Work & Labour in Rwanda

466 indicators covering work & labour for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 19.26 2025 down 51.7% 2nd
Average hourly earnings of employees 711.97 2024 up 1.8% 17th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 434.81 2025 up 269.5% 20th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 15.29 2025 up 196.3% 25th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 191.31 2025 up 1,823.3% 12th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 82.2% 2024 up 1.8% 10th
Share of male workers in informal employment 82.2% 2024 up 1.8% 10th
Share of workers in informal employment 84.3% 2024 up 0.1% 9th
Share of female workers in informal employment 86.7% 2024 down 1.5% 11th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 84.3% 2024 up 0.1% 9th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 29.94 2025 down 21.0% 4th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 84.3% 2024 up 0.1% 10th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 35.05 2025 down 21.0% 60th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 35.14 2025 down 20.8% 58th
Gender wage gap 24.85 2024 down 11.1% 7th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 28.16 2025 up 15.6% 66th
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 443.72 2025 up 16.0% 42nd
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6,417 2025 up 71.6% 33rd
Employees 3,120 2025 up 48.0% 37th
Public sector employees 319 2025 up 138.0% 46th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 192,728 2024 up 15.9% 18th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 192,728 2024 up 15.9% 17th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 24.8% 2024 down 11.1% 7th
Gender wage gap 24.8% 2024 down 11.1% 7th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 24.8% 2024 down 11.1% 7th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 24.8% 2024 down 11.1% 7th
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 24.8% 2024 down 11.1% 7th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 22.19 2025 up 1,430.3% 4th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 24.59 2025 down 42.3% 2nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 29.2 2025 down 10.7% 67th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 28.89 2025 down 10.7% 68th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 711.97 2024 up 1.8% 19th
Average hourly earnings of employees 711.97 2024 up 1.8% 15th
Average hourly earnings of employees 711.97 2024 up 1.8% 15th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.537 2024 down 14.4% 11th
Median hourly earnings of employees 400 2024 up 27.6% 15th
Median hourly earnings of employees 400 2024 up 27.6% 15th
Median hourly earnings of employees 400 2024 up 27.6% 15th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 40.01 2025 down 15.6% 15th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 40.26 2025 down 16.0% 16th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 101.71 2025 up 73.7% 50th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 12.42 2025 down 28.5% 7th
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 12.42 2025 down 28.5% 7th
Unemployment rate 5.36 2025 up 358.8% 35th
Unemployment 363.63 2025 up 460.2% 23rd
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,491 2025 up 6.5% 18th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 65.38 2025 down 10.7% 5th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,319 2025 up 54.5% 25th
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,289 2025 up 0.0% 18th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 60.09 2025 down 16.2% 5th
Working-age population 8,831 2025 up 33.0% 27th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.1 2025 up 281.1% 38th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 5.29 2025 up 240.1% 28th
Labour force participation rate 76.78 2025 down 8.1% 3rd
Labour force 6,780 2025 up 22.1% 22nd
Persons outside the labour force 2,051 2025 up 88.1% 38th
Employment-to-population ratio 72.66 2025 down 12.0% 3rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 5.36 2025 up 358.8% 35th
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 92.36 2025 up 4.7% 10th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 5.58 2025 up 5.6% 67th