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Rwanda — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Rwanda, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
63.68%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · +1.4% since 1990
Labor participation for Rwanda was 63.68% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 63.76% in 1995. The lowest was 58.20% in 2021 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.04% per year.
Rwanda ranks 78 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 42%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Rwanda sits below it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 5%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
63.68%
First (1990)
62.83%
Change
+1.4%
Highest
63.76%
in 1995
Lowest
58.20%
in 2021
Average
61.68%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.04%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.68% |
| 2024 | 63.52% |
| 2023 | 63.66% |
| 2022 | 60.16% |
| 2021 | 58.2% |
| 2020 | 62.66% |
| 2019 | 58.45% |
| 2018 | 60.38% |
| 2017 | 60.46% |
| 2016 | 60.56% |
| 2015 | 60.64% |
| 2014 | 60.71% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.