
Remera 8,481 939 205 5,910 105 716 470 136
Rwaza 10,131 1,504 251 6,990 95 738 418 135
Shingiro 10,655 1,848 258 6,755 20 950 670 153 1
Percent
Rwanda 100 15.2 2.7 61.0 0.9 9.0 7.0 4.2 0.0
Northern Province 100 13.8 2.7 64.7 0.8 8.6 6.2 3.3 0.0
Musanze district 100 13.4 3.4 57.6 0.6 10.0 9.1 5.9 0.0
Busogo 100 11.3 4.3 54.3 0.6 12.3 10.1 7.1 0.0
Cyuve 100 13.0 4.3 52.0 0.7 10.1 11.0 8.8 0.0
Gacaca 100 16.0 2.4 67.3 0.6 7.0 4.6 2.0
Gashaki 100 11.0 3.3 66.3 1.0 9.9 6.6 1.9
Gataraga 100 13.2 2.9 62.8 0.7 10.3 7.5 2.7
Kimonyi 100 17.3 2.9 59.3 0.3 9.5 6.4 4.4
Kinigi 100 14.1 2.4 57.5 0.4 12.4 9.7 3.5
Muhoza 100 9.0 4.0 44.2 0.6 11.4 15.4 15.3 0.0
Muko 100 15.2 3.5 61.4 0.8 9.2 7.1 2.8 0.0
Musanze 100 15.5 3.3 55.9 0.4 9.7 9.4 5.8 0.0
Nkotsi 100 11.5 4.1 63.4 0.9 10.3 6.8 3.0
Nyange 100 15.3 3.2 61.2 0.4 9.7 7.9 2.3 0.0
Remera 100 11.1 2.4 69.7 1.2 8.4 5.5 1.6
Rwaza 100 14.8 2.5 69.0 0.9 7.3 4.1 1.3
Shingiro 100 17.3 2.4 63.4 0.2 8.9 6.3 1.4 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 12 Distribution (%) of the resident population of Musanze district aged 3 years and above by Highest
level of educational attended and Sector (Female)

/Vocational
INGOBOKA

Not stated
secondary

secondary

University
attended

Nursery

Primary
School

Lower

Upper
Never
Total
Counts
Rwanda 6,192,737 1,123,937 162,564 3,596,437 44,637 634,075 441,580 189,092 415
Northern Province 969,886 175,119 25,286 576,960 6,487 101,854 64,115 20,025 40
Musanze district 229,457 40,403 7,205 124,204 1,064 26,440 21,161 8,963 17
Busogo 13,846 2,160 513 6,979 55 1,855 1,708 575 1
Cyuve 30,225 5,030 1,103 14,700 156 3,524 3,746 1,957 9
Gacaca 14,800 2,688 347 9,478 51 1,283 743 210
Gashaki 6,721 912 219 4,175 26 876 458 55
Gataraga 12,924 2,385 385 7,530 72 1,414 942 196
Kimonyi 10,605 2,300 308 5,888 26 1,074 709 300
Kinigi 15,709 3,611 345 8,350 38 1,999 1,075 290 1
Muhoza 31,979 3,285 1,425 13,966 178 4,139 5,307 3,675 4
Muko 12,767 2,428 443 7,242 74 1,460 892 228
Musanze 23,224 4,802 632 12,173 75 2,544 2,096 900 2
Nkotsi 8,332 1,379 280 4,967 59 985 543 119
Nyange 15,483 3,610 460 8,320 42 1,768 1,093 190
Remera 9,414 1,012 207 6,243 101 1,104 631 116
Rwaza 11,269 1,737 236 7,405 81 1,147 588 75
Shingiro 12,159 3,064 302 6,788 30 1,268 630 77
Percent
Rwanda 100 18.1 2.6 58.1 0.7 10.2 7.1 3.1 0.0
Northern Province 100 18.1 2.6 59.5 0.7 10.5 6.6 2.1 0.0
Musanze district 100 17.6 3.1 54.1 0.5 11.5 9.2 3.9 0.0
Busogo 100 15.6 3.7 50.4 0.4 13.4 12.3 4.2 0.0
Cyuve 100 16.6 3.6 48.6 0.5 11.7 12.4 6.5 0.0
Gacaca 100 18.2 2.3 64.0 0.3 8.7 5.0 1.4
Gashaki 100 13.6 3.3 62.1 0.4 13.0 6.8 0.8
Gataraga 100 18.5 3.0 58.3 0.6 10.9 7.3 1.5
Kimonyi 100 21.7 2.9 55.5 0.2 10.1 6.7 2.8
Kinigi 100 23.0 2.2 53.2 0.2 12.7 6.8 1.8 0.0
Muhoza 100 10.3 4.5 43.7 0.6 12.9 16.6 11.5 0.0
Muko 100 19.0 3.5 56.7 0.6 11.4 7.0 1.8
Musanze 100 20.7 2.7 52.4 0.3 11.0 9.0 3.9 0.0
Nkotsi 100 16.6 3.4 59.6 0.7 11.8 6.5 1.4
Nyange 100 23.3 3.0 53.7 0.3 11.4 7.1 1.2
Remera 100 10.7 2.2 66.3 1.1 11.7 6.7 1.2
Rwaza 100 15.4 2.1 65.7 0.7 10.2 5.2 0.7
Shingiro 100 25.2 2.5 55.8 0.2 10.4 5.2 0.6
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 13 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze District age 15 years and above
by highest level of education attainment by sector(male)

