Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda

Rwanda: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
52nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda, 2000–2021

0.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.114 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.295 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.281 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.392 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.706 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.691 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.679 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.687 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.744 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 152.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

That places Rwanda 52nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Rwanda, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2000 0.1%
2010 0.3% +158.1%
2013 0.3% -4.9%
2016 0.4% +39.4%
2017 0.7% +80.3%
2018 0.7% -2.1%
2019 0.7% -1.8%
2020 0.7% +1.3%
2021 0.7% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 6
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Rwanda ranks 52nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 152.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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