Labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4118 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.4118 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4452 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4077 units per person, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4452 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4439 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4416 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4401 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4391 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4384 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4377 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4371 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4372 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4378 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4387 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4396 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4405 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4412 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4415 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4416 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4411 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4399 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4381 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4362 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4343 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4327 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4314 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4302 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4292 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4286 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4285 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4287 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4294 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4308 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4207 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4179 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4126 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4101 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4077 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4118 units per person | +1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4118 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4118 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4398 units per person | 0.4371 units per person | 0.4452 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4398 units per person | 0.4362 units per person | 0.4416 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4304 units per person | 0.4285 units per person | 0.4343 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4135 units per person | 0.4077 units per person | 0.4207 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.4118 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4452 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4077 units per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.