Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Rwanda's unemployment rate stands at 11.36% as of 2025-12-31, up from 11.33% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Rwanda's unemployment rate was 11.36%, up from 11.33% in 2024.
In 2024, Rwanda's unemployment rate was 11.33%, down from 12.35% in 2023.
In 2023, Rwanda's unemployment rate was 12.35%, down from 15.08% in 2022.
In 2022, Rwanda's unemployment rate was 15.08%, down from 15.78% in 2021.
In 2021, Rwanda's unemployment rate was 15.78%, up from 11.83% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.36% | +0.032% |
| 2024 | 11.33% | -1.02% |
| 2023 | 12.35% | -2.73% |
| 2022 | 15.08% | -0.691% |
| 2021 | 15.78% | +3.95% |
| 2020 | 11.83% | +0.593% |
| 2019 | 11.24% | +0.477% |
| 2018 | 10.76% | -1.12% |
| 2017 | 11.88% | +0.087% |
| 2016 | 11.79% | -0.043% |
| 2015 | 11.83% | -0.006% |
| 2014 | 11.84% | +0.069% |
| 2013 | 11.77% | +0.097% |
| 2012 | 11.67% | -0.085% |
| 2011 | 11.76% | +0.119% |
| 2010 | 11.64% | +0.012% |
| 2009 | 11.63% | +0.108% |
| 2008 | 11.52% | -0.063% |
| 2007 | 11.58% | -0.006% |
| 2006 | 11.59% | -0.256% |
| 2005 | 11.84% | +0.143% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.041% |
| 2003 | 11.66% | +0.226% |
| 2002 | 11.43% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.73% | +0.033% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 11.57% | +0.314% |
| 1998 | 11.26% | +0.168% |
| 1997 | 11.09% | -0.42% |
| 1996 | 11.51% | -0.431% |
| 1995 | 11.94% | -0.298% |
| 1994 | 12.24% | +0.081% |
| 1993 | 12.16% | +0.041% |
| 1992 | 12.11% | -0.221% |
| 1991 | 12.34% | — |
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Rwanda's unemployment rate is 11.36% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 11.33% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.78% (2021); the lowest is 10.76% (2018), across data from 1991 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.