Rwanda's employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) was 52.75% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.58 percentage points from 40.16% in 2020.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 52.75% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 40.16% | 2020 |
| Highest | 78.4% | 1996 |
| Lowest | 29.71% | 2021 |
| Average since 2017 | 37.59% | 2017–2025 |
| First recorded | 78.4% | 1996 |
Over five years it is up 12.58 percentage points from 40.16% in 2020. Since 1996 it is down 25.66 percentage points from 78.4% 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 12.11 percentage points in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.45 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 12th 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
- Norway — 9th of 82: 58.28%
- Canada — 10th of 82: 54.29%
- New Zealand — 11th of 82: 54.13%
- Guatemala — 13th of 82: 52.54%
- United Arab Emirates — 14th of 82: 50.83%
- Germany — 15th of 82: 50.76%
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, total (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.75 |
| 2024 | 40.64 |
| 2023 | 37.04 |
| 2022 | 31.07 |
| 2021 | 29.71 |
| 2020 | 40.16 |
| 2019 | 35.15 |
| 2018 | 35.71 |
| 2017 | 36.07 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Angola — 43.18% (2025)
- Botswana — 22.7% (2024)
- Ghana — 36.21% (2025)
- Mali — 44.27% (2024)
- Mauritius — 33.31% (2024)
- Senegal — 24.47% (2025)
- Seychelles — 39.98% (2025)
- South Africa — 10.67% (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, total (%) (national estimate)?
- 52.75% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is down 25.66 percentage points from 78.4% in 1996. The highest value was 78.4% in 1996 and the lowest 29.71% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank?
- 12th 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.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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