Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.3% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2007.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th 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, male (% of male employment) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.0% | — |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burkina Faso?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burkina Faso was 17.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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.