Burundi — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Burundi, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Burundi was 0.92% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.19% in 2006. The lowest was 0.91% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.55% per year.
Burundi ranks 183 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 5.45%, so Burundi sits below it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 71% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 36%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 46 of 47 economies; Niger (0.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 32% in 2008. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 130th of 187 in 1991 → 154th of 187 in 2000 → 174th of 187 in 2010 → 183rd of 187 in 2020 → 178th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 1.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.63% | -0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 3.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 3.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 3.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 3.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 3.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 3.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.15% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burundi’s Unemployment in 1992?
3.13% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burundi’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -70.7% in total — about 3.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.92%; 2024: 0.92%; 2023: 0.91%; 2022: 0.91%; 2021: 1.12%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.