LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda
Rwanda: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 23.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda is 23.22, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda peaked at 37.16 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.16, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 4th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.16 | — |
| 2017 | 25.45 | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 24.42 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 24.24 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 25.64 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 27.04 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 24.17 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 23.16 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 27.48 | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 23.22 | -15.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 23.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.95, 2.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.82 | 24.24 | 37.16 | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.12 | 23.16 | 27.48 | 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 23.22 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 37.16 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.16 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Rwanda ranks 4th out of 48 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 down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.