STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Large scale urbanization has already taken place in Rwanda, with the pace of it much faster than official records suggest because the definition of urban areas needs refining.
- Urbanization appears to have had a positive impact on structural transformation and helped raise the national average of GDP per worker.
- The link between urbanization and the creation of non-farm jobs is stronger in areas with a higher population density and better connectivity in terms of transport and access to markets.