Percentage
Education level of the population
Counts

Post Secondary
Some primary
No Education

Pre-primary

Completed

Completed

Not stated
secondary

secondary

and above
Primary

Some
Rwanda 3,947,937 Total
100 12.9 0.1 35.7 29.7 7.5 8.5 4.8 0.7
Northern Province 604,121 100 12.7 0.1 37.3 31.7 6.7 7.3 3.6 0.7
Musanze District 141,866 100 10.9 0.1 33.7 27.3 9.0 11.7 6.6 0.7
Busogo 7,848 100 8.5 30.2 28.3 10.8 12.7 9.1 0.4
Cyuve 17,887 100 10.1 0.0 30.7 23.8 10.0 14.0 10.7 0.6
Gacaca 8,723 100 12.9 0.0 41.6 28.6 5.9 5.8 2.5 2.6
Gashaki 4,089 100 11.7 38.6 31.3 7.2 8.1 1.8 1.4
Gataraga 7,568 100 9.9 0.0 37.8 29.4 8.1 10.0 3.2 1.5
Kimonyi 6,073 100 12.1 0.1 39.1 26.8 7.9 8.6 5.1 0.3
Kinigi 9,915 100 11.4 0.0 36.7 26.6 11.3 10.5 3.2 0.4
Muhoza 24,803 100 7.5 0.1 20.4 23.8 11.8 20.8 15.0 0.4
Muko 7,578 100 12.5 0.7 38.4 29.1 7.4 8.4 3.2 0.3
Musanze 13,653 100 11.8 0.0 31.9 27.5 9.4 12.2 6.9 0.3
Nkotsi 4,873 100 11.5 0.0 37.9 30.2 8.5 9.1 2.4 0.5
Nyange 9,130 100 13.2 0.1 39.6 27.1 8.3 8.9 2.4 0.5
Remera 5,987 100 11.2 0.0 40.2 34.7 6.0 6.1 1.6 0.1
Rwaza 6,818 100 11.3 0.0 40.8 33.3 5.2 4.9 1.6 2.9
Shingiro 6,921 100 15.4 0.0 41.0 27.2 7.2 7.2 1.6 0.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 14 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze District age 15 years and above
by highest level of education attainment by sector(female)

Percentage
Education level of the population

Pre-primary

Completed

Completed

Secondary

Not stated
secondary

secondary

and above
Education

Primary
primary
Some

Some
Total

Post
No
Counts
Rwanda 4,341,645 100 18.2 0.1 32.2 29.8 7.9 7.8 3.4 0.6
Northern Province 694,642 100 19.5 0.1 31.4 31.8 7.7 6.8 2.2 0.6
Musanze District 162,758 100 17.9 0.1 30.0 27.3 9.5 10.4 4.2 0.7
Busogo 9,629 100 15.5 0.0 28.0 26.3 11.2 14.1 4.5 0.4
Cyuve 21,234 100 16.9 0.0 26.8 23.6 10.9 14.2 7.2 0.4
Gacaca 10,038 100 16.9 0.0 36.5 30.1 6.5 5.8 1.8 2.5
Gashaki 4,722 100 16.2 0.0 31.8 33.5 9.4 7.3 0.7 1.1
Gataraga 8,902 100 19.0 0.0 35.1 26.3 7.9 8.5 1.6 1.6
Kimonyi 7,484 100 21.1 34.4 25.9 8.2 7.1 3.1 0.2
Kinigi 11,256 100 24.3 0.0 33.6 24.8 8.5 6.9 1.7 0.3
Muhoza 23,730 100 9.7 0.1 18.8 25.4 13.8 20.0 11.8 0.5
Muko 9,088 100 18.9 0.5 34.2 28.9 7.9 7.4 1.9 0.2
Musanze 16,336 100 20.7 0.0 28.5 26.4 9.5 10.4 4.3 0.2
Nkotsi 5,929 100 18.5 0.1 35.3 29.4 8.6 6.5 1.3 0.3
Nyange 11,186 100 25.7 0.0 32.4 24.9 8.5 7.1 1.0 0.4
Remera 6,921 100 11.4 33.6 39.0 7.9 6.8 1.2 0.1
Rwaza 7,938 100 12.9 33.6 37.3 7.2 5.5 0.6 2.8
Shingiro 8,365 100 28.1 0.1 34.0 24.9 6.8 5.3 0.5 0.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 15 Distribution (Count and %) of the resident population of Musanze District age 15 years and above
by highest level of education attainment by sector(Both sexes)

Percentage
Education level of the population

Counts

Pre-primary

Completed

Completed

Secondary

Not stated
secondary

secondary

and above
Education

Primary
primary
Some

Some
Total

Post
No
Rwanda 8,289,582 100 15.7 0.1 33.9 29.8 7.7 8.1 4.1 0.6
Northern Province 1,298,763 100 16.3 0.1 34.1 31.7 7.2 7.0 2.8 0.7
Musanze District 304,624 100 14.6 0.1 31.7 27.3 9.3 11.0 5.3 0.7
Busogo 17,477 100 12.4 0.0 29.0 27.2 11.0 13.5 6.6 0.4
Cyuve 39,121 100 13.8 0.0 28.6 23.7 10.5 14.1 8.8 0.5
Gacaca 18,761 100 15.0 0.0 38.9 29.4 6.2 5.8 2.1 2.6
Gashaki 8,811 100 14.1 0.0 35.0 32.5 8.4 7.6 1.2 1.3
Gataraga 16,470 100 14.8 0.0 36.3 27.8 8.0 9.2 2.4 1.5
Kimonyi 13,557 100 17.1 0.0 36.5 26.3 8.1 7.8 4.0 0.3
Kinigi 21,171 100 18.3 0.0 35.1 25.6 9.8 8.6 2.4 0.3
Muhoza 48,533 100 8.6 0.1 19.6 24.6 12.8 20.4 13.4 0.5
Muko 16,666 100 16.0 0.6 36.1 29.0 7.7 7.8 2.5 0.3
Musanze 29,989 100 16.7 0.0 30.0 26.9 9.4 11.2 5.5 0.2
Nkotsi 10,802 100 15.3 0.0 36.4 29.8 8.6 7.6 1.8 0.4
Nyange 20,316 100 20.1 0.0 35.6 25.9 8.4 7.9 1.6 0.5
Remera 12,908 100 11.3 0.0 36.6 37.0 7.0 6.5 1.4 0.1
Rwaza 14,756 100 12.2 0.0 37.0 35.5 6.3 5.2 1.1 2.8
Shingiro 15,286 100 22.4 0.1 37.1 26.0 7.0 6.2 1.0 0.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 16 Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze District aged 16-30 years by Sector of
residence and school attendance status (male)

