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Labour

Burundi

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Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture85.3%
  • Employment in industry3.1%
  • Employment in services11.6%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation1990–2025
77.180.483.887.190.519902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)1991–2016
2.742.792.852.92.9619912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation78.3–78.5 %ILOSTAT [2024] 78.49 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 78.26 %
Female labour force participation79.7 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment0.922 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment1.68 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio77.5 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture85.3 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry3.1 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services11.6 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation79.5 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNo authoritative open source found
Youth unemployment (15-24)2.96 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers6.77 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Burundi's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (78.3–78.5 %), female labour force participation (79.7 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.