Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.7% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda peaked at 8.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 109th 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, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.3% | — |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.