Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 64.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso is 64.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 79.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.4% | — |
| 1991 | 79.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 77.6% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.1% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 72.5% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 64.1% | 69.5% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0657 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 64.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).