Counts Percent
Total Has Is Has Not Total Has Is Has Not
previously currentely never stated previously currentely never stated
attended attending attended attended attending attended
Rwanda 1,767,063 1,267,455 399,524 99,744 340 100 71.7 22.6 5.6 0.1
Northern 274,197 203,948 57,122 13,115 12 100 74.4 20.8 4.8 0.0
Province
Musanze 67,241 48,348 15,425 3,465 3 100 71.9 22.9 5.2 0.0
District
Busogo 3,828 2,436 1,214 177 1 100 63.6 31.7 4.6 0.0
Cyuve 8,416 5,984 2,019 412 1 100 71.1 24.0 4.9 0.0
Gacaca 3,897 3,066 628 203 0 100 78.7 16.1 5.2 0.0
Gashaki 1,727 1,271 405 51 0 100 73.6 23.5 3.0 0.0
Gataraga 3,718 2,595 893 230 0 100 69.8 24.0 6.2 0.0
Kimonyi 2,854 2,194 517 143 0 100 76.9 18.1 5.0 0.0
Kinigi 5,040 3,554 1,208 278 0 100 70.5 24.0 5.5 0.0
Muhoza 12,353 8,189 3,597 567 0 100 66.3 29.1 4.6 0.0
Muko 3,359 2,480 685 194 0 100 73.8 20.4 5.8 0.0
Musanze 6,603 4,867 1,355 380 1 100 73.7 20.5 5.8 0.0
Nkotsi 2,217 1,627 513 77 0 100 73.4 23.1 3.5 0.0
Nyange 4,510 3,381 844 285 0 100 75.0 18.7 6.3 0.0
Remera 2,498 1,985 450 63 0 100 79.5 18.0 2.5 0.0
Rwaza 2,836 2,297 420 119 0 100 81.0 14.8 4.2 0.0
Shingiro 3,385 2,422 677 286 0 100 71.6 20.0 8.4 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 17 Distribution (count and %) of the resident youth of Musanze District aged 16-30 years by Sector of
residence and school attendance status (female)

Counts Percent
Has Is Has Has Is Has
Not Not
Total previously currently never Total previously currently never
stated stated
attended attending attended attended attending attended
Rwanda 1,828,607 1,331,675 411,484 85,342 106 100 72.8 22.5 4.7 0.0
Northern
290,156 217,377 61,991 10,776 12 100 74.9 21.4 3.7 0.0
Province
Musanze
72,267 53,490 15,780 2,989 8 100 74.0 21.8 4.1 0.0
District
Busogo 4,545 3,109 1,276 159 1 100 68.4 28.1 3.5 0.0
Cyuve 9,961 7,319 2,253 383 6 100 73.5 22.6 3.8 0.0
Gacaca 4,104 3,302 626 176 0 100 80.5 15.3 4.3 0.0
Gashaki 1,873 1,386 457 30 0 100 74.0 24.4 1.6 0.0
Gataraga 3,933 2,854 901 178 0 100 72.6 22.9 4.5 0.0
Kimonyi 3,266 2,611 514 141 0 100 79.9 15.7 4.3 0.0
Kinigi 4,863 3,578 1,058 227 0 100 73.6 21.8 4.7 0.0
Muhoza 11,842 7,983 3,464 394 1 100 67.4 29.3 3.3 0.0
Muko 3,784 2,916 685 183 0 100 77.1 18.1 4.8 0.0
Musanze 7,523 5,771 1,361 391 0 100 76.7 18.1 5.2 0.0
Nkotsi 2,430 1,880 490 60 0 100 77.4 20.2 2.5 0.0
Nyange 4,903 3,759 891 253 0 100 76.7 18.2 5.2 0.0
Remera 2,625 1,992 589 44 0 100 75.9 22.4 1.7 0.0
Rwaza 3,051 2,452 516 83 0 100 80.4 16.9 2.7 0.0
Shingiro 3,564 2,578 699 287 0 100 72.3 19.6 8.1 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 18 Distribution (Count and %) of private households of Musanze District by type of main drinking water
source and Sector

