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Burkina Faso Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Burkina Faso unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.07%, a 0.3% decline from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.36%, a 0.21% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.15%, a 0.44% increase from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.71%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
Burkina Faso Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 5.07% -0.30%
2021 5.36% 0.21%
2020 5.15% 0.44%
2019 4.71% 0.02%
2018 4.69% 0.00%
2017 4.69% 0.04%
2016 4.65% 0.13%
2015 4.53% 0.25%
2014 4.28% 0.23%
2013 4.05% 0.23%
2012 3.83% -0.01%
2011 3.84% 0.09%
2010 3.74% -0.04%
2009 3.78% 0.25%
2008 3.53% 0.23%
2007 3.30% -0.38%
2006 3.68% -0.32%
2005 4.00% 0.49%
2004 3.51% 0.73%
2003 2.78% -0.13%
2002 2.91% 0.13%
2001 2.78% 0.06%
2000 2.72% 0.16%
1999 2.57% 0.13%
1998 2.44% 0.05%
1997 2.39% -0.03%
1996 2.43% -0.10%
1995 2.53% -0.05%
1994 2.58% 0.20%
1993 2.38% -0.10%
1992 2.48% 0.05%
1991 2.43% 2.43%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%