ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Rwanda

Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 3,286 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,286 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 82 countries
All-time high
3,349 1000 No
in 2022
All-time low
2,866 1000 No
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Rwanda, 2017–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k2017202020242017: 2.9k 1000 No2018: 3.1k 1000 No2019: 3.1k 1000 No2020: 3.3k 1000 No2021: 3.1k 1000 No2022: 3.3k 1000 No2023: 3.2k 1000 No2024: 3.3k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Rwanda is 3,286 1000 No, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

That places Rwanda 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Rwanda, 2017 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2017 2,866 1000 No
2018 3,055 1000 No +6.6%
2019 3,053 1000 No -0.1%
2020 3,339 1000 No +9.4%
2021 3,064 1000 No -8.2%
2022 3,349 1000 No +9.3%
2023 3,203 1000 No -4.4%
2024 3,286 1000 No +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,991 1000 No 2,866 1000 No 3,055 1000 No 3
2020s 3,248 1000 No 3,064 1000 No 3,349 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,165 1000 No
  2. 24 Italy 3,771 1000 No compare
  3. 25 Zimbabwe 3,307 1000 No compare
  4. 27 Guatemala 3,124 1000 No compare
  5. 28 Ecuador 2,908 1000 No compare
  6. 29 Canada 2,855 1000 No

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Rwanda?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Rwanda was 3,286 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 3,349 1000 No in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 2,866 1000 No in 2017.
How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Rwanda ranks 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.