Percentage

River/Lake/Pond
in the compound

/Stream/Surface
Public tap out of
Pipe-born water

Pipe-born water
from Neigbour

the compound

Well/Borehole
Internal pipe-

Tanker Truck

Other type of
water source
Unprotected
Spring/Well

Spring/Well
born water

Not Stated
Rainwater
Protected

water
Total

Tube
Count
Rwanda 3,312,743 100 1.0 13.1 3.1 29.1 2.3 23.1 1.4 0.1 15.2 11.4 0.2 0.0
Northern
Province 506,064 100 0.4 8.3 1.5 38.8 0.1 28.0 1.9 0.0 14.7 6.4 0.1 0.0
Musanze
District 119,387 100 0.9 20.1 2.0 47.5 0.2 12.5 1.8 0.0 6.2 8.6 0.1 0.0
Busogo 6,940 100 0.4 13.8 2.3 67.8 0.0 10.4 1.0 3.7 0.6 0.0 0.0
Cyuve 15,444 100 0.8 34.3 3.2 60.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1
Gacaca 7,384 100 0.2 6.5 0.8 23.3 0.1 36.7 0.9 0.0 21.4 10.0 0.0
Gashaki 3,460 100 0.4 5.2 0.6 17.3 59.7 0.0 11.9 4.8 0.1
Gataraga 6,333 100 0.1 3.7 0.7 39.7 0.1 5.6 12.3 0.1 5.1 32.6 0.0
Kimonyi 5,629 100 0.6 16.2 1.7 51.7 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.2 26.5
Kinigi 8,201 100 3.3 12.5 3.5 66.6 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.1 2.0 5.1 0.0
Muhoza 16,900 100 2.3 56.5 2.5 22.9 0.6 6.6 0.1 0.0 3.5 4.5 0.5 0.0
Muko 6,937 100 0.3 14.8 2.1 64.9 0.1 2.8 0.3 0.0 6.5 8.1 0.0
Musanze 12,335 100 0.8 20.6 1.7 72.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.2
Nkotsi 4,556 100 0.3 12.8 2.9 40.1 11.1 0.2 0.0 17.8 14.9 0.0
Nyange 8,174 100 0.1 11.6 2.1 64.5 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 19.6 0.1
Remera 4,953 100 0.4 2.2 0.3 4.5 0.0 62.9 0.0 25.0 4.7 0.0
Rwaza 6,044 100 0.0 0.7 0.3 10.9 0.1 63.6 0.2 0.1 19.4 4.6 0.0
Shingiro 6,097 100 0.1 2.1 1.3 68.5 0.0 3.3 3.6 0.0 7.2 13.8 0.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 19 Distribution (Count and %) of private households with members using improved toilet facility in
Musanze District by Sector

Percentage
Count Total HHs using unshared HHs using other Not stated
improved Toilet types of toilet facilities
Rwanda 3,312,743 100 71.8 27.8 0.4
Northern Province 506,064 100 79.4 20.3 0.3
Musanze district 119,387 100 65.9 33.8 0.3
Busogo 6,940 100 68.6 31.1 0.2
Cyuve 15,444 100 64.9 34.7 0.5
Gacaca 7,384 100 70.7 29.1 0.2
Gashaki 3,460 100 84.7 15.2 0.1
Gataraga 6,333 100 69.1 30.7 0.2
Kimonyi 5,629 100 56.2 43.0 0.9
Kinigi 8,201 100 77.2 22.8 0.0
Muhoza 16,900 100 57.8 41.8 0.4
Muko 6,937 100 70.5 28.7 0.9
Musanze 12,335 100 38.3 61.7 0.0
Nkotsi 4,556 100 76.9 23.1
Nyange 8,174 100 64.5 35.4 0.1
Remera 4,953 100 91.2 8.7 0.1
Rwaza 6,044 100 84.4 15.4 0.1
Shingiro 6,097 100 67.6 32.3 0.1
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. 2022(NISR)

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Table A. 20 Number and population share (%) of some specific interventions target groups in Musanze District
by sex

Busogo sector Counts Population Share (%)

Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 13,290 14,974 28,264 47.0 53.0 100.0
<1 377 376 753 1.3 1.3 2.7
<5 1,917 1,825 3,742 6.8 6.5 13.2
1-4 1,540 1,449 2,989 5.4 5.1 10.6
3-5 1,228 1,185 2,413 4.3 4.2 8.5
3-6 1,650 1,586 3,236 5.8 5.6 11.4
0-14 5,442 5,345 10,787 19.3 18.9 38.2
0-15 5,816 5,701 11,517 20.6 20.2 40.7
0-17 6,483 6,399 12,882 22.9 22.6 45.6
6-11 2,096 2,092 4,188 7.4 7.4 14.8
7-12 2,010 2,016 4,026 7.1 7.1 14.2
12-17 2,034 2,077 4,111 7.2 7.3 14.5
13-18 2,011 2,111 4,122 7.1 7.5 14.6
14-35 5,543 6,485 12,028 19.6 22.9 42.6
16-30 3,828 4,545 8,373 13.5 16.1 29.6
15-24 2,829 3,216 6,045 10.0 11.4 21.4
15-49(Female) 8,094 28.6
15-64 7,530 9,052 16,582 26.6 32.0 58.7
16-64 7,156 8,696 15,852 25.3 30.8 56.1
16-59 6,974 8,393 15,367 24.7 29.7 54.4
14+ 8,157 10,016 18,173 28.9 35.4 64.3
16+ 7,474 9,273 16,747 26.4 32.8 59.3
18+ 6,807 8,575 15,382 24.1 30.3 54.4
21+ 5,952 7,551 13,503 21.1 26.7 47.8
60+ 500 880 1,380 1.8 3.1 4.9
65+ 318 577 895 1.1 2.0 3.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Cyuve sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 29,347 32,832 62,179 47.2 52.8 100.0
<1 888 902 1,790 1.4 1.5 2.9
<5 4,185 4,086 8,271 6.7 6.6 13.3
1-4 3,297 3,184 6,481 5.3 5.1 10.4
3-5 2,619 2,472 5,091 4.2 4.0 8.2
3-6 3,464 3,390 6,854 5.6 5.5 11.0
0-14 11,460 11,598 23,058 18.4 18.7 37.1
0-15 12,134 12,335 24,469 19.5 19.8 39.4
0-17 13,576 13,940 27,516 21.8 22.4 44.3
6-11 4,403 4,615 9,018 7.1 7.4 14.5
7-12 4,228 4,378 8,606 6.8 7.0 13.8
12-17 4,123 4,388 8,511 6.6 7.1 13.7
13-18 4,096 4,498 8,594 6.6 7.2 13.8
14-35 12,226 14,140 26,366 19.7 22.7 42.4
16-30 8,416 9,961 18,377 13.5 16.0 29.6
15-24 6,002 7,099 13,101 9.7 11.4 21.1
15-49(Female) 17,866 28.7
15-64 17,208 19,904 37,112 27.7 32.0 59.7
16-64 16,534 19,167 35,701 26.6 30.8 57.4
16-59 16,120 18,507 34,627 25.9 29.8 55.7
14+ 18,554 21,974 40,528 29.8 35.3 65.2
16+ 17,213 20,497 37,710 27.7 33.0 60.6
18+ 15,771 18,892 34,663 25.4 30.4 55.7
21+ 13,882 16,556 30,438 22.3 26.6 49.0
60+ 1,093 1,990 3,083 1.8 3.2 5.0
65+ 679 1,330 2,009 1.1 2.1 3.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Gacaca sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 14,591 16,128 30,719 47.5 52.5 100.0
<1 432 429 861 1.4 1.4 2.8
<5 1,916 1,994 3,910 6.2 6.5 12.7
1-4 1,484 1,565 3,049 4.8 5.1 9.9
3-5 1,216 1,318 2,534 4.0 4.3 8.2
3-6 1,690 1,790 3,480 5.5 5.8 11.3
0-14 5,868 6,090 11,958 19.1 19.8 38.9
0-15 6,219 6,523 12,742 20.2 21.2 41.5
0-17 7,016 7,281 14,297 22.8 23.7 46.5
6-11 2,351 2,449 4,800 7.7 8.0 15.6
7-12 2,231 2,342 4,573 7.3 7.6 14.9
12-17 2,302 2,352 4,654 7.5 7.7 15.2
13-18 2,277 2,344 4,621 7.4 7.6 15.0
14-35 5,687 6,036 11,723 18.5 19.6 38.2
16-30 3,897 4,104 8,001 12.7 13.4 26.0
15-24 3,025 3,164 6,189 9.8 10.3 20.1
15-49(Female) 7,806 25.4
15-64 8,097 9,115 17,212 26.4 29.7 56.0
16-64 7,746 8,682 16,428 25.2 28.3 53.5
16-59 7,423 8,250 15,673 24.2 26.9 51.0
14+ 9,164 10,480 19,644 29.8 34.1 63.9
16+ 8,372 9,605 17,977 27.3 31.3 58.5
18+ 7,575 8,847 16,422 24.7 28.8 53.5
21+ 6,622 7,857 14,479 21.6 25.6 47.1
60+ 949 1,355 2,304 3.1 4.4 7.5
65+ 626 923 1,549 2.0 3.0 5.0
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Gashaki Sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 6,761 7,511 14,272 47.4 52.6 100.0
<1 174 194 368 1.2 1.4 2.6
<5 939 928 1,867 6.6 6.5 13.1
1-4 765 734 1,499 5.4 5.1 10.5
3-5 590 595 1,185 4.1 4.2 8.3
3-6 805 812 1,617 5.6 5.7 11.3
0-14 2,672 2,789 5,461 18.7 19.5 38.3
0-15 2,835 2,940 5,775 19.9 20.6 40.5
0-17 3,198 3,300 6,498 22.4 23.1 45.5
6-11 1,076 1,103 2,179 7.5 7.7 15.3
7-12 1,014 1,051 2,065 7.1 7.4 14.5
12-17 1,001 1,052 2,053 7.0 7.4 14.4
13-18 976 1,036 2,012 6.8 7.3 14.1
14-35 2,503 2,757 5,260 17.5 19.3 36.9
16-30 1,727 1,873 3,600 12.1 13.1 25.2
15-24 1,326 1,384 2,710 9.3 9.7 19.0
15-49(Female) 3,604 25.3
15-64 3,757 4,237 7,994 26.3 29.7 56.0
16-64 3,594 4,086 7,680 25.2 28.6 53.8
16-59 3,411 3,855 7,266 23.9 27.0 50.9
14+ 4,260 4,936 9,196 29.8 34.6 64.4
16+ 3,926 4,571 8,497 27.5 32.0 59.5
