Employment rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Employment rate was 56.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment rate in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rate in Rwanda is 56.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Rwanda peaked at 56.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 106th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 53.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 51.9% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 49.0% | 56.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Rwanda
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Rwanda?
- Employment rate in Rwanda was 56.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for employment rate?
- Rwanda ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.