Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Burkina Faso's unemployment rate stands at 3.48% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.44% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Burkina Faso's unemployment rate was 3.48%, up from 3.44% in 2024.
In 2024, Burkina Faso's unemployment rate was 3.44%, down from 3.6% in 2023.
In 2023, Burkina Faso's unemployment rate was 3.6%, down from 3.83% in 2022.
In 2022, Burkina Faso's unemployment rate was 3.83%, down from 4.51% in 2021.
In 2021, Burkina Faso's unemployment rate was 4.51%, down from 4.59% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.48% | +0.036% |
| 2024 | 3.44% | -0.16% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.227% |
| 2022 | 3.83% | -0.683% |
| 2021 | 4.51% | -0.079% |
| 2020 | 4.59% | +0.097% |
| 2019 | 4.49% | -0.202% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.033% |
| 2017 | 4.66% | +0.064% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.126% |
| 2015 | 4.47% | +0.217% |
| 2014 | 4.26% | +0.201% |
| 2013 | 4.05% | +0.205% |
| 2012 | 3.85% | +0.022% |
| 2011 | 3.83% | +0.102% |
| 2010 | 3.73% | +0.002% |
| 2009 | 3.72% | +0.222% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.201% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.37% |
| 2006 | 3.67% | -0.33% |
| 2005 | 4% | +0.52% |
| 2004 | 3.48% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.78% | -0.082% |
| 2002 | 2.86% | +0.114% |
| 2001 | 2.75% | +0.061% |
| 2000 | 2.69% | +0.135% |
| 1999 | 2.55% | +0.112% |
| 1998 | 2.44% | +0.028% |
| 1997 | 2.41% | -0.034% |
| 1996 | 2.45% | -0.086% |
| 1995 | 2.53% | -0.048% |
| 1994 | 2.58% | +0.154% |
| 1993 | 2.43% | -0.079% |
| 1992 | 2.51% | +0.038% |
| 1991 | 2.47% | — |
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Burkina Faso's unemployment rate is 3.48% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.44% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.7% (2018); the lowest is 2.41% (1997), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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