Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda peaked at 1.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.6%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,403 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,639 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,140 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,779 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Rwanda was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).