Kenya vs Rwanda: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates

Kenya
5.6%
in 2021
Rwanda
5.4%
in 2025
Kenya rank
88th
Rwanda rank
91st

Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
051015198920072025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.6% against 5.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.

Kenya ranks 88th and Rwanda ranks 91st of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Unit
%
Source
Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 5,169 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.