Burkina Faso 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.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2022 was 50.50%, a 0.22% increase from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.28%, a 0.37% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2020 was 49.92%, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso labor force participation rate for 2019 was 50.40%, a 0.31% 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%
Burkina Faso Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 50.50% 0.22%
2021 50.28% 0.37%
2020 49.92% -0.48%
2019 50.40% -0.31%
2018 50.70% -0.27%
2017 50.97% -0.23%
2016 51.20% -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% 0.14%
1990 78.84% 0.14%