Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 58.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi stood at 58.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi peaked at 69.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.1% | — |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 58.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 58.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 68.1% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 68.8% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 61.9% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.5% | 59.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Solomon Islands 70.6% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 68.8% compare
- 3 Nepal 65.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 56.8% compare
- 6 Pakistan 53.4% compare
- 7 South Sudan 45.6% compare
More work & labour data for Burundi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2698 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,183 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 18,579 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,365 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,509 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,874 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi was 58.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Burundi ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.