ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Rwanda

Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 60.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60.6 %
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
44th
of 72 countries
All-time high
61.7 %
in 2021
All-time low
54.1 %
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Rwanda, 2017–2024

02040602017202020242017: 54.1 %2018: 54.5 %2019: 54.4 %2020: 54.1 %2021: 61.7 %2022: 60.6 %2023: 57.9 %2024: 60.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Rwanda is 60.6 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

That places Rwanda 44th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Rwanda, 2017 to 2024.
Year % Change
2017 54.1 %
2018 54.5 % +0.7%
2019 54.4 % -0.2%
2020 54.1 % -0.6%
2021 61.7 % +14.0%
2022 60.6 % -1.8%
2023 57.9 % -4.5%
2024 60.6 % +4.7%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 60.6 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.55 %, 2.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 54.33 % 54.1 % 54.5 % 3
2020s 58.98 % 54.1 % 61.7 % 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 41 Costa Rica 65.3 % compare
  2. 42 Tunisia 65.2 %
  3. 43 Egypt 61.2 % compare
  4. 44 Belize 60.6 %
  5. 46 Republic of Korea 60.5 % compare
  6. 47 Sri Lanka 57.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Rwanda?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Rwanda was 60.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 61.7 % in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 54.1 % in 2017.
How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Rwanda ranks 44th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.