Female labor force participation rates in Burundi
Burundi: Female labor force participation rates was 79.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
79.5
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 186 countries
All-time high
90.45
in 1990
All-time low
77.06
in 2006
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Female labor force participation rates in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rates in Burundi is 79.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates in Burundi peaked at 90.45 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 77.06, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.59 | 84.18 | 90.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.76 | 77.06 | 83.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.44 | 79.27 | 81.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.75 | 78.56 | 80.49 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Solomon Islands 82.34 compare
- 3 Nigeria 80.7 compare
- 4 Tanzania 80.28 compare
- 6 North Korea 77.71 compare
- 7 Cambodia 77.35 compare
- 8 Mozambique 77.09 compare
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 103.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates in Burundi?
- Female labor force participation rates in Burundi was 79.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 90.45 in 1990.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.06 in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for female labor force participation rates?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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