Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Burkina Faso

Employment-to-population ratio in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 67.57%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.29 pp.

2025 67.57% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 25of 182
Period maximum 81.86%1991
Period minimum 67.57%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Burkina Faso, 1991–2025657075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 81.86%1992: 81.64%1993: 81.51%1994: 81.18%1995: 81.02%1996: 80.89%1997: 80.72%1998: 80.49%1999: 80.19%2000: 79.87%2001: 79.61%2002: 79.3%2003: 79.16%2004: 78.37%2005: 77.73%2006: 77.78%2007: 77.86%2008: 77.48%2009: 77.08%2010: 76.85%2011: 76.54%2012: 76.29%2013: 75.9%2014: 75.51%2015: 75.1%2016: 74.77%2017: 74.48%2018: 74.22%2019: 74.13%2020: 71.74%2021: 70.65%2022: 69.57%2023: 68.63%2024: 67.65%2025: 67.57%
Change over the period: −14.29 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 67.57%
World 58.06%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.57 −0.08 pp
2024 67.65 −0.98 pp
2023 68.63 −0.94 pp
2022 69.57 −1.08 pp
2021 70.65 −1.09 pp
2020 71.74 −2.39 pp
2019 74.13 −0.09 pp
2018 74.22 −0.26 pp
2017 74.48 −0.29 pp
2016 74.77 −0.34 pp
2015 75.1 −0.4 pp
2014 75.51 −0.39 pp
2013 75.9 −0.39 pp
2012 76.29 −0.25 pp
2011 76.54 −0.31 pp
2010 76.85 −0.23 pp
2009 77.08 −0.4 pp
2008 77.48 −0.38 pp
2007 77.86 +0.08 pp
2006 77.78 +0.05 pp
2005 77.73 −0.64 pp
2004 78.37 −0.78 pp
2003 79.16 −0.15 pp
2002 79.3 −0.31 pp
2001 79.61 −0.26 pp
2000 79.87 −0.32 pp
1999 80.19 −0.3 pp
1998 80.49 −0.23 pp
1997 80.72 −0.18 pp
1996 80.89 −0.13 pp
1995 81.02 −0.16 pp
1994 81.18 −0.33 pp
1993 81.51 −0.13 pp
1992 81.64 −0.22 pp
1991 81.86

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.