Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi
Burundi: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi peaked at 4.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
That places Burundi 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.0% | — |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.2%, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.3%, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -30.3% | 3.1% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 177 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
- 178 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% compare
- 179 Chad 1.3% compare
- 181 Kuwait 1.0% compare
- 182 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
- 183 Thailand 0.8% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi?
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Burundi was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for unemployment, male (% of male labor force)?
- Burundi ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.