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
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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.19 % | 56.56 % | 59.04 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 59.95 % | 56.9 % | 62.11 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 772.82 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,622 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.82 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.6 % change on previous year (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 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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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.