Burkina Faso Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Burkina Faso youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.25%, a 0.41% decline from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 8.66%, a 0.03% decline from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.69%, a 0.88% increase from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 7.81%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Burkina Faso Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 8.25% -0.41%
2021 8.66% -0.03%
2020 8.69% 0.88%
2019 7.81% 0.03%
2018 7.78% 0.07%
2017 7.71% 0.12%
2016 7.59% 0.22%
2015 7.38% 0.36%
2014 7.02% 0.36%
2013 6.65% 0.37%
2012 6.28% 0.08%
2011 6.20% 0.20%
2010 6.00% 0.04%
2009 5.96% 0.38%
2008 5.57% 0.35%
2007 5.22% -0.57%
2006 5.79% -0.52%
2005 6.31% 0.85%
2004 5.46% 1.12%
2003 4.34% -0.14%
2002 4.48% 0.17%
2001 4.31% 0.08%
2000 4.23% 0.20%
1999 4.03% 0.16%
1998 3.88% 0.08%
1997 3.80% -0.02%
1996 3.82% -0.10%
1995 3.91% -0.03%
1994 3.95% 0.22%
1993 3.72% -0.12%
1992 3.85% 0.05%
1991 3.79% 3.79%
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%