Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 9.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi is 9.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi peaked at 9.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 9.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 9.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 176 Congo 9.9% compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.5% compare
- 178 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.4% compare
- 180 Madagascar 9.4% compare
- 181 Liberia 9.3% compare
- 182 Nepal 9.2% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Burundi was 9.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Burundi ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.