Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 61.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso, 1975–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso is 61.9%, 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 rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 85.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, 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 rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.1% | — |
| 1985 | 75.2% | +2358.4% |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +91.8% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -36.7% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | +54.3% |
| 2025 | 61.9% | -4.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 61.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 61.9% 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 rate versus female labor force participation rate 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% | 3.1% | 75.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 73.4% | 79.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 60.0% | 85.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 38.0% | 72.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 41.8% | 66.0% | 4 |
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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 rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Burkina Faso was 61.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.