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

Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 60.81 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
60.81 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
41st
of 79 countries
All-time high
62.11 %
in 2023
All-time low
56.56 %
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024

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

02040602017202020242017: 59 %2018: 59 %2019: 56.6 %2020: 61 %2021: 56.9 %2022: 58.9 %2023: 62.1 %2024: 60.8 %

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 60.81 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Rwanda ranks 41st of 79 countries on this measure, 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Rwanda, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 58.97 %
2018 59.04 % +0.1%
2019 56.56 % -4.2%
2020 61.03 % +7.9%
2021 56.9 % -6.8%
2022 58.9 % +3.5%
2023 62.11 % +5.4%
2024 60.81 % -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 58.19 % 56.56 % 59.04 % 3
2020s 59.95 % 56.9 % 62.11 % 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 38 Denmark 61.02 % compare
  2. 39 Pakistan 60.91 % compare
  3. 40 Hungary 60.82 % compare
  4. 42 Serbia 60.56 % compare
  5. 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 60.52 %
  6. 44 Slovakia 60.16 % compare

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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 60.81 % 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 62.11 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 56.56 % in 2019.
How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Rwanda ranks 41st 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 3.1%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.