18+ 3,563 4,211 7,774 25.0 29.5 54.5
21+ 3,143 3,771 6,914 22.0 26.4 48.4
60+ 515 716 1,231 3.6 5.0 8.6
65+ 332 485 817 2.3 3.4 5.7
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Gataraga sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 12,686 14,035 26,721 47.5 52.5 100.0
<1 331 340 671 1.2 1.3 2.5
<5 1,640 1,703 3,343 6.1 6.4 12.5
1-4 1,309 1,363 2,672 4.9 5.1 10.0
3-5 1,108 1,137 2,245 4.1 4.3 8.4
3-6 1,482 1,532 3,014 5.5 5.7 11.3
0-14 5,118 5,133 10,251 19.2 19.2 38.4
0-15 5,462 5,512 10,974 20.4 20.6 41.1
0-17 6,125 6,180 12,305 22.9 23.1 46.0
6-11 1,977 2,023 4,000 7.4 7.6 15.0
7-12 1,975 1,985 3,960 7.4 7.4 14.8
12-17 2,099 2,074 4,173 7.9 7.8 15.6
13-18 2,057 2,006 4,063 7.7 7.5 15.2
14-35 5,355 5,602 10,957 20.0 21.0 41.0
16-30 3,718 3,933 7,651 13.9 14.7 28.6
15-24 2,812 2,911 5,723 10.5 10.9 21.4
15-49(Female) 7,134 26.7
15-64 7,172 8,148 15,320 26.8 30.5 57.3
16-64 6,828 7,769 14,597 25.6 29.1 54.6
16-59 6,571 7,423 13,994 24.6 27.8 52.4
14+ 7,967 9,262 17,229 29.8 34.7 64.5
16+ 7,224 8,523 15,747 27.0 31.9 58.9
18+ 6,561 7,855 14,416 24.6 29.4 54.0
21+ 5,654 6,960 12,614 21.2 26.0 47.2
60+ 653 1,100 1,753 2.4 4.1 6.6
65+ 396 754 1,150 1.5 2.8 4.3
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Kimonyi sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 10,114 11,567 21,681 46.6 53.4 100.0
<1 301 360 661 1.4 1.7 3.0
<5 1,425 1,518 2,943 6.6 7.0 13.6
1-4 1,124 1,158 2,282 5.2 5.3 10.5
3-5 936 907 1,843 4.3 4.2 8.5
3-6 1,267 1,208 2,475 5.8 5.6 11.4
0-14 4,041 4,083 8,124 18.6 18.8 37.5
0-15 4,295 4,367 8,662 19.8 20.1 40.0
0-17 4,774 4,912 9,686 22.0 22.7 44.7
6-11 1,561 1,520 3,081 7.2 7.0 14.2
7-12 1,485 1,465 2,950 6.8 6.8 13.6
12-17 1,472 1,577 3,049 6.8 7.3 14.1
13-18 1,466 1,596 3,062 6.8 7.4 14.1
14-35 4,193 4,748 8,941 19.3 21.9 41.2
16-30 2,854 3,266 6,120 13.2 15.1 28.2
15-24 2,071 2,393 4,464 9.6 11.0 20.6
15-49(Female) 6,102 28.1
15-64 5,778 6,935 12,713 26.7 32.0 58.6
16-64 5,524 6,651 12,175 25.5 30.7 56.2
16-59 5,367 6,378 11,745 24.8 29.4 54.2
14+ 6,327 7,746 14,073 29.2 35.7 64.9
16+ 5,819 7,200 13,019 26.8 33.2 60.0
18+ 5,340 6,655 11,995 24.6 30.7 55.3
21+ 4,688 5,864 10,552 21.6 27.0 48.7
60+ 452 822 1,274 2.1 3.8 5.9
65+ 295 549 844 1.4 2.5 3.9
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Kinigi sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 15,423 16,874 32,297 47.8 52.2 100.0
<1 361 408 769 1.1 1.3 2.4
<5 1,767 1,851 3,618 5.5 5.7 11.2
1-4 1,406 1,443 2,849 4.4 4.5 8.8
3-5 1,185 1,209 2,394 3.7 3.7 7.4
3-6 1,563 1,625 3,188 4.8 5.0 9.9
0-14 5,508 5,618 11,126 17.1 17.4 34.4
0-15 5,898 6,070 11,968 18.3 18.8 37.1
0-17 6,796 6,936 13,732 21.0 21.5 42.5
6-11 2,199 2,211 4,410 6.8 6.8 13.7
7-12 2,204 2,195 4,399 6.8 6.8 13.6
12-17 2,425 2,465 4,890 7.5 7.6 15.1
13-18 2,468 2,510 4,978 7.6 7.8 15.4
14-35 7,022 7,062 14,084 21.7 21.9 43.6
16-30 5,040 4,863 9,903 15.6 15.1 30.7
15-24 3,738 3,662 7,400 11.6 11.3 22.9
15-49(Female) 9,122 28.2
15-64 9,524 10,401 19,925 29.5 32.2 61.7
16-64 9,134 9,949 19,083 28.3 30.8 59.1
16-59 8,940 9,555 18,495 27.7 29.6 57.3
14+ 10,312 11,646 21,958 31.9 36.1 68.0
16+ 9,525 10,804 20,329 29.5 33.5 62.9
18+ 8,627 9,938 18,565 26.7 30.8 57.5
21+ 7,419 8,718 16,137 23.0 27.0 50.0
60+ 585 1,249 1,834 1.8 3.9 5.7
65+ 391 855 1,246 1.2 2.6 3.9
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Muhoza sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 35,311 34,430 69,741 50.6 49.4 100.0
<1 836 815 1,651 1.2 1.2 2.4
<5 3,894 3,943 7,837 5.6 5.7 11.2
1-4 3,058 3,128 6,186 4.4 4.5 8.9
3-5 2,324 2,352 4,676 3.3 3.4 6.7
3-6 3,096 3,155 6,251 4.4 4.5 9.0
0-14 10,508 10,700 21,208 15.1 15.3 30.4
0-15 11,153 11,459 22,612 16.0 16.4 32.4
0-17 12,507 13,110 25,617 17.9 18.8 36.7
6-11 4,011 4,077 8,088 5.8 5.8 11.6
7-12 3,843 3,874 7,717 5.5 5.6 11.1
12-17 3,815 4,307 8,122 5.5 6.2 11.6
13-18 3,978 4,540 8,518 5.7 6.5 12.2
14-35 17,202 16,179 33,381 24.7 23.2 47.9
16-30 12,353 11,842 24,195 17.7 17.0 34.7
