Work & Labour in Burkina Faso 392 indicators covering work & labour for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.0% 2025 down 11.0% 29th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.1% 2025 down 9.3% 47th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% 2025 down 3.9% 64th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.1% 2025 down 12.9% 25th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% 2025 down 10.9% 75th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.0% 2025 down 9.1% 102nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.5% 2025 down 13.1% 77th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.8% 2025 down 22.5% 44th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.1% 2025 down 18.6% 42nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.3% 2025 down 27.1% 50th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 84.2% 2025 down 3.9% 64th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.4% 2025 down 10.1% 151st Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 4.9% 2025 down 28.3% 157th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.4% 2025 up 12.4% 137th Employment in services (% of total employment) 31.6% 2025 up 13.2% 172nd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 31.4% 2025 up 14.1% 168th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 31.7% 2025 up 12.2% 167th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.7% 2025 up 14.9% 124th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 18.6% 2025 up 16.8% 143rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 14.4% 2025 up 11.2% 53rd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 26.6% 2025 down 0.6% 14th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 17.3% 2025 up 0.9% 17th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 37.4% 2025 up 0.5% 14th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 17.4% 2025 up 1.5% 174th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 22.8% 2025 up 0.3% 173rd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 11.1% 2025 up 0.6% 172nd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 82.6% 2025 down 0.3% 13th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 77.2% 2025 down 0.1% 14th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 88.9% 2025 down 0.1% 15th Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.0% 2025 up 0.0% 137th Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.7% 2025 down 1.4% 136th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 down 0.9% 132nd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 80.6% 2025 down 0.3% 11th GDP per person employed 6,603 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.6% 168th GDP per employed person 6,603 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.6% 168th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 31.4% 2023 down 17.6% 54th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.1% 2025 up 9.3% 63rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.1% 2025 up 57.9% 68th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 8.1% 2025 down 12.3% 60th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.6% 2025 up 1.2% 53rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.9% 2025 up 6.2% 47th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.1% 2025 up 3.8% 49th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 61.9% 2025 up 6.2% 47th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 61.9% 2025 up 6.2% 47th Female labor force participation rate 61.9% 2025 up 6.2% 47th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.0% 2025 down 2.1% 35th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.0% 2025 up 3.9% 43rd Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.8% 2025 up 4.9% 86th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.9% 2025 up 0.4% 43rd Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 28.9% 2025 up 12.9% 214th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.9% 2025 up 60.4% 74th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.7% 2025 up 140.6% 77th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 15.2% 2025 up 21.3% 75th Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 47.0% 2025 up 3.9% 43rd Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 56.8% 2025 up 7.6% 52nd Female employment rate 56.8% 2025 up 7.6% 52nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 24.9% 2025 down 3.8% 52nd Page 1 of 7 Next →