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Labor force — Burundi

Labor force in Burundi in 2025 — 6,308,213 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 144.3%.

2025 6.31M people +3.45% vs 2024
World rank 73of 182
Period maximum 6.31M people2025
Period minimum 2.45M people1994

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Burundi, 1990–20252M3M4M5M6M7M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 2,581,935 people1991: 2,607,838 people1992: 2,664,991 people1993: 2,457,056 people1994: 2,445,092 people1995: 2,681,962 people1996: 2,631,487 people1997: 2,586,586 people1998: 2,636,111 people1999: 2,711,621 people2000: 2,766,896 people2001: 2,838,292 people2002: 2,918,476 people2003: 3,009,287 people2004: 3,123,186 people2005: 3,227,287 people2006: 3,316,162 people2007: 3,458,975 people2008: 3,627,058 people2009: 3,843,653 people2010: 4,037,123 people2011: 4,169,441 people2012: 4,302,379 people2013: 4,439,368 people2014: 4,568,956 people2015: 4,650,400 people2016: 4,696,640 people2017: 4,797,040 people2018: 4,958,957 people2019: 5,145,487 people2020: 5,256,681 people2021: 5,484,419 people2022: 5,691,432 people2023: 5,893,737 people2024: 6,097,715 people2025: 6,308,213 people
Change over the period: +3.73M (+144.32%) Average annual rate: 2.59 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Burundi 6.31M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.31M +210,498 +3.45%
2024 6.1M +203,978 +3.46%
2023 5.89M +202,305 +3.55%
2022 5.69M +207,013 +3.77%
2021 5.48M +227,738 +4.33%
2020 5.26M +111,194 +2.16%
2019 5.15M +186,530 +3.76%
2018 4.96M +161,917 +3.38%
2017 4.8M +100,400 +2.14%
2016 4.7M +46,240 +0.99%
2015 4.65M +81,444 +1.78%
2014 4.57M +129,588 +2.92%
2013 4.44M +136,989 +3.18%
2012 4.3M +132,938 +3.19%
2011 4.17M +132,318 +3.28%
2010 4.04M +193,470 +5.03%
2009 3.84M +216,595 +5.97%
2008 3.63M +168,083 +4.86%
2007 3.46M +142,813 +4.31%
2006 3.32M +88,875 +2.75%
2005 3.23M +104,101 +3.33%
2004 3.12M +113,899 +3.78%
2003 3.01M +90,811 +3.11%
2002 2.92M +80,184 +2.83%
2001 2.84M +71,396 +2.58%
2000 2.77M +55,275 +2.04%
1999 2.71M +75,510 +2.86%
1998 2.64M +49,525 +1.91%
1997 2.59M −44,901 −1.71%
1996 2.63M −50,475 −1.88%
1995 2.68M +236,870 +9.69%
1994 2.45M −11,964 −0.49%
1993 2.46M −207,935 −7.8%
1992 2.66M +57,153 +2.19%
1991 2.61M +25,903 +1%
1990 2.58M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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