Labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4118 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990β2025
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 127th of 188 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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 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 127th out of 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.