Labour Force (Total) rose 3.55% to 5.27 mil in Burundi in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Burundi reached an all time high of 5.27 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.41 mil in 1994. When compared to Burundi's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Rwanda amounted to 6.78 mil, 29.9 mil in Tanzania, 17.0 mil in Uganda and 33.4 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Burundi has been ranked 76th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | mil | 4.51 | 4.52 | 4.60 | 4.76 | 4.96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 5.72 | 5.89 | 6.08 | 6.26 | 6.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 4.67 | 4.54 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 |
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