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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Burkina Faso's labour force participation stands at 70.01% as of 2025-12-31, down from 70.06% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Burkina Faso's labour force participation was 70.01%, down from 70.06% in 2024.
In 2024, Burkina Faso's labour force participation was 70.06%, down from 71.2% in 2023.
In 2023, Burkina Faso's labour force participation was 71.2%, down from 72.34% in 2022.
In 2022, Burkina Faso's labour force participation was 72.34%, down from 73.98% in 2021.
In 2021, Burkina Faso's labour force participation was 73.98%, down from 75.19% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.01% | -0.057% |
| 2024 | 70.06% | -1.13% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -1.14% |
| 2022 | 72.34% | -1.65% |
| 2021 | 73.98% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 75.19% | -2.43% |
| 2019 | 77.62% | -0.254% |
| 2018 | 77.87% | -0.251% |
| 2017 | 78.12% | -0.249% |
| 2016 | 78.37% | -0.246% |
| 2015 | 78.62% | -0.245% |
| 2014 | 78.86% | -0.243% |
| 2013 | 79.11% | -0.241% |
| 2012 | 79.35% | -0.238% |
| 2011 | 79.58% | -0.237% |
| 2010 | 79.82% | -0.235% |
| 2009 | 80.06% | -0.232% |
| 2008 | 80.29% | -0.23% |
| 2007 | 80.52% | -0.229% |
| 2006 | 80.75% | -0.226% |
| 2005 | 80.97% | -0.225% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | -0.222% |
| 2003 | 81.42% | -0.22% |
| 2002 | 81.64% | -0.218% |
| 2001 | 81.86% | -0.216% |
| 2000 | 82.07% | -0.215% |
| 1999 | 82.29% | -0.212% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | -0.21% |
| 1997 | 82.71% | -0.208% |
| 1996 | 82.92% | -0.206% |
| 1995 | 83.13% | -0.204% |
| 1994 | 83.33% | -0.203% |
| 1993 | 83.53% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 83.73% | -0.198% |
| 1991 | 83.93% | +0.032% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | — |
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Burkina Faso's labour force participation is 70.01% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 70.06% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 83.93% (1991); the lowest is 70.01% (2025), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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