Rwanda Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Rwanda labor force participation rate for 2023 was 40.58%, a 0.69% increase from 2022.
- Rwanda labor force participation rate for 2022 was 39.89%, a 1.19% increase from 2021.
- Rwanda labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.70%, a 9.06% decline from 2020.
- Rwanda labor force participation rate for 2020 was 47.76%, a 5.91% increase from 2019.
| Rwanda Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
40.58% |
0.69% |
| 2022 |
39.89% |
1.19% |
| 2021 |
38.70% |
-9.06% |
| 2020 |
47.76% |
5.91% |
| 2019 |
41.85% |
-0.77% |
| 2018 |
42.62% |
-0.69% |
| 2017 |
43.31% |
-0.30% |
| 2016 |
43.61% |
-0.43% |
| 2015 |
44.05% |
-0.29% |
| 2014 |
44.34% |
-0.36% |
| 2013 |
44.70% |
-0.38% |
| 2012 |
45.08% |
-0.31% |
| 2011 |
45.40% |
-0.20% |
| 2010 |
45.59% |
-0.26% |
| 2009 |
45.85% |
-0.18% |
| 2008 |
46.02% |
-0.18% |
| 2007 |
46.20% |
-0.29% |
| 2006 |
46.49% |
-0.44% |
| 2005 |
46.93% |
-0.66% |
| 2004 |
47.59% |
-0.83% |
| 2003 |
48.42% |
-0.80% |
| 2002 |
49.22% |
-0.59% |
| 2001 |
49.81% |
-0.43% |
| 2000 |
50.24% |
0.73% |
| 1999 |
49.51% |
1.18% |
| 1998 |
48.33% |
1.10% |
| 1997 |
47.23% |
0.58% |
| 1996 |
46.64% |
0.18% |
| 1995 |
46.46% |
-2.81% |
| 1994 |
49.27% |
-3.22% |
| 1993 |
52.49% |
-2.83% |
| 1992 |
55.32% |
-1.96% |
| 1991 |
57.28% |
-1.96% |
