Total employment, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total employment, female was 2.77 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Rwanda, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Rwanda is 2.77 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Rwanda peaked at 2.77 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million ages 15+, in 1995.
Rwanda ranks 19th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 million ages 15+ | 1.29 million ages 15+ | 1.84 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million ages 15+ | 1.98 million ages 15+ | 2.62 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ages 15+ | 2.70 million ages 15+ | 2.77 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Rwanda
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Rwanda?
- Total employment, female in Rwanda was 2.77 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million ages 15+ in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for total employment, female?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.