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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Burkina Faso

Female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 64.07%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 15.32 pp.

2025 64.07% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 182
Period maximum 79.39%1990
Period minimum 64.07%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Burkina Faso, 1990–2025606570758019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 79.39%1991: 79.37%1992: 79.15%1993: 78.94%1994: 78.71%1995: 78.49%1996: 78.26%1997: 78.04%1998: 77.8%1999: 77.56%2000: 77.32%2001: 77.07%2002: 76.82%2003: 76.57%2004: 76.32%2005: 76.06%2006: 75.81%2007: 75.56%2008: 75.31%2009: 75.07%2010: 74.82%2011: 74.57%2012: 74.31%2013: 74.05%2014: 73.79%2015: 73.53%2016: 73.27%2017: 73%2018: 72.73%2019: 72.47%2020: 69.46%2021: 67.67%2022: 65.4%2023: 64.72%2024: 64.11%2025: 64.07%
Change over the period: −15.32 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burkina Faso 64.07%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.07 −0.04 pp
2024 64.11 −0.61 pp
2023 64.72 −0.68 pp
2022 65.4 −2.27 pp
2021 67.67 −1.79 pp
2020 69.46 −3.01 pp
2019 72.47 −0.27 pp
2018 72.73 −0.27 pp
2017 73 −0.27 pp
2016 73.27 −0.26 pp
2015 73.53 −0.26 pp
2014 73.79 −0.26 pp
2013 74.05 −0.26 pp
2012 74.31 −0.25 pp
2011 74.57 −0.25 pp
2010 74.82 −0.25 pp
2009 75.07 −0.25 pp
2008 75.31 −0.25 pp
2007 75.56 −0.25 pp
2006 75.81 −0.25 pp
2005 76.06 −0.25 pp
2004 76.32 −0.25 pp
2003 76.57 −0.25 pp
2002 76.82 −0.25 pp
2001 77.07 −0.25 pp
2000 77.32 −0.24 pp
1999 77.56 −0.24 pp
1998 77.8 −0.23 pp
1997 78.04 −0.23 pp
1996 78.26 −0.23 pp
1995 78.49 −0.22 pp
1994 78.71 −0.22 pp
1993 78.94 −0.22 pp
1992 79.15 −0.21 pp
1991 79.37 −0.03 pp
1990 79.39 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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