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Employment-to-population ratio — Burundi

Employment-to-population ratio in Burundi in 2025 — 77.53%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.2 pp.

2025 77.53% −0.24 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 86.73%1991
Period minimum 74.98%2006

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Burundi, 1991–2025707580859019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 86.73%1992: 86.21%1993: 85.52%1994: 84.79%1995: 84.19%1996: 83.39%1997: 82.48%1998: 81.56%1999: 80.83%2000: 80.06%2001: 79.28%2002: 78.47%2003: 77.68%2004: 76.83%2005: 75.95%2006: 74.98%2007: 75.81%2008: 76.61%2009: 76.89%2010: 77.16%2011: 77.31%2012: 77.45%2013: 77.59%2014: 77.7%2015: 78.34%2016: 78.84%2017: 79.09%2018: 79.13%2019: 78.91%2020: 77.74%2021: 78.21%2022: 78.39%2023: 78.08%2024: 77.77%2025: 77.53%
Change over the period: −9.2 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burundi 77.53%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 77.53 −0.24 pp
2024 77.77 −0.31 pp
2023 78.08 −0.3 pp
2022 78.39 +0.18 pp
2021 78.21 +0.47 pp
2020 77.74 −1.17 pp
2019 78.91 −0.22 pp
2018 79.13 +0.03 pp
2017 79.09 +0.25 pp
2016 78.84 +0.51 pp
2015 78.34 +0.64 pp
2014 77.7 +0.11 pp
2013 77.59 +0.14 pp
2012 77.45 +0.14 pp
2011 77.31 +0.15 pp
2010 77.16 +0.27 pp
2009 76.89 +0.28 pp
2008 76.61 +0.8 pp
2007 75.81 +0.83 pp
2006 74.98 −0.97 pp
2005 75.95 −0.88 pp
2004 76.83 −0.85 pp
2003 77.68 −0.8 pp
2002 78.47 −0.8 pp
2001 79.28 −0.78 pp
2000 80.06 −0.77 pp
1999 80.83 −0.72 pp
1998 81.56 −0.92 pp
1997 82.48 −0.91 pp
1996 83.39 −0.8 pp
1995 84.19 −0.59 pp
1994 84.79 −0.74 pp
1993 85.52 −0.69 pp
1992 86.21 −0.53 pp
1991 86.73 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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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.

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