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Employment-to-population ratio — Rwanda

Employment-to-population ratio in Rwanda in 2025 — 56.45%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.38 pp.

2025 56.45% +0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 105of 182
Period maximum 56.45%2025
Period minimum 49.02%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Rwanda, 1991–202548505254565819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 55.07%1992: 55.15%1993: 55.06%1994: 55.41%1995: 56.15%1996: 56.2%1997: 56.23%1998: 55.82%1999: 55.27%2000: 54.85%2001: 54.54%2002: 54.49%2003: 54.21%2004: 54.09%2005: 53.94%2006: 54.06%2007: 54.04%2008: 54.06%2009: 53.96%2010: 53.9%2011: 53.77%2012: 53.75%2013: 53.63%2014: 53.53%2015: 53.47%2016: 53.42%2017: 53.28%2018: 53.88%2019: 51.88%2020: 55.25%2021: 49.02%2022: 51.09%2023: 55.8%2024: 56.32%2025: 56.45%
Change over the period: +1.38 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 56.45%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.45 +0.12 pp
2024 56.32 +0.52 pp
2023 55.8 +4.71 pp
2022 51.09 +2.07 pp
2021 49.02 −6.23 pp
2020 55.25 +3.37 pp
2019 51.88 −2 pp
2018 53.88 +0.6 pp
2017 53.28 −0.14 pp
2016 53.42 −0.05 pp
2015 53.47 −0.06 pp
2014 53.53 −0.1 pp
2013 53.63 −0.12 pp
2012 53.75 −0.01 pp
2011 53.77 −0.13 pp
2010 53.9 −0.06 pp
2009 53.96 −0.1 pp
2008 54.06 +0.02 pp
2007 54.04 −0.02 pp
2006 54.06 +0.12 pp
2005 53.94 −0.15 pp
2004 54.09 −0.12 pp
2003 54.21 −0.28 pp
2002 54.49 −0.04 pp
2001 54.54 −0.32 pp
2000 54.85 −0.42 pp
1999 55.27 −0.55 pp
1998 55.82 −0.41 pp
1997 56.23 +0.04 pp
1996 56.2 +0.05 pp
1995 56.15 +0.74 pp
1994 55.41 +0.35 pp
1993 55.06 −0.09 pp
1992 55.15 +0.08 pp
1991 55.07 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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