Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda peaked at 14.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.5% | — |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -17.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -41.9% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Rwanda
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.267 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2752 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3518 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,403 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,639 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,779 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Rwanda was 2.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.