Rwanda's employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) was 55.76% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.63 percentage points from 43.13% in 2020.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 55.76% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 43.13% | 2020 |
| Highest | 77.85% | 1996 |
| Lowest | 31.96% | 2021 |
| Average since 2017 | 40.37% | 2017–2025 |
| First recorded | 77.85% | 1996 |
Over five years it is up 12.63 percentage points from 43.13% in 2020. Since 1996 it is down 22.08 percentage points from 77.85% in 1996. The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.15 percentage points in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.17 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2017 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.43 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 31% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Rwanda had the 15th highest value of the 82 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Rwanda in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Limitations: Data on employment by status are drawn from labor force surveys and household surveys, supplemented by official estimates and censuses for a small group of countries. The labor force survey is the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable employment, but there are still some limitations for comparing data across countries and over time even within a country. Comparability of employment ratios across countries is affected by variations in definitions of employment and population. The biggest difference results from the age range used to define labor force activity. The population base for employment ratios can also vary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.76 |
| 2024 | 44.61 |
| 2023 | 40.37 |
| 2022 | 33.6 |
| 2021 | 31.96 |
| 2020 | 43.13 |
| 2019 | 37.42 |
| 2018 | 38.38 |
| 2017 | 38.14 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Angola — 41.95% (2025)
- Botswana — 27.05% (2024)
- Ghana — 36.84% (2025)
- Mali — 57.47% (2024)
- Mauritius — 36.57% (2024)
- Senegal — 33.94% (2025)
- Seychelles — 41.77% (2025)
- South Africa — 12.4% (2024)
- Tanzania
More social protection & labor data for Rwanda
- Net migration — 6,282 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 244,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 115,794 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.59% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 48.97% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 60.13% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Rwanda's employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)?
- 55.76% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is down 22.08 percentage points from 77.85% in 1996. The highest value was 77.85% in 1996 and the lowest 31.96% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank?
- 15th highest of 82 economies with data for 2025.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.1524.SP.MA.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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