Work & Labour in Rwanda

466 indicators covering work & labour for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 41.34 2025 down 3.8% 1st
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 682.52 2025 up 7.9% 16th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 54.52 2025 up 27.0% 48th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4,815 2025 up 59.9% 26th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 1,207 2024 up 16.1% 15th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 1,207 2024 up 16.1% 15th
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3,334 2025 down 1.1% 28th
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 62.25 2025 up 19.9% 34th
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 5,497 2025 up 50.9% 24th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.528 2024 down 7.5% 3rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 35,000 2024 up 15.1% 9th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 6.3% 2020 up 127.1% 75th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 40.52 2025 down 7.0% 30th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 42.27 2025 down 3.5% 25th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 23.54 2025 down 23.6% 11th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 669.61 2025 down 5.5% 12th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 31.25 2025 down 23.4% 4th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 104,969 2024 up 66.6% 12th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 104,969 2024 up 66.6% 12th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 23.22 2025 down 37.5% 4th
Time-related underemployment 1,210 2025 down 39.4% 4th
Time-related underemployment rate 18.86 2025 down 48.2% 1st
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,506 2025 up 4.3% 6th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 34.44 2025 up 3.8% 1st
Public sector employment 320.44 2025 up 138.8% 27th
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,210 2025 up 110.2% 7th
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 25.14 2025 up 31.5% 1st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 48.54 2025 down 6.9% 1st
Average hourly earnings of care employees 660.1 2024 up 62.0% 11th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 660.1 2024 up 62.0% 11th
Informal care employment 250.94 2025 up 2.0% 19th
Informal care employment rate 56.55 2025 down 12.1% 11th
Care employment outside the formal sector 200.47 2025 down 6.7% 20th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 45.18 2025 down 19.6% 7th
Average monthly earnings of employees 69,851 2024 up 15.7% 13th
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,779 2025 up 83.6% 18th
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 90.06 2025 up 7.0% 4th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 5,401 2025 up 92.8% 18th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 84.17 2025 up 12.3% 2nd
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 231,857 2024 down 10.7% 9th
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 231,857 2024 down 10.7% 9th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 11 2023 down 97.0% 73rd
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.08 2023 down 97.5% 77th
Average monthly earnings of employees 69,851 2024 up 15.7% 10th
Care employment 443.72 2025 up 16.0% 21st
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 86.75 2025 up 7.9% 2nd
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4,177 2025 up 72.6% 6th
Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 86.75 2025 up 7.9% 2nd
Informal employment rate 86.75 2025 up 7.9% 2nd
Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3,799 2025 up 83.1% 6th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 78.9 2025 up 14.5% 2nd
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 1,415 2024 down 2.1% 9th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 1,415 2024 down 2.1% 9th
Informal employment in STEM occupations 30.14 2025 up 120.5% 22nd
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 29.64 2025 up 27.0% 13th
Children in employment 111.52 2021 16th
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 16.53 2025 up 176.2% 24th
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 16.25 2025 up 59.1% 11th
Children in child labour 78.8 2021 up 585.6% 16th
Share of children in child labour 8.15 2021 up 379.9% 14th