Work & Labour in Rwanda

89 indicators covering work & labour for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.6% 2025 up 7.8% 49th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% 2025 up 12.9% 62nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.7% 2025 up 5.0% 78th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.6% 2025 up 4.7% 86th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.2% 2025 up 0.4% 84th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.0% 2025 up 10.5% 53rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.1% 2025 up 6.3% 98th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% 2025 up 5.5% 135th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.1% 2025 up 6.0% 116th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% 2025 up 5.1% 64th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 62.6% 2025 up 3.2% 104th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 46.5% 2025 up 30.2% 122nd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 46.6% 2025 up 65.4% 144th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 55.9% 2025 up 9.9% 119th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.4% 2025 up 40.4% 102nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 59.6% 2025 up 6.1% 109th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 2.9% 2025 down 55.3% 104th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.6% 2025 down 57.1% 126th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.7% 2025 down 56.1% 109th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.3% 2025 up 61.9% 92nd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.3% 2025 up 32.9% 97th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 46.5% 2025 up 44.7% 140th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 40.4% 2025 down 7.8% 78th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 37.4% 2025 down 4.9% 83rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 44.1% 2025 down 10.2% 68th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.1% 2025 up 0.2% 170th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 down 20.4% 168th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 up 57.1% 145th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 18.4% 2025 up 3.2% 72nd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 14.6% 2025 down 5.1% 78th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 16.4% 2025 down 1.2% 70th
GDP per person employed 10,010 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 36.2% 155th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.4% 2025 up 358.8% 91st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.0% 2025 up 362.3% 87th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.7% 2025 up 358.4% 95th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.8% 2025 down 11.9% 13th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.2% 2025 down 3.9% 28th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.8% 2025 down 8.1% 15th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 54.9% 2025 down 15.8% 21st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 60.5% 2025 down 7.9% 29th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 92.0% 2025 down 8.3% 19th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 57.7% 2025 down 11.9% 21st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 8.6% 2025 up 346.4% 117th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.8% 2025 up 478.4% 115th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 9.4% 2025 up 280.0% 116th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 30.0% 2025 down 0.3% 56th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 21.9% 2025 up 5.0% 44th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 26.0% 2025 up 1.7% 43rd
Productivity: output per hour worked 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 40.6% 116th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 36.2% 2025 down 4.3% 73rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 37.2% 2025 up 7.1% 58th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 44.7% 2025 up 14.0% 64th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 40.9% 2025 up 10.8% 61st
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 39.4% 2025 down 8.0% 66th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.0% 2025 up 4.8% 93rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.5% 2025 up 6.0% 111th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 56.4% 2025 up 5.6% 106th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 43.1% 2025 down 11.1% 67th
Unemployment with basic education 10.7% 2024 up 1,094.3% 34th
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.9% 2024 up 1,348.7% 39th