Rwanda - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Rwanda was 51.58 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 51.83 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.99 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 48.99
1991 49.23
1992 49.60
1993 50.10
1994 50.63
1995 51.05
1996 51.06
1997 51.11
1998 51.18
1999 51.28
2000 51.39
2001 51.43
2002 51.42
2003 51.38
2004 51.35
2005 51.35
2006 51.36
2007 51.39
2008 51.44
2009 51.49
2010 51.52
2011 51.55
2012 51.58
2013 51.60
2014 51.62
2015 51.65
2016 51.70
2017 51.75
2018 51.78
2019 51.83
2020 51.59
2021 51.58

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Rwanda was 6,643,722 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,643,722 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,879,037 in 1994.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,209,184
1991 3,161,370
1992 3,055,171
1993 2,940,675
1994 2,879,037
1995 2,906,909
1996 2,989,465
1997 3,167,152
1998 3,389,832
1999 3,600,414
2000 3,772,224
2001 3,926,244
2002 4,039,553
2003 4,131,048
2004 4,221,271
2005 4,322,313
2006 4,435,052
2007 4,554,813
2008 4,679,274
2009 4,807,398
2010 4,938,698
2011 5,065,686
2012 5,200,234
2013 5,341,639
2014 5,487,352
2015 5,644,009
2016 5,816,132
2017 5,988,412
2018 6,163,580
2019 6,346,049
2020 6,440,635
2021 6,643,722

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure