Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate stands at 6.44% as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.53% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate was 6.44%, down from 6.53% in 2024.
In 2024, Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate was 6.53%, down from 6.57% in 2023.
In 2023, Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate was 6.57%, down from 6.72% in 2022.
In 2022, Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate was 6.72%, down from 7.64% in 2021.
In 2021, Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate was 7.64%, down from 7.98% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.44% | -0.087% |
| 2024 | 6.53% | -0.044% |
| 2023 | 6.57% | -0.153% |
| 2022 | 6.72% | -0.92% |
| 2021 | 7.64% | -0.336% |
| 2020 | 7.98% | +0.546% |
| 2019 | 7.43% | -0.206% |
| 2018 | 7.64% | +0.108% |
| 2017 | 7.53% | +0.147% |
| 2016 | 7.38% | +0.221% |
| 2015 | 7.16% | +0.327% |
| 2014 | 6.84% | +0.31% |
| 2013 | 6.53% | +0.315% |
| 2012 | 6.21% | +0.096% |
| 2011 | 6.11% | +0.193% |
| 2010 | 5.92% | +0.076% |
| 2009 | 5.85% | +0.332% |
| 2008 | 5.51% | +0.308% |
| 2007 | 5.21% | -0.571% |
| 2006 | 5.78% | -0.519% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.875% |
| 2004 | 5.42% | +1.08% |
| 2003 | 4.34% | -0.075% |
| 2002 | 4.41% | +0.153% |
| 2001 | 4.26% | +0.088% |
| 2000 | 4.17% | +0.172% |
| 1999 | 4% | +0.145% |
| 1998 | 3.86% | +0.048% |
| 1997 | 3.81% | -0.029% |
| 1996 | 3.84% | -0.088% |
| 1995 | 3.93% | -0.039% |
| 1994 | 3.96% | +0.172% |
| 1993 | 3.79% | -0.097% |
| 1992 | 3.89% | +0.039% |
| 1991 | 3.85% | — |
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Burkina Faso's youth unemployment rate is 6.44% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.53% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.98% (2020); the lowest is 3.79% (1993), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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