Burkina Faso vs Ecuador: Labor force, total

Burkina Faso
9.91 million
in 2025
Ecuador
8.98 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
58th
Ecuador rank
61st

Labor force, total over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ecuador
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199020072025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 9.91 million against 8.98 million in Ecuador, a difference of 937,660.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Ecuador ranks 61st of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.