Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 26.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 26.6% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burkina Faso peaked at 29.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th 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, total (% of total employment) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.2% | — |
| 1992 | 29.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 26.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 26.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.1% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 26.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.6% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burkina Faso?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burkina Faso was 26.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.