Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.51 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Burkina Faso is 1.51 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.51 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9468 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9468 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.9845 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.44 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.51 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.51 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.9468 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 77 Sierra Leone 1.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Cote d'Ivoire 1.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Sao Tome and Principe 1.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Honduras 1.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kenya 1.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Jordan 1.44 units per square kilometre 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 1.51 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.51 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9468 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.