Rwanda vs World: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Rwanda
72.7%
in 2025
World
57.8%
in 2019
Rwanda rank
15th
World rank
14th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Rwanda
- World
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 72.7% against 57.8% in World, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 15th and World ranks 14th of 178 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Rwanda or World?
- Rwanda, at 72.7% against 57.8% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Rwanda and World?
- 14.9%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Rwanda and World rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Rwanda ranks 15th and World ranks 14th of 178 countries.
- 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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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.