Labour force participation in Burundi
The ILO estimates that 78.3% of people aged 15 and over in Burundi were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009.
Burundi, 2025
78.3%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
14th of 181
Labour force participation in Burundi over time
View
Burundi
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.3% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 78.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 79.5%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Burundi has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Burundi
All statistics for Burundi
Women's labour force participation
79.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
77.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
1.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
85.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
3.1%
2025 · World Bank