Rwanda has a population of approximately 11.3 million people which is dominated by young people with a median age of 19 years and a population growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP of the economy is 4,685 Billion Rwanda Francs (at constant 2011 prices) with an average growth rate of 7.12% over the last 5 years.
Labour force profile in mining sector
The mining sector in Rwanda has 5 principal activities. Extraction of stones is the largest in the sector constituting 61% of establishments followed by mining of metal ores constituting 19.5% and mining support service activities constituting 9.8%. Other activities include retailing of mining products (7.3%) and quarrying (2.4%).
The medium and small establishments dominate the sector, constituting 43.1% and 24.2% respectively. Large establishments account for 17.7%, and Micro ones accounts for 15% of all the establishments in the sector across the country. The mining establishments in the private sector had 2,616 labor units employed as Managers, Professionals (Engineers), Liberal Professionals, Technicians and Artisans. Women employees in the sector constitute 9.4% of the total labor unit and expatriates are 2.2%. 81% of the expatriates in the sector were noted as Mining Engineers and Surveyors.
| 1. Managers | Number | Of which women | Of which expatriates |
| Managers (senior management excluding supervisors ) | 90 | 13 | 45 |
| Total | 90 | 13 | 45 |
| 2. Mining Professionals | Number | Of which women | Of which expatriates |
| Mining Engineers Metallurgists and related professionals | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| Geologists and geo-physicists | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartographers and Surveyors | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Mining Professionals | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. Mining Technicians | Number | Of which women | Of which expatriates |
| Mining and metallurgical technicians | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Mining technicians | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| Mining and metallurgical technicians | 126 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 252 | 12 | 0 |
| 4. Liberal Professionals | Number | Of which women | Of which expatriates |
| Finance Professionals (Accountants, Financial analysts, Investment analysts) | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| Administration Professionals(HR, Procurementetc. | 25 | 7 | 0 |
| Sales Marketing and Public Relations Professionals | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawyers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Science and Engineering Associate Professionals | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 60 | 23 | 1 |
| 5. Artisans | Number | Of which women | Of which expatriates |
| Clerical Support Occupations (Secretarial, Clerical and other office workers) | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Customer service occupation (sales staff, retail cashiers, showroom attendants) | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Skilled Craftsmen/Artisans/Tradesmen (electricians, carpenters, masons, motor mechanics, plumbers) | 1541 | 119 | 0 |
| Plant Operators (incl. drivers, sorters, packers, drivers) | 67 | 0 | 4 |
| Elementary occupations (unskilled workers, messengers, cleaners, gardeners, security guards, waiters, kitchen assistants) | 663 | 82 | 1 |
| Total | 2296 | 212 | 5 |