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Labor force participation rate — Burkina Faso

Labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 70.01%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 13.89 pp.

2025 70.01% −0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 28of 182
Period maximum 83.93%1991
Period minimum 70.01%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Burkina Faso, 1990–20257075808519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 83.9%1991: 83.93%1992: 83.73%1993: 83.53%1994: 83.33%1995: 83.13%1996: 82.92%1997: 82.71%1998: 82.5%1999: 82.29%2000: 82.07%2001: 81.86%2002: 81.64%2003: 81.42%2004: 81.2%2005: 80.97%2006: 80.75%2007: 80.52%2008: 80.29%2009: 80.06%2010: 79.82%2011: 79.58%2012: 79.35%2013: 79.11%2014: 78.86%2015: 78.62%2016: 78.37%2017: 78.12%2018: 77.87%2019: 77.62%2020: 75.19%2021: 73.98%2022: 72.34%2023: 71.2%2024: 70.06%2025: 70.01%
Change over the period: −13.89 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burkina Faso 70.01%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.01 −0.06 pp
2024 70.06 −1.13 pp
2023 71.2 −1.14 pp
2022 72.34 −1.65 pp
2021 73.98 −1.21 pp
2020 75.19 −2.43 pp
2019 77.62 −0.25 pp
2018 77.87 −0.25 pp
2017 78.12 −0.25 pp
2016 78.37 −0.25 pp
2015 78.62 −0.24 pp
2014 78.86 −0.24 pp
2013 79.11 −0.24 pp
2012 79.35 −0.24 pp
2011 79.58 −0.24 pp
2010 79.82 −0.23 pp
2009 80.06 −0.23 pp
2008 80.29 −0.23 pp
2007 80.52 −0.23 pp
2006 80.75 −0.23 pp
2005 80.97 −0.22 pp
2004 81.2 −0.22 pp
2003 81.42 −0.22 pp
2002 81.64 −0.22 pp
2001 81.86 −0.22 pp
2000 82.07 −0.22 pp
1999 82.29 −0.21 pp
1998 82.5 −0.21 pp
1997 82.71 −0.21 pp
1996 82.92 −0.21 pp
1995 83.13 −0.2 pp
1994 83.33 −0.2 pp
1993 83.53 −0.2 pp
1992 83.73 −0.2 pp
1991 83.93 +0.03 pp
1990 83.9 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 82.52 NE Niger 79.74 LR Liberia 76.58 BJ Benin 76.36 BF Burkina Faso 70.01 CI Côte d'Ivoire 67.09 ML Mali 67.04 GW Guinea-Bissau 64.81 GH Ghana 58.52 TG Togo 57.85 CV Cabo Verde 57.03 SL Sierra Leone 53.37 GN Guinea 52.61 SN Senegal 52.02 GM Gambia 47.46 MR Mauritania 40.77
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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