ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Rwanda
Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 83.98 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Rwanda is 83.98 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 74th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 82.98 % | — |
| 2018 | 83.31 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.13 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 84.1 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 82.67 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 86.45 % | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 86.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.98 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.81 % | 82.13 % | 83.31 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.67 % | 82.67 % | 86.45 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 134.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 169.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 215.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Rwanda?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Rwanda was 83.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 86.45 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.13 % in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Rwanda ranks 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.