What is the difference in total employment, male between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?

676,710 ages 15+, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?

21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Total employment, male

Burkina Faso

3.92 million ages 15+

in 2011

Zimbabwe

3.25 million ages 15+

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

17th

Zimbabwe rank

20th

Total employment, male over time

Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.92 million ages 15+ against 3.25 million ages 15+ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 676,710 ages 15+.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.36 million ages 15+	2.38 million ages 15+	17,816 ages 15+	Zimbabwe
2000s	3.19 million ages 15+	3.04 million ages 15+	152,877 ages 15+	Burkina Faso
2010s	3.86 million ages 15+	3.22 million ages 15+	643,825 ages 15+	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total employment, male, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?: Burkina Faso, at 3.92 million ages 15+ against 3.25 million ages 15+ in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in total employment, male between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 676,710 ages 15+, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for total employment, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total employment, male (ages 15+)
Unit: ages 15+
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.