Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 14.9% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi peaked at 15.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1991.
Burundi ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8% | — |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.1% compare
- 20 Albania 16.0% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 15.8% compare
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
- 24 Mozambique 13.0% compare
- 25 Yemen 12.9% 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, male (% of male employment) in Burundi?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi was 14.9% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1991.
- How does Burundi rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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.