Burkina Faso - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 56.08
2014 39.51
2018 21.92

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 39.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 71.15 in 1991, while its lowest value was 39.85 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 71.15
1992 70.18
1993 69.25
1994 68.27
1995 67.31
1996 66.33
1997 65.28
1998 64.23
1999 62.99
2000 61.69
2001 60.43
2002 59.12
2003 57.82
2004 55.85
2005 53.93
2006 53.06
2007 51.99
2008 50.51
2009 49.01
2010 47.54
2011 46.04
2012 44.56
2013 43.07
2014 41.60
2015 41.40
2016 41.24
2017 41.06
2018 40.86
2019 40.65
2020 39.85

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 71.84
2014 56.09
2018 25.19

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 52.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 80.46 in 1991, while its lowest value was 52.31 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 80.46
1992 79.96
1993 79.52
1994 79.04
1995 78.61
1996 78.17
1997 77.65
1998 77.15
1999 76.57
2000 75.94
2001 75.32
2002 74.65
2003 73.98
2004 72.66
2005 71.38
2006 71.09
2007 69.81
2008 67.86
2009 65.84
2010 63.82
2011 61.71
2012 59.58
2013 57.42
2014 55.24
2015 54.84
2016 54.48
2017 54.09
2018 53.68
2019 53.35
2020 52.31

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 63.43
2014 47.15
2018 23.34

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 46.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 75.84 in 1991, while its lowest value was 46.19 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 75.84
1992 75.10
1993 74.42
1994 73.70
1995 73.01
1996 72.30
1997 71.52
1998 70.75
1999 69.85
2000 68.89
2001 67.96
2002 66.97
2003 65.99
2004 64.35
2005 62.76
2006 62.18
2007 61.02
2008 59.30
2009 57.54
2010 55.80
2011 53.99
2012 52.18
2013 50.35
2014 48.52
2015 48.23
2016 47.97
2017 47.68
2018 47.38
2019 47.11
2020 46.19

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 72.80
1994 72.00
2006 60.09
2014 52.84
2018 36.19

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 54.50 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 77.25 in 1991, while its lowest value was 54.49 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 77.25
1992 76.24
1993 75.25
1994 74.20
1995 73.15
1996 72.08
1997 70.93
1998 69.76
1999 68.46
2000 67.10
2001 65.76
2002 64.35
2003 62.94
2004 61.08
2005 59.24
2006 58.05
2007 57.85
2008 57.40
2009 56.96
2010 56.57
2011 56.17
2012 55.81
2013 55.47
2014 55.15
2015 55.13
2016 55.13
2017 55.12
2018 55.11
2019 55.14
2020 54.49
2021 54.50

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 87.50
1994 81.60
2006 83.81
2014 71.78
2018 50.46

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 69.28 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 86.83 in 1991, while its lowest value was 68.98 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 86.83
1992 86.62
1993 86.46
1994 86.28
1995 86.14
1996 85.99
1997 85.80
1998 85.62
1999 85.39
2000 85.13
2001 84.90
2002 84.63
2003 84.38
2004 83.66
2005 82.99
2006 82.99
2007 82.02
2008 80.58
2009 79.08
2010 77.57
2011 75.98
2012 74.36
2013 72.69
2014 70.97
2015 70.71
2016 70.48
2017 70.22
2018 69.95
2019 69.80
2020 68.98
2021 69.28

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Burkina Faso was 42.79 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 82.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 42.79 in 2018.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 79.60
1994 76.60
2003 82.60
2006 71.01
2014 61.37
2018 42.79

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 61.79 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 81.77 in 1991, while its lowest value was 61.62 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 81.77
1992 81.14
1993 80.55
1994 79.91
1995 79.30
1996 78.68
1997 77.99
1998 77.30
1999 76.52
2000 75.69
2001 74.89
2002 74.05
2003 73.21
2004 71.91
2005 70.65
2006 70.05
2007 69.50
2008 68.60
2009 67.66
2010 66.75
2011 65.80
2012 64.84
2013 63.86
2014 62.87
2015 62.75
2016 62.64
2017 62.52
2018 62.40
2019 62.35
2020 61.62
2021 61.79

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity