Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)
Burkina Faso
48.4%
in 2025
Lower middle income
34.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
36th
Lower middle income rank
35th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 48.4% against 34.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 42.6% | 31.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 40.3% | 28.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 33.0% | 29.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 32.8% | 20.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 48.4% against 34.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 14.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (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
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.