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Female unemployment — Rwanda

Female unemployment in Rwanda in 2025 — 12.83%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.38 pp.

2025 12.83% −0.46 pp vs 2024
World rank 154of 182
Period maximum 17.45%2021
Period minimum 11.35%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Rwanda, 1991–2025101214161819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.21%1992: 12.98%1993: 13.02%1994: 13.09%1995: 12.76%1996: 12.31%1997: 11.87%1998: 12.04%1999: 12.36%2000: 12.49%2001: 12.51%2002: 12.2%2003: 12.43%2004: 12.47%2005: 12.62%2006: 12.35%2007: 12.35%2008: 12.28%2009: 12.39%2010: 12.41%2011: 12.53%2012: 12.44%2013: 12.54%2014: 12.61%2015: 12.6%2016: 12.56%2017: 12.64%2018: 11.35%2019: 12.08%2020: 12.9%2021: 17.45%2022: 16.61%2023: 14.37%2024: 13.29%2025: 12.83%
Change over the period: −0.38 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Rwanda 12.83%
World 4.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.25%
Eastern Africa computed 5.17%
Low-income countries computed 6.57%
Female unemployment — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.83 −0.46 pp
2024 13.29 −1.08 pp
2023 14.37 −2.25 pp
2022 16.61 −0.83 pp
2021 17.45 +4.55 pp
2020 12.9 +0.82 pp
2019 12.08 +0.72 pp
2018 11.35 −1.29 pp
2017 12.64 +0.09 pp
2016 12.56 −0.05 pp
2015 12.6 −0.01 pp
2014 12.61 +0.07 pp
2013 12.54 +0.1 pp
2012 12.44 −0.09 pp
2011 12.53 +0.12 pp
2010 12.41 +0.01 pp
2009 12.39 +0.11 pp
2008 12.28 −0.06 pp
2007 12.35 −0.01 pp
2006 12.35 −0.26 pp
2005 12.62 +0.15 pp
2004 12.47 +0.04 pp
2003 12.43 +0.23 pp
2002 12.2 −0.32 pp
2001 12.51 +0.03 pp
2000 12.49 +0.13 pp
1999 12.36 +0.32 pp
1998 12.04 +0.17 pp
1997 11.87 −0.44 pp
1996 12.31 −0.45 pp
1995 12.76 −0.33 pp
1994 13.09 +0.07 pp
1993 13.02 +0.04 pp
1992 12.98 −0.23 pp
1991 13.21 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

BI Burundi 0.81 TZ Tanzania 2.22 UG Uganda 3.29 MG Madagascar 3.31 KM Comoros 4.4 ET Ethiopia 4.53 MW Malawi 6.01 ZM Zambia 6.16 ER Eritrea 6.73 KE Kenya 6.74 MZ Mozambique 7.18 MU Mauritius 7.62 ZW Zimbabwe 9.37 RW Rwanda 12.83 SO Somalia 24.58 DJ Djibouti 35.43
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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

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What part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.

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