Botswana Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 35.40%, a 0.83% decline from 2020.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 36.23%, a 1.61% increase from 2019.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.63%, a 0.45% decline from 2018.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2018 was 35.08%, a 0.46% decline from 2017.
| Botswana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
35.40% |
-0.83% |
| 2020 |
36.23% |
1.61% |
| 2019 |
34.63% |
-0.45% |
| 2018 |
35.08% |
-0.46% |
| 2017 |
35.54% |
-0.47% |
| 2016 |
36.00% |
-0.47% |
| 2015 |
36.48% |
-0.48% |
| 2014 |
36.95% |
-0.49% |
| 2013 |
37.44% |
-0.50% |
| 2012 |
37.94% |
-0.51% |
| 2011 |
38.45% |
-0.52% |
| 2010 |
38.97% |
-1.08% |
| 2009 |
40.05% |
-0.73% |
| 2008 |
40.78% |
-0.72% |
| 2007 |
41.50% |
-0.70% |
| 2006 |
42.20% |
0.50% |
| 2005 |
41.71% |
0.51% |
| 2004 |
41.20% |
0.52% |
| 2003 |
40.68% |
0.52% |
| 2002 |
40.16% |
0.53% |
| 2001 |
39.63% |
0.54% |
| 2000 |
39.08% |
-1.10% |
| 1999 |
40.19% |
-1.09% |
| 1998 |
41.28% |
-1.15% |
| 1997 |
42.43% |
-0.95% |
| 1996 |
43.38% |
-0.81% |
| 1995 |
44.19% |
-0.92% |
| 1994 |
45.11% |
-0.83% |
| 1993 |
45.94% |
-0.75% |
| 1992 |
46.69% |
-0.71% |
| 1991 |
47.40% |
-0.67% |
| 1990 |
48.07% |
-0.67% |
