Unemployment Benefits in Rwanda

No unemployment insurance was found on an official Rwandan site; the social security fund (RSSB) covers pensions, health and other risks, not job loss.

✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked

At a glance

No unemployment insurance found on official sites.

The job market in Rwanda

4.9%

unemployed, October to December 2025

8.1%

of 15 to 24-year-olds

11.1%

a year earlier: it has fallen

The International Labour Organization's estimates put Rwanda 155th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.

Rwanda's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked

Health cover between jobs

RSSB runs community-based health insurance (Mutuelle de Santé, CBHI) open to every Rwandan, alongside RAMA medical insurance for members.

From an official page, read October 25, 2026.

Nearby countries

Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya Malawi Mauritius Mayotte Mozambique Réunion Seychelles Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe

Where this comes from

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