Rwanda Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Rwanda unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.08%, a 0.71% decline from 2021.
Rwanda unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.79%, a 3.96% increase from 2020.
Rwanda unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.83%, a 0.59% increase from 2019.
Rwanda unemployment rate for 2019 was 11.24%, a 0.48% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Rwanda Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	15.08%	-0.71%
2021	15.79%	3.96%
2020	11.83%	0.59%
2019	11.24%	0.48%
2018	10.76%	-1.12%
2017	11.88%	0.08%
2016	11.80%	-0.05%
2015	11.85%	-0.01%
2014	11.87%	0.07%
2013	11.80%	0.10%
2012	11.70%	-0.10%
2011	11.80%	0.12%
2010	11.68%	0.01%
2009	11.68%	0.11%
2008	11.57%	-0.07%
2007	11.64%	-0.01%
2006	11.65%	-0.28%
2005	11.93%	0.14%
2004	11.78%	0.03%
2003	11.75%	0.23%
2002	11.52%	-0.33%
2001	11.85%	0.02%
2000	11.83%	0.22%
1999	11.62%	0.31%
1998	11.30%	0.17%
1997	11.13%	-0.60%
1996	11.73%	-0.52%
1995	12.25%	-0.28%
1994	12.53%	0.04%
1993	12.49%	-0.04%
1992	12.54%	-0.24%
1991	12.78%	12.78%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%