Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 37.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burundi is 37.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burundi peaked at 41.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2025.
That places Burundi 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.8% | — |
| 1992 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 39.8% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.4% | 37.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 3 Nepal 40.9% compare
- 4 Madagascar 39.9% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 32.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.1% compare
- 8 Bhutan 31.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burundi?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Burundi was 37.4% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, 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.