ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Rwanda
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Rwanda at 16.4% in 2025.
Rwanda, 2025
16.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
66th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Rwanda over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.4% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 16.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.6%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Rwanda has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
26.0%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
11.4%
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Labour force participation
63.7%
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Women's labour force participation
57.3%
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Employment-to-population ratio
56.4%
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Employment in agriculture
35.1%
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