Burundi Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2021 was 52.35%, a 0.31% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 52.04%, a 0.96% decline from 2019.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2019 was 53.01%, a 0.23% decline from 2018.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2018 was 53.23%, a 0.21% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Burundi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 52.35% 0.31%
2020 52.04% -0.96%
2019 53.01% -0.23%
2018 53.23% -0.21%
2017 53.44% -0.19%
2016 53.63% -0.16%
2015 53.79% -0.15%
2014 53.93% -1.40%
2013 55.33% -1.39%
2012 56.72% -1.37%
2011 58.09% -1.33%
2010 59.42% -1.28%
2009 60.70% -1.22%
2008 61.91% -1.16%
2007 63.07% -1.10%
2006 64.17% -1.04%
2005 65.22% -0.97%
2004 66.18% -0.91%
2003 67.09% -0.86%
2002 67.95% -0.82%
2001 68.77% -0.79%
2000 69.56% -0.73%
1999 70.29% -0.74%
1998 71.03% -1.45%
1997 72.47% -1.43%
1996 73.91% -1.41%
1995 75.32% -1.32%
1994 76.64% -1.32%
1993 77.96% -1.30%
1992 79.26% -1.28%
1991 80.54% -1.25%
1990 81.79% -1.25%