Youth unemployment rate in Burundi in 2024

Published by
Aaron O'Neill,
Jun 4, 2025
The youth unemployment rate in Burundi decreased by 0.1 percentage points (-5.95 percent) in 2024 in comparison to the previous year. Therefore, the youth unemployment rate in Burundi saw its lowest number in that year with 1.62 percent.
The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.

Find more key insights for the youth unemployment rate in countries like Somalia and Zambia.

Burundi: Youth unemployment rate from 2005 to 2024

CharacteristicYouth unemployment rate
2024 1.62%
2023 1.68%
2022 1.69%
2021 1.77%
2020 1.69%
2019 1.75%
2018 1.99%
2017 2.22%
2016 2.45%
2015 2.67%
2014 2.93%
2013 2.71%
2012 2.54%
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1.5%2%2.5%3%3.5%4%4.5%

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Release date

March 2025

Region

Burundi

Survey time period

2005 to 2024

Age group

15-24 years

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

According to the source, the data are ILO estimates.

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