Economy · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Unemployment Rate

7.1%as of 2025Reported+105.9% vs 2024

Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · ILO

History

most recent 12 periods · ILO
PeriodUnemployment Rate
20257.1%
20243.4%
20235.3%
20221.9%
20214.5%
20204.59%
20191.56%
20184.7%
20174.7%
20164.6%
20154.5%
20146.5%

Unemployment Rate across Africa

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CountryUnemployment RatePeriod
Nigeria3.1%2025
Kenya5.4%2025
South Africa29.6%2025
Egypt6.8%2025
Ghana3.2%2025
Ethiopia3.3%2025

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