Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0104 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Rwanda, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Rwanda stood at 0.0104 units per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Rwanda peaked at 0.0107 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per person, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0097 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.01 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.01 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.01 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.01 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.01 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0104 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0104 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Rwanda?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Rwanda was 0.0104 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Rwanda ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.