Unemployment rate in Burundi
Burundi: Unemployment rate was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Burundi stood at 0.9%.
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 3.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Burundi
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 103.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Burundi?
- Unemployment rate in Burundi was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.