Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 81 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2021
All-time low
98.4%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 99.0% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 7th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 98.4% | — |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Rwanda?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Rwanda was 99.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Rwanda ranks 7th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).