Labour Force (Total) rose 3.45% to 8.02 mil in Burkina Faso in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 8.02 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.07 mil in 1990. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Ghana amounted to 14.1 mil, 8.88 mil in Ivory Coast, 7.90 mil in Mali and 9.41 mil in Niger in 2021.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 65th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 4.46 | 4.59 | 4.73 | 4.88 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | mil | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 4.21 | 4.33 | 4.46 | 4.58 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | mil | 7.59 | 7.76 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | mil | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | mil | 2.55 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.83 |
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