Number of people employed in agriculture in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of people employed in agriculture was 1.82 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Rwanda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.82 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Rwanda peaked at 2.51 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million people, in 1995.
That places Rwanda 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.68 million people | — |
| 1992 | 1.72 million people | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.81 million people | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.51 million people | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million people | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 1.48 million people | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 1.75 million people | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 1.84 million people | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.88 million people | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.96 million people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.03 million people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.05 million people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.89 million people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million people | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.38 million people | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.51 million people | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.84 million people | -27.0% |
| 2025 | 1.82 million people | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.88 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million people | 1.91 million people | 2.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million people | 1.89 million people | 2.05 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million people | 1.82 million people | 2.51 million people | 6 |
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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 number of people employed in agriculture in Rwanda?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Rwanda was 1.82 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million people in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Rwanda ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.