ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Rwanda
Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 38.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Rwanda stood at 38.5 %.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 27th 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 45.5 % | +105.9% |
| 2019 | 45.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.3 % | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 39.4 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 42.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 38.5 % | -8.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 38.5 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.7 %, 50% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.73 % | 22.1 % | 45.6 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 40.84 % | 38.3 % | 45.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 24 Sri Lanka 42.5 % compare
- 25 Mexico 41.9 % compare
- 26 Belize 39.3 %
- 27 Republic of Korea 38.5 % compare
- 29 Costa Rica 34.7 % compare
- 30 Tunisia 34.5 %
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.15 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 572.93 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 25.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
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 38.5 % 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 45.9 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 % in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Rwanda ranks 27th 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 74.2%. 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, self-employed, 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.