Rwanda — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1989–2025 · 36 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for Rwanda was 11.4% in 2025. The previous reading was 11.3% in 2024; the period change was +0.03 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 12.3%.
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- Annual data, 1989–2025
- Quarterly data, 2017–2024
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.4 % |
| 2024 | 11.3 % |
| 2023 | 12.4 % |
| 2022 | 15.1 % |
| 2021 | 15.8 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 11.8 % |
| 2019 | 11.2 % |
| 2018 | 10.8 % |
| 2017 | 11.9 % |
| 2016 | 11.8 % |