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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Rwanda

Female labor force participation rate in Rwanda in 2025 — 57.3%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.53 pp.

2025 57.3% +0.21 pp vs 2024
World rank 63of 182
Period maximum 58.04%2023
Period minimum 51.76%1995

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Rwanda, 1990–202550525456586019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 51.77%1991: 51.8%1992: 51.88%1993: 51.98%1994: 51.81%1995: 51.76%1996: 51.93%1997: 52.12%1998: 52.39%1999: 52.74%2000: 53.09%2001: 53.42%2002: 53.67%2003: 53.84%2004: 53.94%2005: 54%2006: 54.03%2007: 54.04%2008: 54.05%2009: 54.09%2010: 54.14%2011: 54.21%2012: 54.28%2013: 54.36%2014: 54.43%2015: 54.52%2016: 54.61%2017: 54.72%2018: 54.16%2019: 51.87%2020: 56.65%2021: 52.58%2022: 54.7%2023: 58.04%2024: 57.1%2025: 57.3%
Change over the period: +5.53 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Rwanda 57.3%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.3 +0.21 pp
2024 57.1 −0.95 pp
2023 58.04 +3.35 pp
2022 54.7 +2.12 pp
2021 52.58 −4.07 pp
2020 56.65 +4.78 pp
2019 51.87 −2.29 pp
2018 54.16 −0.57 pp
2017 54.72 +0.11 pp
2016 54.61 +0.1 pp
2015 54.52 +0.08 pp
2014 54.43 +0.08 pp
2013 54.36 +0.07 pp
2012 54.28 +0.07 pp
2011 54.21 +0.07 pp
2010 54.14 +0.05 pp
2009 54.09 +0.03 pp
2008 54.05 +0.01 pp
2007 54.04 +0.01 pp
2006 54.03 +0.03 pp
2005 54 +0.06 pp
2004 53.94 +0.1 pp
2003 53.84 +0.16 pp
2002 53.67 +0.26 pp
2001 53.42 +0.33 pp
2000 53.09 +0.35 pp
1999 52.74 +0.35 pp
1998 52.39 +0.27 pp
1997 52.12 +0.18 pp
1996 51.93 +0.17 pp
1995 51.76 −0.05 pp
1994 51.81 −0.16 pp
1993 51.98 +0.1 pp
1992 51.88 +0.08 pp
1991 51.8 +0.03 pp
1990 51.77 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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