Burundi Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 2022 was 52.93%, a 0.79% increase from 2021.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2021 was 52.14%, a 0.38% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 51.76%, a 0.5% decline from 2019.
  • Burundi labor force participation rate for 2019 was 52.26%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Burundi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 52.93% 0.79%
2021 52.14% 0.38%
2020 51.76% -0.50%
2019 52.26% -0.13%
2018 52.39% -0.07%
2017 52.46% -0.01%
2016 52.47% 0.05%
2015 52.42% 0.10%
2014 52.32% -1.20%
2013 53.52% -1.20%
2012 54.72% -1.19%
2011 55.91% -1.19%
2010 57.09% -1.18%
2009 58.27% -1.17%
2008 59.44% -1.16%
2007 60.60% -1.15%
2006 61.75% -1.14%
2005 62.89% -1.13%
2004 64.01% -1.11%
2003 65.12% -1.09%
2002 66.22% -1.08%
2001 67.29% -1.06%
2000 68.35% -1.04%
1999 69.40% -1.02%
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% -1.19%
1990 81.54% -1.19%