Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 88.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso is 88.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso peaked at 91.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.4% | — |
| 1992 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 88.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 88.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 89.0% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.9% | 90.0% | 6 |
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Burkina Faso was 88.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.