Burundi Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Burundi unemployment rate for 2023 was 0.93%, a 0.01% increase from 2022.
  • Burundi unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.92%, a 0.19% decline from 2021.
  • Burundi unemployment rate for 2021 was 1.11%, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
  • Burundi unemployment rate for 2020 was 1.03%, a 0.02% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
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Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Burundi Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 0.93% 0.01%
2022 0.92% -0.19%
2021 1.11% 0.08%
2020 1.03% -0.02%
2019 1.05% -0.10%
2018 1.16% -0.10%
2017 1.26% -0.10%
2016 1.36% -0.09%
2015 1.44% -0.13%
2014 1.57% -0.01%
2013 1.58% -0.01%
2012 1.59% -0.01%
2011 1.60% -0.01%
2010 1.61% -0.01%
2009 1.62% -0.02%
2008 1.63% -0.77%
2007 2.40% -0.79%
2006 3.19% 0.04%
2005 3.15% -0.03%
2004 3.18% 0.04%
2003 3.14% -0.04%
2002 3.18% 0.02%
2001 3.16% 0.02%
2000 3.15% 0.00%
1999 3.15% -0.04%
1998 3.19% 0.04%
1997 3.15% 0.05%
1996 3.10% 0.01%
1995 3.09% -0.04%
1994 3.13% 0.02%
1993 3.11% -0.03%
1992 3.14% -0.03%
1991 3.17% -0.03%