Burkina Faso 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.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2023 was 49.80%, a 0.16% decline from 2022.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2022 was 49.96%, a 0.01% increase from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2021 was 49.94%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2020 was 49.93%, a 0.48% decline 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%
Burkina Faso Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 49.80% -0.16%
2022 49.96% 0.01%
2021 49.94% 0.02%
2020 49.93% -0.48%
2019 50.41% -0.31%
2018 50.71% -0.26%
2017 50.97% -0.23%
2016 51.21% -0.21%
2015 51.41% -0.22%
2014 51.63% -1.86%
2013 53.49% -1.85%
2012 55.33% -1.83%
2011 57.16% -1.81%
2010 58.98% -1.79%
2009 60.77% -1.76%
2008 62.52% -1.73%
2007 64.25% -1.69%
2006 65.94% -0.99%
2005 66.93% -0.97%
2004 67.90% -0.96%
2003 68.86% -0.94%
2002 69.80% -0.92%
2001 70.72% -0.91%
2000 71.62% -0.89%
1999 72.51% -0.87%
1998 73.38% -0.85%
1997 74.24% -0.84%
1996 75.07% -0.82%
1995 75.89% -0.80%
1994 76.69% -0.78%
1993 77.47% -0.76%
1992 78.23% -0.74%
1991 78.97% -0.74%