Informal employment, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Informal employment, male was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, male in Rwanda, 2017–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, male in Rwanda is 78.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Rwanda peaked at 78.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Informal employment, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total male non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 67.7% | — |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | +8.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 78.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.2% | 67.7% | 68.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.0% | 78.3% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,779 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, male in Rwanda?
- Informal employment, male in Rwanda was 78.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for informal employment, male?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of total male non-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 non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).