Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.256% to 82.4% in Rwanda in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Rwanda reached an all time high of 87.1% in 1990 and an all time low of 82.2% in 2020. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Burundi amounted to 78.2%, 83.3% in Tanzania, 67.6% in Uganda and 65.1% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Rwanda has been ranked 5th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+).
Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | % | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Burundi | % | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 78.9% | 78.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | 72.0% | 71.9% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | % | 68.0% | 68.0% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 74.3% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 79.1% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 78.9% | 78.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 83.6% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.4% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | 73.9% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.7% | 73.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 84.0% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 70.0% | 69.9% | 69.8% | 69.7% | 69.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.2% | 74.1% |