Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0192 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0192 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0192 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 units per person, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0186 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0187 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0188 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0185 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0184 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0184 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0188 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.019 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0192 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.018 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.019 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0192 units per person | +1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0192 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0192 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 29 Iceland 0.0196 units per person compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0195 units per person compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.0195 units per person compare
- 33 Bangladesh 0.0191 units per person compare
- 34 Tanzania 0.019 units per person compare
- 35 Laos 0.019 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Burkina Faso?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Burkina Faso was 0.0192 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 units per person in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.