Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda
Rwanda: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 16.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda stood at 16.55.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda peaked at 23.31 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.43, in 1997.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.41 | — |
| 1992 | 16.16 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.19 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.04 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 15.35 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 14.88 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 14.43 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 14.69 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 15.16 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 15.44 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.6 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.37 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 15.68 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.78 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.99 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.77 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.83 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.83 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.02 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.29 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.25 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.42 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.55 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.59 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.73 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.26 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 16.05 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.95 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.31 | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 22.2 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 18.17 | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 16.55 | -8.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 16.55 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.76, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 16.55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.2% | 15.95 | 23.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.48 | 14.43 | 16.41 | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.73 | 15.37 | 16.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.39 | 16.05 | 16.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.24 | 15.95 | 23.31 | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Rwanda was 16.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.31 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.43 in 1997.
- How does Rwanda rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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