Botswana Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Botswana youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 45.41%, a 1.9% increase from 2022.
  • Botswana youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 43.51%, a 0.98% decline from 2021.
  • Botswana youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 44.48%, a 2.95% increase from 2020.
  • Botswana youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 41.54%, a 6.26% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Botswana Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 45.41% 1.90%
2022 43.51% -0.98%
2021 44.48% 2.95%
2020 41.54% 6.26%
2019 35.28% 0.20%
2018 35.09% -0.40%
2017 35.48% 0.12%
2016 35.37% 0.24%
2015 35.12% 0.31%
2014 34.82% 0.18%
2013 34.63% 0.13%
2012 34.50% -0.44%
2011 34.94% 0.10%
2010 34.85% 2.69%
2009 32.16% 0.82%
2008 31.34% -0.09%
2007 31.43% -0.27%
2006 31.70% -4.86%
2005 36.57% -4.85%
2004 41.41% -5.33%
2003 46.74% 3.62%
2002 43.12% 4.28%
2001 38.84% 7.02%
2000 31.82% -3.05%
1999 34.88% -3.27%
1998 38.15% 1.23%
1997 36.91% 0.55%
1996 36.36% 0.06%
1995 36.30% 0.05%
1994 36.25% 3.64%
1993 32.60% 3.64%
1992 28.97% 3.77%
1991 25.19% 3.77%