Burkina Faso's employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 70.98% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 70.98% | 2025 |
| Highest | 87.5% | 1985 |
| Lowest | 50.46% | 2018 |
| Average since 2018 | 68.12% | 2018–2025 |
| First recorded | 87.5% | 1985 |
Since 1985 it is down 16.52 percentage points from 87.5% in 1985. The World Bank has no value for 31 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
How it compares
In 2025, Burkina Faso had the 26th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2025 ranking
- Colombia — 23rd of 83: 71.43%
- Bhutan — 24th of 83: 71.34%
- Singapore — 25th of 83: 71.26%
- New Zealand — 27th of 83: 70.79%
- Korea, Rep. — 28th of 83: 70.68%
- Netherlands — 29th of 83: 70.28%
What this measures
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Limitations: Data on employment by status are drawn from labor force surveys and household surveys, supplemented by official estimates and censuses for a small group of countries. The labor force survey is the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable employment, but there are still some limitations for comparing data across countries and over time even within a country. Comparability of employment ratios across countries is affected by variations in definitions of employment and population. The biggest difference results from the age range used to define labor force activity. The population base for employment ratios can also vary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.98 |
| 2024 | 74.71 |
| 2023 | 51.74 |
| 2022 | 78.72 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 82.1 |
| 2018 | 50.46 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Burkina Faso
- Net migration — -27,130 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 351,209 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.27% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 58.12% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 51.77% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 65.5% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Burkina Faso's employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)?
- 70.98% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is down 16.52 percentage points from 87.5% in 1985. The highest value was 87.5% in 1985 and the lowest 50.46% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank?
- 26th highest of 83 economies with data for 2025.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.MA.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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