Part time employment, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Part time employment, female was 68.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Rwanda stood at 68.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Rwanda peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2017.
Rwanda ranks 5th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100.0% | — |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.5% | 60.7% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.3% | 68.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 2 Canada 76.1% compare
- 3 Colombia 70.1% compare
- 4 Pakistan 68.8% compare
- 6 Switzerland 67.9% compare
- 7 Netherlands 64.1% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 63.9% 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 part time employment, female in Rwanda?
- Part time employment, female in Rwanda was 68.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for part time employment, female?
- Rwanda ranks 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.