Labor force participation rate in Burundi
Burundi: Labor force participation rate was 78.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Burundi is 78.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Burundi peaked at 90.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 87.0% | 83.4% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 77.4% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 78.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 78.3% | 79.1% | 6 |
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- 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 labor force participation rate in Burundi?
- Labor force participation rate in Burundi was 78.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for labor force participation rate?
- Burundi ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).