LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda
Rwanda: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 34.44 in 2025. ▬ Flat
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda is 34.44, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda peaked at 34.44 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.26, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 1st of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.16 | — |
| 2018 | 30.86 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 30.01 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 32.33 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 33.74 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 30.73 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 29.26 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 30.36 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 34.44 | +13.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 34.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.05, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.34 | 30.01 | 33.16 | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.81 | 29.26 | 34.44 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda was 34.44 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.44 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.26 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Rwanda ranks 1st out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.