Labor force, female in Burundi
Burundi: Labor force, female was 51.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Burundi stood at 51.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Burundi peaked at 52.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.8% | — |
| 1991 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 51.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.9% | 51.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Burundi?
- Labor force, female in Burundi was 51.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for labor force, female?
- Burundi ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.