Burundi Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 56.22%, a 0.16% increase from 2022.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2022 was 56.06%, a 0.1% increase from 2021.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2021 was 55.96%, a 0.2% decline from 2020.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 56.16%, a 0.2% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Burundi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 56.22% 0.16%
2022 56.06% 0.10%
2021 55.96% -0.20%
2020 56.16% 0.20%
2019 55.95% 0.60%
2018 55.35% 0.67%
2017 54.68% 0.73%
2016 53.95% 0.79%
2015 53.16% 0.84%
2014 52.32% -1.59%
2013 53.91% -1.58%
2012 55.50% -1.58%
2011 57.07% -1.56%
2010 58.64% -1.54%
2009 60.18% -1.52%
2008 61.70% -1.51%
2007 63.21% -1.48%
2006 64.69% -0.74%
2005 65.43% -0.74%
2004 66.17% -0.73%
2003 66.90% -0.72%
2002 67.62% -0.71%
2001 68.33% -0.70%
2000 69.04% -0.70%
1999 69.73% -0.69%
1998 70.42% -1.59%
1997 72.01% -1.54%
1996 73.54% -1.48%
1995 75.02% -1.41%
1994 76.44% -1.36%
1993 77.80% -1.31%
1992 79.11% -1.24%
1991 80.35% -1.24%