Youth Unemployment Rate in Rwanda decreased to 13.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 14.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Rwanda averaged 20.82 percent from 2019 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 29.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a record low of 13.40 percent in the first quarter of 2026. source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	4974.22	4890.20	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	57.20	56.70	percent	Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.30	64.10	percent	Feb 2026
Unemployed Persons	615.35	646.80	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	11.00	11.70	percent	Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	13.40	14.10	percent	Feb 2026