Employers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 1.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.8% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi peaked at 1.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.4% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More work & labour data for Burundi
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2698 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 18,579 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Burundi was 1.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Burundi ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).