Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda stood at 10.5.
The figure is down 45.3% on the previous year and up 650.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda peaked at 23.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 11th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.4 | — |
| 2017 | 21.8 | +1457.1% |
| 2018 | 20.3 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 23.5 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 21.2 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 20.2 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 18.3 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 19.2 | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 10.5 | -45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.75 | 1.4 | 23.5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.8 | 10.5 | 21.2 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Rwanda was 10.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 650.0%. 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 Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (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. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.