Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Rwanda

Labor force participation rate in Rwanda in 2025 — 63.68%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.85 pp.

2025 63.68% +0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 77of 182
Period maximum 63.76%1995
Period minimum 58.2%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Rwanda, 1990–20255860626419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 62.83%1991: 62.82%1992: 62.76%1993: 62.68%1994: 63.14%1995: 63.76%1996: 63.5%1997: 63.25%1998: 62.9%1999: 62.5%2000: 62.12%2001: 61.78%2002: 61.53%2003: 61.36%2004: 61.25%2005: 61.18%2006: 61.14%2007: 61.12%2008: 61.1%2009: 61.06%2010: 61%2011: 60.93%2012: 60.85%2013: 60.78%2014: 60.71%2015: 60.64%2016: 60.56%2017: 60.46%2018: 60.38%2019: 58.45%2020: 62.66%2021: 58.2%2022: 60.16%2023: 63.66%2024: 63.52%2025: 63.68%
Change over the period: +0.85 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Rwanda 63.68%
World 60.98%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.68 +0.16 pp
2024 63.52 −0.14 pp
2023 63.66 +3.5 pp
2022 60.16 +1.97 pp
2021 58.2 −4.46 pp
2020 62.66 +4.21 pp
2019 58.45 −1.93 pp
2018 60.38 −0.08 pp
2017 60.46 −0.09 pp
2016 60.56 −0.08 pp
2015 60.64 −0.07 pp
2014 60.71 −0.07 pp
2013 60.78 −0.07 pp
2012 60.85 −0.07 pp
2011 60.93 −0.07 pp
2010 61 −0.06 pp
2009 61.06 −0.04 pp
2008 61.1 −0.02 pp
2007 61.12 −0.02 pp
2006 61.14 −0.04 pp
2005 61.18 −0.07 pp
2004 61.25 −0.11 pp
2003 61.36 −0.16 pp
2002 61.53 −0.26 pp
2001 61.78 −0.34 pp
2000 62.12 −0.38 pp
1999 62.5 −0.4 pp
1998 62.9 −0.34 pp
1997 63.25 −0.26 pp
1996 63.5 −0.26 pp
1995 63.76 +0.63 pp
1994 63.14 +0.46 pp
1993 62.68 −0.08 pp
1992 62.76 −0.06 pp
1991 62.82 −0.01 pp
1990 62.83

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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