Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old) fell 0.469% to 53.5% in Burkina Faso in 2024

Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old) (%), 2024
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Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old) fell 0.469% to 53.5% in Burkina Faso in 2024, according to .

Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old) in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 88.9% in 1991 and an all time low of 53.5% in 2024. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old) in Ghana amounted to 64.6%, 74.2% in Ivory Coast, 80.3% in Mali and 84.7% in Niger in 2024.

Burkina Faso has been ranked 160th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old), 92 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Labour Participation Rate, Male (As % of Male Population Aged 15+Years Old) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Algeria % 68.6% 68.6% 64.3% 64.8% 67.6%
Benin % 75.7% 75.9% 75.9% 77.2% 77.3%
Burkina Faso % 63.9% 61.3% 58.3% 56.3% 53.8%
Chad % 71.6% 71.5% 70.8% 70.7% 72.6%
Ghana % 69.8% 68.5% 66.8% 65.9% 65.1%
Guinea % 64.5% 64.3% 63.6% 63.9% 63.5%
Ivory Coast % 73.5% 72.8% 73.0% 74.4% 74.7%
Liberia % 81.9% 81.7% 80.9% 81.1% 81.7%
Libya % 64.1% 64.1% 63.3% 63.8% 63.7%
Mali % 80.2% 80.0% 81.0% 79.1% 80.4%
Mauritania % 57.4% 57.3% 56.7% 56.7% 57.4%
Niger % 84.9% 85.0% 84.2% 84.1% 84.6%
Togo % 60.3% 60.1% 59.5% 59.7% 60.2%