Rwanda Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.41%, a 0.32% decline from 2021.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 17.73%, a 0.54% increase from 2020.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.19%, a 0.05% decline from 2019.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 17.24%, a 0.49% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Somalia 35.63%
Haiti 34.03%
Yemen 25.64%
Syrian Arab Republic 22.12%
Nepal 20.60%
Comoros 20.27%
South Sudan 19.21%
Rwanda 17.41%
Tajikistan 17.41%
Zimbabwe 12.37%
Eritrea 11.09%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Togo 9.81%
Democratic Republic of Congo 9.29%
Burkina Faso 8.47%
Gambia 8.06%
Mozambique 8.05%
Guinea 7.89%
Malawi 7.73%
North Korea 6.94%
Uganda 6.58%
Ethiopia 6.33%
Senegal 4.78%
Guinea-Bissau 4.57%
Mali 4.49%
Tanzania 4.26%
Benin 4.18%
Sierra Leone 4.15%
Madagascar 3.95%
Liberia 3.08%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.55%
Niger 0.71%
Rwanda Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 17.41% -0.32%
2021 17.73% 0.54%
2020 17.19% -0.05%
2019 17.24% -0.49%
2018 17.74% 1.05%
2017 16.69% 0.01%
2016 16.68% 0.04%
2015 16.64% -0.05%
2014 16.70% -0.02%
2013 16.72% 0.08%
2012 16.64% 0.00%
2011 16.63% 0.01%
2010 16.63% 0.01%
2009 16.61% 0.12%
2008 16.50% -0.02%
2007 16.51% 0.07%
2006 16.44% 0.05%
2005 16.40% 0.01%
2004 16.39% -0.06%
2003 16.45% 0.20%
2002 16.25% -0.04%
2001 16.29% 0.03%
2000 16.27% -0.11%
1999 16.37% 0.01%
1998 16.36% -0.02%
1997 16.38% -0.11%
1996 16.49% -0.05%
1995 16.54% -0.27%
1994 16.81% 0.10%
1993 16.71% 0.22%
1992 16.49% -0.08%
1991 16.57% -0.08%