Annual working hours per worker in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual working hours per worker was 2,356 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Burkina Faso stood at 2,356 hours per worker.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,367 hours per worker in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,274 hours per worker, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,293 hours per worker | 2,274 hours per worker | 2,308 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,341 hours per worker | 2,315 hours per worker | 2,361 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,357 hours per worker | 2,349 hours per worker | 2,367 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Burkina Faso?
- Annual working hours per worker in Burkina Faso was 2,356 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,367 hours per worker in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,274 hours per worker in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.