Labour force participation rate, employment-to-population ratio, and distribution of employed population by economic activity (industry) and occupation, drawn from Rwanda's 4th (2012) and 5th (2022) Population and Housing Census. RPHC4 source is RPHC_2012_Theme_09_labour_Force.xls (305 KB, 61 sheets); RPHC5 source is Economic_activity_Thematic_Report.xlsx (77 KB, 27 sheets). Both are direct static downloads from the NISR portal with no authentication required. Province-level LFPR/EPR available for 2012; district-level EPR for 2022 (31 geographies including Rwanda). Industry and occupation breakdowns are national only for both editions. RPHC4 labels the thematic report "Labour Force Participation"; RPHC5 labels it "Economic Activity" -- categories are normalized across editions.
| COLUMN | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| census_year | int64 | Census reference year (2012 or 2022) | - |
| geography | string | Geographic unit name. For topic=lfpr/epr (2012): Rwanda or one of five provinces (City of Kigali, Southern Province, Western Province, Northern Province, Eastern Province). For topic=epr (2022): Rwanda or one of 30 districts. For topic=industry/occupation: Rwanda only. | - |
| geography_level | string | Geographic level -- national, province, or district | - |
| area | string | Urban/rural breakdown within geography -- total, urban, or rural | - |
| sex | string | Sex disaggregation -- both_sexes, male, or female | - |
| topic | string | Indicator topic. Values: lfpr (Labour Force Participation Rate, 2012 only), epr (Employment to Population Ratio), industry (employed by economic sector), occupation (employed by occupation group). | - |
| category | string | Normalized classification slug within the topic. Null for lfpr and epr rows. Industry values: agriculture, mining, manufacturing, electricity, water_utilities, construction, wholesale_retail, transport, accommodation_food, ict, finance, real_estate, professional_services, admin_support, public_admin, education, health_social, arts_entertainment, other_services, household_employers, extraterritorial, not_stated. Occupation values: managers, professionals, technicians, clerical, service_sales, skilled_agriculture, craft_trades, machine_operators, elementary, not_stated. | - |
| count | float64 | Number of employed persons in this cell. NaN for lfpr and epr rows (which are rates, not counts). | - |
| pct | float64 | Rate or proportion on a 0.0-1.0 scale. For lfpr/epr: the rate divided by 100. For industry/occupation: the share of employed persons in this category (0.0-1.0). | - |