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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Burundi

Female labor force participation rate in Burundi in 2025 — 79.5%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.95 pp.

2025 79.5% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 5of 182
Period maximum 90.45%1990
Period minimum 77.06%2006

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Burundi, 1990–2025758085909519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 90.45%1991: 89.95%1992: 89.44%1993: 88.76%1994: 88.08%1995: 87.48%1996: 86.71%1997: 85.85%1998: 84.97%1999: 84.18%2000: 83.35%2001: 82.48%2002: 81.56%2003: 80.58%2004: 79.53%2005: 78.36%2006: 77.06%2007: 77.68%2008: 78.22%2009: 78.77%2010: 79.27%2011: 79.63%2012: 79.95%2013: 80.24%2014: 80.46%2015: 80.78%2016: 81%2017: 81.09%2018: 81.07%2019: 80.89%2020: 78.56%2021: 80.49%2022: 80.25%2023: 79.98%2024: 79.73%2025: 79.5%
Change over the period: −10.95 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burundi 79.5%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 79.5 −0.23 pp
2024 79.73 −0.25 pp
2023 79.98 −0.27 pp
2022 80.25 −0.24 pp
2021 80.49 +1.93 pp
2020 78.56 −2.33 pp
2019 80.89 −0.18 pp
2018 81.07 −0.01 pp
2017 81.09 +0.09 pp
2016 81 +0.22 pp
2015 80.78 +0.32 pp
2014 80.46 +0.22 pp
2013 80.24 +0.28 pp
2012 79.95 +0.32 pp
2011 79.63 +0.36 pp
2010 79.27 +0.5 pp
2009 78.77 +0.55 pp
2008 78.22 +0.54 pp
2007 77.68 +0.62 pp
2006 77.06 −1.3 pp
2005 78.36 −1.17 pp
2004 79.53 −1.05 pp
2003 80.58 −0.98 pp
2002 81.56 −0.92 pp
2001 82.48 −0.87 pp
2000 83.35 −0.83 pp
1999 84.18 −0.79 pp
1998 84.97 −0.88 pp
1997 85.85 −0.86 pp
1996 86.71 −0.77 pp
1995 87.48 −0.6 pp
1994 88.08 −0.68 pp
1993 88.76 −0.67 pp
1992 89.44 −0.52 pp
1991 89.95 −0.5 pp
1990 90.45 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

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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