Unemployment Rate in Rwanda increased to 13.40 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 11.10 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Rwanda averaged 15.81 percent from 2001 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 24.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a record low of 1.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 2001. source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

Unemployment Rate in Rwanda is expected to be 13.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 4581.58 4730.12 Thousand May 2025
Employment Rate 53.80 56.00 percent May 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.20 63.00 percent May 2025
Unemployed Persons 710.82 593.43 Thousand May 2025
Unemployment Rate 13.40 11.10 percent May 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 15.40 13.60 percent May 2025



Rwanda Unemployment Rate
In Rwanda, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
13.40 11.10 24.30 1.00 2001 - 2025 percent Quarterly