ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Rwanda

Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 29.42 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
29.42 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
24th
of 78 countries
All-time high
30.05 %
in 2018
All-time low
23.53 %
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Rwanda, 2017–2024

01020302017202020242017: 27.8 %2018: 30.1 %2019: 26.4 %2020: 27.7 %2021: 23.5 %2022: 25.7 %2023: 29.8 %2024: 29.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 29.42 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

That places Rwanda 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Rwanda, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 27.8 %
2018 30.05 % +8.1%
2019 26.38 % -12.2%
2020 27.67 % +4.9%
2021 23.53 % -15.0%
2022 25.71 % +9.3%
2023 29.8 % +15.9%
2024 29.42 % -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28.08 % 26.38 % 30.05 % 3
2020s 27.23 % 23.53 % 29.8 % 5

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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 29.42 % 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 30.05 % in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 23.53 % in 2021.
How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Rwanda ranks 24th out of 78 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 5.8%. 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, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 data points, 1987–2025
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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.