Statistical reports

In 2024 the working age population (16 years and above) was approximately 8.3 million of whom around 4.4 million were employed, 780 thousand were unemployed, and 3.1 million were out of labour force. The sum of the employed and unemployed population makes the population in the labour force 5.2 million persons. The proportion of the working age population participating in the labour force has steadily increased since 2022. In 2024, it was estimated to be 62.9 % which is 3.6 percentage points higher compared to the estimated value in 2023.

This report presents the findings from the Travel Expenditure Survey conducted between November 1^st 2024, to January 30^th 2025, which were utilized to estimate travel services for 2024Q4 as well as the estimates for the year 2024.

In 2024, GDP at current market prices was estimated at Frw 18,785 billion, up from Frw 16,626 billion in 2023. Services contributed 48 percent to GDP, agriculture contributed 25% while industry contributed 21%. The remainder 7% was attributed to taxes less subsidies on products.

The Post Enumeration Survey (PES2022) was conducted from 10th to 30th September 2022 with the objective to evaluate the coverage and content errors of the 2022 Population and Housing Census (RPHC2022) data that were conducted in August 2022. The use of modern techniques and tools based on Data Science drastically shortened the timeline for obtaining matching results, three weeks compared to six months in PES2012 that used traditional methods for matching process.