Unemployment rate in Burundi
Burundi: Unemployment rate was 0.922 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Burundi stood at 0.922.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Burundi peaked at 3.19 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.909, in 2022.
That places Burundi 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.15 | — |
| 1992 | 3.13 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.09 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.11 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.12 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.16 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.13 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.14 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.15 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.17 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.15 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.18 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.16 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.19 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4 | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 1.63 | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.58 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.25 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.909 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.911 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.915 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.922 | +0.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.922 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.43, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.922 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -32.0% | 2.4 | 1.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.12 | 3.09 | 3.16 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.78 | 1.62 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 1.04 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9675 | 0.909 | 1.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More work & labour data for Burundi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2698 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,183 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 18,579 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,365 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,509 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,874 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Burundi?
- Unemployment rate in Burundi was 0.922 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.909 in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for unemployment rate?
- Burundi ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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