Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 37.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 37.4% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda peaked at 44.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 83rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.0% | — |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 40.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.7% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.0% | 38.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda was 37.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.