ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Rwanda
Rwanda: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,027 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Rwanda stood at 1,027 1000 No.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Rwanda peaked at 1,392 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 582.95 1000 No, in 1995.
Rwanda ranks 37th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 758.62 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 781.64 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 826.94 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 699.4 1000 No | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 582.95 1000 No | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 711.45 1000 No | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 844.11 1000 No | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 899.39 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 931.94 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 959.44 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 985.66 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,009 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,035 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,054 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,065 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,075 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,080 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,077 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,082 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,085 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,081 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,076 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,096 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,115 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,123 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,144 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,162 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,157 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,054 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1,239 1000 No | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 1,225 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,309 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1,392 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1,032 1000 No | -25.9% |
| 2025 | 1,027 1000 No | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 781.83 1000 No | 582.95 1000 No | 931.94 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,042 1000 No | 959.44 1000 No | 1,082 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,109 1000 No | 1,054 1000 No | 1,162 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,204 1000 No | 1,027 1000 No | 1,392 1000 No | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Rwanda?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Rwanda was 1,027 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,392 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 582.95 1000 No in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Rwanda ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.