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 ← Previous Page 7 of 8 Next →