Botswana Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 38.83%, a 0.01% increase from 2022.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2022 was 38.81%, a 0.85% increase from 2021.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 37.96%, a 2.72% increase from 2020.
- Botswana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 35.24%, a 0.39% decline from 2019.
| Botswana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
38.83% |
0.01% |
| 2022 |
38.81% |
0.85% |
| 2021 |
37.96% |
2.72% |
| 2020 |
35.24% |
-0.39% |
| 2019 |
35.64% |
-0.31% |
| 2018 |
35.94% |
-0.31% |
| 2017 |
36.25% |
-0.31% |
| 2016 |
36.56% |
-0.31% |
| 2015 |
36.87% |
-0.31% |
| 2014 |
37.18% |
-0.31% |
| 2013 |
37.49% |
-0.31% |
| 2012 |
37.81% |
-0.31% |
| 2011 |
38.12% |
-0.32% |
| 2010 |
38.44% |
-0.91% |
| 2009 |
39.34% |
-0.81% |
| 2008 |
40.16% |
-0.82% |
| 2007 |
40.97% |
-0.82% |
| 2006 |
41.80% |
0.48% |
| 2005 |
41.31% |
0.48% |
| 2004 |
40.83% |
0.48% |
| 2003 |
40.35% |
0.48% |
| 2002 |
39.87% |
0.48% |
| 2001 |
39.39% |
0.48% |
| 2000 |
38.91% |
-1.14% |
| 1999 |
40.05% |
-1.14% |
| 1998 |
41.19% |
-1.12% |
| 1997 |
42.31% |
-1.03% |
| 1996 |
43.34% |
-0.87% |
| 1995 |
44.21% |
-1.01% |
| 1994 |
45.22% |
-0.87% |
| 1993 |
46.10% |
-0.77% |
| 1992 |
46.86% |
-0.74% |
| 1991 |
47.60% |
-0.74% |
