Inactivity rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Inactivity rate was 31.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivity rate in Burkina Faso, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, inactivity rate in Burkina Faso stood at 31.89. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivity rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.89 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.38, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th of 57 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inactivity rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28.37 | — |
| 2019 | 22.38 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 27.66 | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 29.94 | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 31.89 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.37 | 28.37 | 28.37 | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.38 | 22.38 | 22.38 | 1 |
| 2020s | 29.83 | 27.66 | 31.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 342,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 326,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 336,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate in Burkina Faso?
- Inactivity rate in Burkina Faso was 31.89 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.89 in 2025.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.38 in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for inactivity rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivity rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.