LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda
Rwanda: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 13.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda is 13.65, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 48.9% on the previous year and up 491.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda peaked at 31.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.31, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 19th out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.31 | — |
| 2017 | 29.7 | +1187.3% |
| 2018 | 27.43 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 30.6 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 29.09 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 31.33 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 29.05 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 26.34 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 26.69 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 13.65 | -48.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 13.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.78, 73% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.51 | 2.31 | 30.6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.03 | 13.65 | 31.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 16 North Macedonia 16.04 compare
- 17 Guyana 16.04 compare
- 18 Montenegro 15.57 compare
- 20 Sweden 13.62 compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.59 compare
- 22 Spain 13.54 compare
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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Rwanda was 13.65 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.33 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 491.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (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 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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.