Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 45.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 45.3% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Burkina Faso peaked at 75.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.7% | — |
| 1991 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.9% | 71.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 65.8% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 59.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 45.3% | 56.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Burkina Faso?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Burkina Faso was 45.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.