Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.26 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso stood at 3.26 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 92.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.35 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0755 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0755 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2021 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +2175.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +63.4% |
| 2024 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 0.0755 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 18 Angola 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Mozambique 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Somalia 3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Congo 3.22 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.21 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 77.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was 3.26 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0755 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.