15-24 8,022 8,238 16,260 11.5 11.8 23.3
15-49(Female) 20,416 29.3
15-64 24,013 22,549 46,562 34.4 32.3 66.8
16-64 23,368 21,790 45,158 33.5 31.2 64.8
16-59 22,883 21,223 44,106 32.8 30.4 63.2
14+ 25,430 24,403 49,833 36.5 35.0 71.5
16+ 24,158 22,971 47,129 34.6 32.9 67.6
18+ 22,804 21,320 44,124 32.7 30.6 63.3
21+ 20,238 18,697 38,935 29.0 26.8 55.8
60+ 1,275 1,748 3,023 1.8 2.5 4.3
65+ 790 1,181 1,971 1.1 1.7 2.8
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Muko sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 12,496 13,976 26,472 47.2 52.8 100.0
<1 361 392 753 1.4 1.5 2.8
<5 1,778 1,765 3,543 6.7 6.7 13.4
1-4 1,417 1,373 2,790 5.4 5.2 10.5
3-5 1,103 1,119 2,222 4.2 4.2 8.4
3-6 1,480 1,458 2,938 5.6 5.5 11.1
0-14 4,918 4,888 9,806 18.6 18.5 37.0
0-15 5,229 5,234 10,463 19.8 19.8 39.5
0-17 5,862 5,891 11,753 22.1 22.3 44.4
6-11 1,816 1,839 3,655 6.9 6.9 13.8
7-12 1,765 1,770 3,535 6.7 6.7 13.4
12-17 1,887 1,896 3,783 7.1 7.2 14.3
13-18 1,869 1,903 3,772 7.1 7.2 14.2
14-35 5,004 5,576 10,580 18.9 21.1 40.0
16-30 3,359 3,784 7,143 12.7 14.3 27.0
15-24 2,506 2,709 5,215 9.5 10.2 19.7
15-49(Female) 7,230 27.3
15-64 7,153 8,323 15,476 27.0 31.4 58.5
16-64 6,842 7,977 14,819 25.8 30.1 56.0
16-59 6,594 7,605 14,199 24.9 28.7 53.6
14+ 7,921 9,421 17,342 29.9 35.6 65.5
16+ 7,267 8,742 16,009 27.5 33.0 60.5
18+ 6,634 8,085 14,719 25.1 30.5 55.6
21+ 5,859 7,296 13,155 22.1 27.6 49.7
60+ 673 1,137 1,810 2.5 4.3 6.8
65+ 425 765 1,190 1.6 2.9 4.5
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Musanze sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 22,478 25,242 47,720 47.1 52.9 100.0
<1 664 715 1,379 1.4 1.5 2.9
<5 3,102 3,190 6,292 6.5 6.7 13.2
1-4 2,438 2,475 4,913 5.1 5.2 10.3
3-5 1,977 1,905 3,882 4.1 4.0 8.1
3-6 2,676 2,598 5,274 5.6 5.4 11.1
0-14 8,825 8,906 17,731 18.5 18.7 37.2
0-15 9,356 9,434 18,790 19.6 19.8 39.4
0-17 10,417 10,632 21,049 21.8 22.3 44.1
6-11 3,440 3,466 6,906 7.2 7.3 14.5
7-12 3,269 3,317 6,586 6.9 7.0 13.8
12-17 3,155 3,339 6,494 6.6 7.0 13.6
13-18 3,124 3,356 6,480 6.5 7.0 13.6
14-35 9,678 10,794 20,472 20.3 22.6 42.9
16-30 6,603 7,523 14,126 13.8 15.8 29.6
15-24 4,584 5,254 9,838 9.6 11.0 20.6
15-49(Female) 13,605 28.5
15-64 13,112 15,278 28,390 27.5 32.0 59.5
16-64 12,581 14,750 27,331 26.4 30.9 57.3
16-59 12,256 14,199 26,455 25.7 29.8 55.4
14+ 14,197 16,913 31,110 29.8 35.4 65.2
16+ 13,122 15,808 28,930 27.5 33.1 60.6
18+ 12,061 14,610 26,671 25.3 30.6 55.9
21+ 10,636 12,934 23,570 22.3 27.1 49.4
60+ 866 1,609 2,475 1.8 3.4 5.2
65+ 541 1,058 1,599 1.1 2.2 3.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Nkotsi sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 8,108 9,241 17,349 46.7 53.3 100.0
<1 222 245 467 1.3 1.4 2.7
<5 1,085 1,158 2,243 6.3 6.7 12.9
1-4 863 913 1,776 5.0 5.3 10.2
3-5 743 776 1,519 4.3 4.5 8.8
3-6 1,018 1,058 2,076 5.9 6.1 12.0
0-14 3,235 3,312 6,547 18.6 19.1 37.7
0-15 3,469 3,531 7,000 20.0 20.4 40.3
0-17 3,903 3,963 7,866 22.5 22.8 45.3
6-11 1,238 1,244 2,482 7.1 7.2 14.3
7-12 1,152 1,179 2,331 6.6 6.8 13.4
12-17 1,284 1,286 2,570 7.4 7.4 14.8
13-18 1,266 1,273 2,539 7.3 7.3 14.6
14-35 3,253 3,572 6,825 18.8 20.6 39.3
16-30 2,217 2,430 4,647 12.8 14.0 26.8
15-24 1,711 1,803 3,514 9.9 10.4 20.3
15-49(Female) 4,653 26.8
15-64 4,615 5,421 10,036 26.6 31.2 57.8
16-64 4,381 5,202 9,583 25.3 30.0 55.2
16-59 4,224 4,959 9,183 24.3 28.6 52.9
14+ 5,083 6,152 11,235 29.3 35.5 64.8
16+ 4,639 5,710 10,349 26.7 32.9 59.7
18+ 4,205 5,278 9,483 24.2 30.4 54.7
21+ 3,699 4,688 8,387 21.3 27.0 48.3
60+ 415 751 1,166 2.4 4.3 6.7
65+ 258 508 766 1.5 2.9 4.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Nyange sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 14,612 16,662 31,274 46.7 53.3 100.0
<1 423 408 831 1.4 1.3 2.7
<5 1,871 1,826 3,697 6.0 5.8 11.8
1-4 1,448 1,418 2,866 4.6 4.5 9.2
3-5 1,195 1,176 2,371 3.8 3.8 7.6
3-6 1,600 1,560 3,160 5.1 5.0 10.1
0-14 5,482 5,476 10,958 17.5 17.5 35.0
0-15 5,814 5,825 11,639 18.6 18.6 37.2
0-17 6,607 6,621 13,228 21.1 21.2 42.3
