Inactivity rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Inactivity rate was 23.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivity rate in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 23.22 for inactivity rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 36.3% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivity rate in Rwanda peaked at 41.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.41, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 55th out of 57 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inactivity rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.41 | — |
| 2017 | 39.54 | +140.9% |
| 2018 | 39.62 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.55 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 37.34 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 41.8 | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 39.84 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 36.34 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 36.48 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.22 | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.28 | 16.41 | 41.55 | 4 |
| 2020s | 35.84 | 23.22 | 41.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 52 Togo 29.27 compare
- 53 Peru 28.29 compare
- 54 Republic of Moldova 27.65 compare
- 56 Cambodia 20.02 compare
- 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.71 compare
More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 191,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate in Rwanda?
- Inactivity rate in Rwanda was 23.22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for inactivity rate?
- Rwanda ranks 55th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivity rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.