Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 62.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 62.6% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda peaked at 66.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1997.
Rwanda ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.0% | — |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 62.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 62.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 55.6% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.1% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 59.5% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.2% | 66.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Rwanda was 62.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1997.
- How does Rwanda rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.