Lower middle income vs Rwanda: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Lower middle income
56.6%
in 2024
Rwanda
72.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
18th
Rwanda rank
15th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 72.7% against 56.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Rwanda ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 31 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Rwanda Difference Ahead
2010s 49.1% 58.9% 9.8% Rwanda
2020s 52.5% 53.5% 0.9% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Lower middle income or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 72.7% against 56.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Lower middle income and Rwanda?
16.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Rwanda?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Rwanda rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
Lower middle income ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.