Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 80.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso is 80.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso peaked at 84.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 82.6% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 80.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.6% | 82.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 8 Tanzania 83.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 81.8% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 81.5% compare
- 12 South Sudan 80.3% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 79.4% compare
- 14 Guinea 79.2% compare
More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso was 80.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).