Labor force, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Labor force, female was 46.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Rwanda, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Rwanda stood at 46.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Rwanda peaked at 47.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 1990.
That places Rwanda 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 41.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 46.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 46.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 152.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9939 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Rwanda?
- Labor force, female in Rwanda was 46.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for labor force, female?
- Rwanda ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.