RWANDA
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
8,154,933 (January 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Hutu 80%, Tutsi 19%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 1%, Indigenous beliefs and other 25%
Languages:
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 12
Diocesan Priests: 284
Religious Priests: 131
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 165
Professed Religious women: 1,084
Members of Secular Institute (Men): -
Members of Secular Institute (Women): 50
Lay Missionaries: 80
Catechists: 3,303

(As at 31 December, 1997)