Fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fertility and female labor force participation was 61.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso is 61.85, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso peaked at 85.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 1975.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.06 | — |
| 1985 | 75.2 | +2358.4% |
| 1991 | 79.39 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 73.4 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 85.6 | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 60.02 | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 85 | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 58.22 | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 37.95 | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 72.78 | +91.8% |
| 2022 | 66 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 41.8 | -36.7% |
| 2024 | 64.48 | +54.3% |
| 2025 | 61.85 | -4.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 61.85 is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.6, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 61.85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +2358.4% | 3.06 | 75.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 1 |
| 1980s | 75.2 | 75.2 | 75.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.39 | 73.4 | 79.39 | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.87 | 60.02 | 85.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.32 | 37.95 | 72.78 | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.53 | 41.8 | 66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6828 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,677 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,433 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Burkina Faso was 61.85 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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