Burkina Faso — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1985–2025 · 36 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for Burkina Faso was 3.48% in 2025. The previous reading was 3.44% in 2024; the period change was +0.04 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 4.19%, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1985–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.48 % |
| 2024 | 3.44 % |
| 2023 | 3.6 % |
| 2022 | 3.83 % |
| 2021 | 4.51 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 4.59 % |
| 2019 | 4.49 % |
| 2018 | 4.7 % |
| 2017 | 4.66 % |
| 2016 | 4.6 % |