Informal employment, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Informal employment, female was 99.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Informal employment, female in Rwanda, 2017–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female agricultural employment.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 99.2% for informal employment, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, female in Rwanda peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Informal employment, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total female agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 98.1% | — |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 99.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 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 informal employment, female in Rwanda?
- Informal employment, female in Rwanda was 99.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for informal employment, female?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).