Work & Labour in Rwanda 466 indicators covering work & labour for Rwanda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 46.6% 2025 up 65.4% 145th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.4% 2025 up 40.4% 102nd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.3% 2025 up 32.9% 97th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.3% 2025 up 61.9% 92nd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.7% 2025 down 56.1% 109th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.6% 2025 down 57.1% 126th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 2.9% 2025 down 55.3% 104th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 59.6% 2025 up 6.1% 110th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 62.6% 2025 up 3.2% 105th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 55.9% 2025 up 9.9% 120th 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% 171st Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 down 20.4% 169th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 up 57.1% 146th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 13.0% 140th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 13.0% 140th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 39.4% 2025 down 8.0% 66th GDP per person employed 10,010 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 36.2% 155th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 20th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 20th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.6% 35th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.7% 35th GDP per employed person 10,010 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 36.2% 155th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.51 2027 up 278.4% 14th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.51 2027 up 278.4% 14th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.128 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.4% 18th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.2242 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.6% 14th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 207.55 2025 up 98.8% 33rd Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 54.8% 2023 down 24.9% 21st CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 5.91 2025 up 133.6% 38th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 73.77 2025 down 0.4% 13th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 73.77 2025 down 0.4% 13th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 73.77 2025 down 0.4% 13th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1965 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.7% 13th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.1965 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.7% 13th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.8749 % change on previous year 2023 up 81.8% 56th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 76.78 2025 down 8.1% 16th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.4% 2025 up 358.8% 93rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.0% 2025 up 362.3% 89th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.7% 2025 up 358.4% 97th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 39.69 2026 up 4.3% 140th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 39.69 2026 up 4.3% 140th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 22.27 2027 down 12.5% 24th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 22.27 2027 down 12.5% 24th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 160,277 2027 up 30.2% 91st Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 17.72 2027 down 1.1% 169th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 29.28 2027 down 8.0% 179th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 12.14 2027 down 21.2% 14th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 664.45 2027 up 11.5% 45th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 4,007 2027 up 30.2% 91st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 26.22 2027 up 2.4% 45th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 820.86 2027 up 35.1% 57th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.2% 2025 down 3.9% 28th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 73.8% 2025 down 11.9% 13th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.8% 2025 down 8.1% 15th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 73.8% 2025 down 11.9% 13th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 73.8% 2025 down 11.9% 13th ← Previous Page 2 of 8 Next →