Burkina Faso vs Niger: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Burkina Faso
37.4%
in 2025
Niger
38.8%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Niger rank
11th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 38.8% against 37.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Niger ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 29.9% | 9.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 29.6% | 8.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 39.0% | 1.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 39.4% | 1.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at 38.8% against 37.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 1.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Niger ranks 11th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.