Burundi Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Burundi unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.91%, a 0.23% decline from 2021.
Burundi unemployment rate for 2021 was 1.14%, a 0.11% increase from 2020.
Burundi unemployment rate for 2020 was 1.03%, a 0% increase from 2019.
Burundi unemployment rate for 2019 was 1.03%, a 0.12% decline 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%

Burundi Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	0.91%	-0.23%
2021	1.14%	0.11%
2020	1.03%	0.00%
2019	1.03%	-0.12%
2018	1.14%	-0.12%
2017	1.26%	-0.12%
2016	1.38%	-0.13%
2015	1.52%	-0.05%
2014	1.57%	0.00%
2013	1.58%	-0.01%
2012	1.59%	-0.01%
2011	1.60%	0.00%
2010	1.60%	-0.02%
2009	1.63%	0.00%
2008	1.63%	-0.79%
2007	2.42%	-0.76%
2006	3.18%	-0.06%
2005	3.24%	0.05%
2004	3.19%	-0.09%
2003	3.28%	0.08%
2002	3.20%	-0.04%
2001	3.24%	-0.05%
2000	3.29%	0.00%
1999	3.29%	0.08%
1998	3.21%	-0.09%
1997	3.31%	-0.09%
1996	3.40%	0.01%
1995	3.39%	0.04%
1994	3.35%	-0.03%
1993	3.38%	0.13%
1992	3.25%	0.06%
1991	3.20%	3.20%
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%