Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 81.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Burkina Faso, 1975–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 81.8% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.4% | — |
| 1985 | 81.9% | +2341.8% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | -2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 81.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 81.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male 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 | +2341.8% | 3.4% | 81.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 87.2% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 70.4% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 71.6% | 87.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 76.8% | 84.1% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Burkina Faso?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Burkina Faso was 81.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.