Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 7.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Burkina Faso, 1985–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 7.1% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1985.
That places Burkina Faso 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.3% | — |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +98.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -41.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +96.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -66.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +177.5% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -35.7% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +105.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.6% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 1.9% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Burkina Faso?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Burkina Faso was 7.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.