Female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Female unemployment rate was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1997.
Burkina Faso ranks 118th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 6 |
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- 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 female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso?
- Female unemployment rate in Burkina Faso was 4.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female unemployment rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female unemployment rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1997.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for female unemployment rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female unemployment rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.