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Burkina Faso · Annual SERIES

Unemployment in Burkina Faso

Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.

3.48%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
2025Observation year

+0.04 pp from 2024

Burkina Faso
Unemployment in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate). Underlying figures are available in the data table.2.43.13.74.35200020052010201520202025

% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate) · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Unemployment · Burkina Faso · % of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
YearValueStatus & source note
20253.477present
20243.441present
20233.601present
20223.828present
20214.511present
20204.59present
20194.493present
20184.695present
20174.662present
20164.598present
20154.472present
20144.255present
20134.054present
20123.849present
20113.827present
20103.725present
20093.723present
20083.501present
20073.3present
20063.67present
20054present
20043.48present
20032.78present
20022.862present
20012.748present
20002.687present

Definition & method

ILO modeled estimates combine nationally reported observations with modeled values and projections to provide consistent series coverage. The labor force includes employed and unemployed people.

Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.

What to keep in mind

  • This is the modeled ILO series, not the national headline unemployment release.
  • People outside the labor force are excluded from the denominator.
  • WDI does not identify every imputed observation in this response. Cross-country ranking and comparison are disabled because ILO warns against comparing imputed observations.
  • Differences between rates are measured in percentage points.
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