6-11 2,134 2,145 4,279 6.8 6.9 13.7
7-12 2,064 2,163 4,227 6.6 6.9 13.5
12-17 2,180 2,224 4,404 7.0 7.1 14.1
13-18 2,184 2,215 4,399 7.0 7.1 14.1
14-35 6,321 6,848 13,169 20.2 21.9 42.1
16-30 4,510 4,903 9,413 14.4 15.7 30.1
15-24 3,282 3,536 6,818 10.5 11.3 21.8
15-49(Female) 8,896 28.4
15-64 8,663 10,221 18,884 27.7 32.7 60.4
16-64 8,331 9,872 18,203 26.6 31.6 58.2
16-59 8,074 9,456 17,530 25.8 30.2 56.1
14+ 9,501 11,542 21,043 30.4 36.9 67.3
16+ 8,798 10,837 19,635 28.1 34.7 62.8
18+ 8,005 10,041 18,046 25.6 32.1 57.7
21+ 6,975 8,882 15,857 22.3 28.4 50.7
60+ 724 1,381 2,105 2.3 4.4 6.7
65+ 467 965 1,432 1.5 3.1 4.6
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Remera sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 9,522 10,465 19,987 47.6 52.4 100.0
<1 273 231 504 1.4 1.2 2.5
<5 1,200 1,167 2,367 6.0 5.8 11.8
1-4 927 936 1,863 4.6 4.7 9.3
3-5 747 734 1,481 3.7 3.7 7.4
3-6 1,028 1,039 2,067 5.1 5.2 10.3
0-14 3,535 3,544 7,079 17.7 17.7 35.4
0-15 3,783 3,781 7,564 18.9 18.9 37.8
0-17 4,246 4,258 8,504 21.2 21.3 42.5
6-11 1,434 1,468 2,902 7.2 7.3 14.5
7-12 1,351 1,379 2,730 6.8 6.9 13.7
12-17 1,361 1,358 2,719 6.8 6.8 13.6
13-18 1,389 1,358 2,747 6.9 6.8 13.7
14-35 3,541 3,760 7,301 17.7 18.8 36.5
16-30 2,498 2,625 5,123 12.5 13.1 25.6
15-24 1,960 1,972 3,932 9.8 9.9 19.7
15-49(Female) 5,118 25.6
15-64 5,495 6,135 11,630 27.5 30.7 58.2
16-64 5,247 5,898 11,145 26.3 29.5 55.8
16-59 4,945 5,562 10,507 24.7 27.8 52.6
14+ 6,240 7,161 13,401 31.2 35.8 67.0
16+ 5,739 6,684 12,423 28.7 33.4 62.2
18+ 5,276 6,207 11,483 26.4 31.1 57.5
21+ 4,626 5,557 10,183 23.1 27.8 50.9
60+ 794 1,122 1,916 4.0 5.6 9.6
65+ 492 786 1,278 2.5 3.9 6.4
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Rwaza sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 10,998 12,122 23,120 47.6 52.4 100.0
<1 297 316 613 1.3 1.4 2.7
<5 1,404 1,382 2,786 6.1 6.0 12.1
1-4 1,107 1,066 2,173 4.8 4.6 9.4
3-5 890 906 1,796 3.8 3.9 7.8
3-6 1,191 1,227 2,418 5.2 5.3 10.5
0-14 4,180 4,184 8,364 18.1 18.1 36.2
0-15 4,491 4,492 8,983 19.4 19.4 38.9
0-17 5,060 5,056 10,116 21.9 21.9 43.8
6-11 1,662 1,658 3,320 7.2 7.2 14.4
7-12 1,609 1,597 3,206 7.0 6.9 13.9
12-17 1,687 1,694 3,381 7.3 7.3 14.6
13-18 1,717 1,682 3,399 7.4 7.3 14.7
14-35 4,166 4,403 8,569 18.0 19.0 37.1
16-30 2,836 3,051 5,887 12.3 13.2 25.5
15-24 2,281 2,349 4,630 9.9 10.2 20.0
15-49(Female) 5,993 25.9
15-64 6,293 7,130 13,423 27.2 30.8 58.1
16-64 5,982 6,822 12,804 25.9 29.5 55.4
16-59 5,660 6,409 12,069 24.5 27.7 52.2
14+ 7,115 8,235 15,350 30.8 35.6 66.4
16+ 6,507 7,630 14,137 28.1 33.0 61.1
18+ 5,938 7,066 13,004 25.7 30.6 56.2
21+ 5,195 6,346 11,541 22.5 27.4 49.9
60+ 847 1,221 2,068 3.7 5.3 8.9
65+ 525 808 1,333 2.3 3.5 5.8
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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 Shingiro sector Counts Population Share (%)
Intervention group Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes
Total residents 11,603 13,123 24,726 46.9 53.1 100.0
<1 264 293 557 1.1 1.2 2.3
<5 1,331 1,382 2,713 5.4 5.6 11.0
1-4 1,067 1,089 2,156 4.3 4.4 8.7
3-5 943 964 1,907 3.8 3.9 7.7
3-6 1,365 1,360 2,725 5.5 5.5 11.0
0-14 4,682 4,758 9,440 18.9 19.2 38.2
0-15 5,017 5,065 10,082 20.3 20.5 40.8
0-17 5,673 5,749 11,422 22.9 23.3 46.2
6-11 1,911 1,920 3,831 7.7 7.8 15.5
7-12 1,840 1,885 3,725 7.4 7.6 15.1
12-17 2,049 2,085 4,134 8.3 8.4 16.7
13-18 2,025 2,017 4,042 8.2 8.2 16.3
14-35 4,951 5,286 10,237 20.0 21.4 41.4
16-30 3,385 3,564 6,949 13.7 14.4 28.1
15-24 2,580 2,638 5,218 10.4 10.7 21.1
15-49(Female) 6,634 26.8
15-64 6,562 7,694 14,256 26.5 31.1 57.7
16-64 6,227 7,387 13,614 25.2 29.9 55.1
16-59 6,040 7,027 13,067 24.4 28.4 52.8
14+ 7,312 8,772 16,084 29.6 35.5 65.0
16+ 6,586 8,058 14,644 26.6 32.6 59.2
18+ 5,930 7,374 13,304 24.0 29.8 53.8
21+ 5,092 6,531 11,623 20.6 26.4 47.0
60+ 546 1,031 1,577 2.2 4.2 6.4
65+ 359 671 1,030 1.5 2.7 4.2
Source: Fifth Rwanda Population and Housing Census, 2022(NISR)

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