Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Rwanda's youth unemployment rate stands at 16.41% as of 2025-12-31, down from 16.56% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Rwanda's youth unemployment rate was 16.41%, down from 16.56% in 2024.
In 2024, Rwanda's youth unemployment rate was 16.56%, down from 18.17% in 2023.
In 2023, Rwanda's youth unemployment rate was 18.17%, down from 22.2% in 2022.
In 2022, Rwanda's youth unemployment rate was 22.2%, down from 23.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Rwanda's youth unemployment rate was 23.31%, up from 15.95% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.41% | -0.147% |
| 2024 | 16.56% | -1.62% |
| 2023 | 18.17% | -4.03% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -1.11% |
| 2021 | 23.31% | +7.37% |
| 2020 | 15.95% | -0.105% |
| 2019 | 16.05% | -0.212% |
| 2018 | 16.26% | -0.468% |
| 2017 | 16.73% | +0.137% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -0.004% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +0.045% |
| 2014 | 16.55% | +0.134% |
| 2013 | 16.42% | +0.169% |
| 2012 | 16.25% | -0.038% |
| 2011 | 16.29% | +0.193% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +0.079% |
| 2009 | 16.02% | +0.189% |
| 2008 | 15.83% | -0.003% |
| 2007 | 15.83% | +0.059% |
| 2006 | 15.77% | -0.223% |
| 2005 | 16% | +0.216% |
| 2004 | 15.78% | +0.095% |
| 2003 | 15.68% | +0.316% |
| 2002 | 15.37% | -0.235% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +0.164% |
| 2000 | 15.44% | +0.275% |
| 1999 | 15.16% | +0.479% |
| 1998 | 14.69% | +0.26% |
| 1997 | 14.43% | -0.456% |
| 1996 | 14.88% | -0.471% |
| 1995 | 15.35% | -0.687% |
| 1994 | 16.04% | -0.152% |
| 1993 | 16.19% | +0.031% |
| 1992 | 16.16% | -0.253% |
| 1991 | 16.41% | — |
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Rwanda's youth unemployment rate is 16.41% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 16.56% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 23.31% (2021); the lowest is 14.43% (1997), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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