Annual working hours per worker in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual working hours per worker was 1,584 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Rwanda, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Rwanda is 1,584 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Rwanda peaked at 1,718 hours per worker in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,496 hours per worker, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 114th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,564 hours per worker | 1,579 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,626 hours per worker | 1,584 hours per worker | 1,718 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,562 hours per worker | 1,496 hours per worker | 1,605 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Rwanda?
- Annual working hours per worker in Rwanda was 1,584 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,718 hours per worker in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,496 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Rwanda ranks 114th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.