Rwanda Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 22.17%, a 1.1% decline from 2021.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 23.27%, a 7.35% increase from 2020.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.92%, a 0.09% decline from 2019.
  • Rwanda youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 16.01%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Rwanda Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 22.17% -1.10%
2021 23.27% 7.35%
2020 15.92% -0.09%
2019 16.01% -0.20%
2018 16.21% -0.48%
2017 16.69% 0.11%
2016 16.58% -0.03%
2015 16.61% 0.02%
2014 16.59% 0.12%
2013 16.47% 0.16%
2012 16.32% -0.06%
2011 16.37% 0.19%
2010 16.19% 0.07%
2009 16.12% 0.19%
2008 15.93% -0.01%
2007 15.94% 0.06%
2006 15.88% -0.24%
2005 16.12% 0.22%
2004 15.90% 0.09%
2003 15.81% 0.30%
2002 15.52% -0.33%
2001 15.84% 0.06%
2000 15.78% 0.22%
1999 15.56% 0.31%
1998 15.25% 0.12%
1997 15.13% -0.74%
1996 15.87% -0.63%
1995 16.51% -0.32%
1994 16.83% 0.08%
1993 16.75% 0.03%
1992 16.72% -0.21%
1991 16.93% 16.93%
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%