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

Latest (2023)
1.51 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.51 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.9468 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023

00.511.52005201420232005: 0.947 units per square kilometre2006: 0.985 units per square kilometre2007: 1 units per square kilometre2008: 1 units per square kilometre2009: 1.1 units per square kilometre2010: 1.1 units per square kilometre2011: 1.1 units per square kilometre2012: 1.2 units per square kilometre2013: 1.2 units per square kilometre2014: 1.2 units per square kilometre2015: 1.3 units per square kilometre2016: 1.3 units per square kilometre2017: 1.4 units per square kilometre2018: 1.4 units per square kilometre2019: 1.5 units per square kilometre2020: 1.4 units per square kilometre2021: 1.4 units per square kilometre2022: 1.4 units per square kilometre2023: 1.5 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 77 Sierra Leone 1.6 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 78 Cote d'Ivoire 1.56 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 79 Sao Tome and Principe 1.55 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 81 Honduras 1.49 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 82 Kenya 1.48 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 83 Jordan 1.44 units per square kilometre compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.