Botswana Employment and Unemployment

BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement data was reported at 2.892 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.988 % for 2021. BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement data is updated yearly, averaging 3.113 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.438 % in 2009 and a record low of 0.849 % in 1996. BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Contributing family workers are those workers who hold 'self-employment jobs' as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
2.892 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement

BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 2.917 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.972 % for 2021. BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 3.388 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.606 % in 1991 and a record low of 1.001 % in 1996. BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Contributing family workers are those workers who hold 'self-employment jobs' as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
2.917 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 2.870 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.002 % for 2021. BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 2.174 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.051 % in 2009 and a record low of 0.741 % in 1996. BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Contributing family workers are those workers who hold 'self-employment jobs' as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
2.870 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 2.266 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.293 % for 2021. BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 2.526 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.830 % in 2006 and a record low of 1.540 % in 1991. BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
2.266 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 1.241 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.277 % for 2021. BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 1.549 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.512 % in 2006 and a record low of 1.063 % in 1991. BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
1.241 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2019 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 3.272 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.270 % for 2020. BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 3.313 % from Dec 1991 to 2021, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.494 % in 2013 and a record low of 1.960 % in 1991. BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 2021. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
2.700 2019 yearly 1991 - 2019

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Botswana BW: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 17.638 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.593 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 19.370 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.092 % in 2006 and a record low of 14.889 % in 2019. BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
17.638 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 9.142 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.470 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 13.029 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.355 % in 2006 and a record low of 8.653 % in 2019. BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
9.142 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 24.881 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.530 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 24.272 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.788 % in 2006 and a record low of 18.448 % in 1996. BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
24.881 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 15.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.952 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 18.147 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.914 % in 1995 and a record low of 15.039 % in 2020. BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
15.700 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 7.092 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.776 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 10.773 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.584 % in 1996 and a record low of 7.092 % in 2022. BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
7.092 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 23.038 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.932 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 24.456 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.511 % in 1995 and a record low of 19.343 % in 2006. BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
23.038 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2021 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 62.207 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 62.223 % for 2020. BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 58.231 % from Dec 1991 to 2021, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.353 % in 2019 and a record low of 55.408 % in 2006. BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 2021. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
62.207 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021

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Botswana BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 83.766 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 80.753 % for 2021. BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 70.845 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.766 % in 2022 and a record low of 65.838 % in 2006. BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
83.766 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2019 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 50.093 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.382 % for 2020. BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 48.411 % from Dec 1991 to 2021, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.363 % in 2019 and a record low of 44.459 % in 2003. BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 2021. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
51.120 2019 yearly 1991 - 2019

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Botswana BW: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ data was reported at 49.341 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 49.348 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 49.033 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.134 % in 2009 and a record low of 44.308 % in 2003. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
49.341 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data was reported at 44.321 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 43.761 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 41.559 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.728 % in 2019 and a record low of 35.699 % in 1996. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
44.321 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data was reported at 54.616 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55.224 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 56.756 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.334 % in 1991 and a record low of 52.297 % in 2003. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
54.616 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 21.920 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.073 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 24.949 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.613 % in 1991 and a record low of 20.603 % in 2020. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
21.920 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data was reported at 17.621 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.724 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 20.497 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.631 % in 1991 and a record low of 17.489 % in 2003. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
17.621 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male data was reported at 26.149 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.370 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 29.578 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.406 % in 1991 and a record low of 23.207 % in 2020. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
26.149 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+

1985 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data was reported at 49.347 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 49.351 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 49.349 % from Dec 1985 to 2022, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.670 % in 2013 and a record low of 41.066 % in 1996. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
49.347 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female

1985 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data was reported at 44.485 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.115 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 43.154 % from Dec 1985 to 2022, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.110 % in 2013 and a record low of 34.765 % in 1996. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
44.485 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male

1985 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data was reported at 54.805 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55.635 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 57.995 % from Dec 1985 to 2022, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.400 % in 1991 and a record low of 48.336 % in 1996. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
54.805 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 21.649 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.898 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 22.978 % from Dec 1996 to 2022, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.168 % in 2006 and a record low of 20.898 % in 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
21.649 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data was reported at 17.242 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.378 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 19.620 % from Dec 1996 to 2022, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.077 % in 2006 and a record low of 17.242 % in 2022. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
17.242 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male data was reported at 25.940 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.398 % for 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 25.944 % from Dec 1996 to 2022, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.768 % in 2006 and a record low of 24.398 % in 2021. BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
25.940 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male

Botswana BW:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP

1991 - 2019 | Yearly | Intl $ | World Bank

BW: GDP per Person Employed: 2011 PPP data was reported at 43,595.578 Intl $ in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 42,924.262 Intl $ for 2018. BW: GDP per Person Employed: 2011 PPP data is updated yearly, averaging 37,423.758 Intl $ from Dec 1991 to 2019, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43,595.578 Intl $ in 2019 and a record low of 30,616.734 Intl $ in 1991. BW: GDP per Person Employed: 2011 PPP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2011 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 1, 2020.; Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
43,595.578 2019 yearly 1991 - 2019

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Botswana Botswana BW:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP

BW:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2017 PPP

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | Intl $ | World Bank

BW: GDP per Person Employed: 2017 PPP data was reported at 44,685.870 Intl $ in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 43,832.955 Intl $ for 2021. BW: GDP per Person Employed: 2017 PPP data is updated yearly, averaging 41,423.233 Intl $ from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44,969.058 Intl $ in 2014 and a record low of 34,102.323 Intl $ in 1991. BW: GDP per Person Employed: 2017 PPP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2017 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, OECD, and World Bank.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
44,685.870 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2017 PPP

BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 30.940 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.123 % for 2021. BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 30.338 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.648 % in 1991 and a record low of 19.707 % in 1996. BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs.' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
30.940 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 30.303 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30.525 % for 2021. BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 30.292 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.765 % in 1991 and a record low of 22.132 % in 1996. BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs.' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
30.303 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 31.484 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.621 % for 2021. BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 28.955 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.886 % in 1991 and a record low of 17.987 % in 1996. BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs.' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
31.484 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

Botswana BW: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management

2000 - 2010 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management data was reported at 38.620 % in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 37.890 % for 2009. BW: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management data is updated yearly, averaging 34.205 % from Dec 2000 to 2010, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.620 % in 2010 and a record low of 30.470 % in 2006. BW: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The proportion of females in total employment in senior and middle management. It corresponds to major group 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 (hospitality, retail and other services managers) and minus category 13 in ISCO-88 (general managers), since these comprise mainly managers of small enterprises.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2018.; ;

Last Frequency Range
38.620 2010 yearly 2000 - 2010

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Botswana Botswana BW: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management

Botswana BW: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment

1990 - 2010 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment data was reported at 41.400 % in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.600 % for 2009. BW: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 40.650 % from Dec 1990 to 2010, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.600 % in 2006 and a record low of 33.400 % in 1991. BW: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Share of women in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-Q (ISIC revision 3).; ; International Labour Organization.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Women’s share in paid employment in the nonagricultural sector has risen marginally in some regions but remains less than 20 percent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Women are also clearly segregated in sectors that are generally known to be lower paid. And in the sectors where women dominate, such as health care, women rarely hold upper-level management jobs.

Last Frequency Range
41.40 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Botswana Botswana BW: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment

BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population data was reported at 40.390 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 40.244 % for 2021. BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population data is updated yearly, averaging 40.390 % from Dec 1996 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.031 % in 2006 and a record low of 34.798 % in 2019. BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
40.390 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population

BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % of Male Youth Population

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % of Male Youth Population data was reported at 33.705 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.120 % for 2021. BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % of Male Youth Population data is updated yearly, averaging 33.705 % from Dec 1996 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.313 % in 1996 and a record low of 28.785 % in 2009. BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % of Male Youth Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
33.705 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % of Male Youth Population

BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % of Youth Population

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % of Youth Population data was reported at 37.003 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 35.168 % for 2021. BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % of Youth Population data is updated yearly, averaging 37.003 % from Dec 1996 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.350 % in 1996 and a record low of 31.985 % in 2019. BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % of Youth Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
37.003 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % of Youth Population

BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 18.482 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.207 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 14.207 % from Dec 2006 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.482 % in 2022 and a record low of 4.373 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
18.482 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 20.592 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.173 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 16.691 % from Dec 2006 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.592 % in 2022 and a record low of 3.937 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
20.592 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 16.288 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.784 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 13.775 % from Dec 2006 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.299 % in 2006 and a record low of 4.707 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
16.288 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 25.352 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.220 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 22.216 % from Dec 2006 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.220 % in 2021 and a record low of 19.478 % in 2006. BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
25.352 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 26.752 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.126 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 24.720 % from Dec 2006 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.126 % in 2021 and a record low of 21.452 % in 2006. BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
26.752 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 24.024 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.235 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 21.696 % from Dec 2006 to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.235 % in 2021 and a record low of 16.687 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
24.024 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force

2009 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 29.526 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.354 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 26.524 % from Dec 2009 to 2022, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.526 % in 2022 and a record low of 10.645 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
29.526 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force

2009 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 34.133 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 34.807 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 30.419 % from Dec 2009 to 2022, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.807 % in 2021 and a record low of 12.670 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
34.133 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force

BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force

2009 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 24.842 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.172 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 22.520 % from Dec 2009 to 2022, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.108 % in 2020 and a record low of 8.408 % in 2009. BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).;International Labour Organization. “Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI)” ILOSTAT. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
24.842 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

1991 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 20.808 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.684 % for 2022. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 19.315 % from Dec 1991 to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.800 % in 2003 and a record low of 13.820 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed September 05, 2023. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
20.808 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 26.016 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.158 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 21.738 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.496 % in 2003 and a record low of 16.968 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
26.016 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 21.451 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.370 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 17.133 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.559 % in 2003 and a record low of 11.536 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
21.451 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 50.836 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 50.666 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 39.805 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.189 % in 2003 and a record low of 31.586 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
50.836 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 37.346 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.017 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 32.541 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.026 % in 2003 and a record low of 19.661 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
37.346 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 43.523 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.485 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 35.153 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.730 % in 2003 and a record low of 25.191 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
43.523 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24

BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24

1985 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 51.986 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 51.649 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 43.450 % from Dec 1985 to 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.986 % in 2022 and a record low of 33.370 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
51.986 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24

BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24

1985 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 37.689 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 38.954 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 33.531 % from Dec 1985 to 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.216 % in 2020 and a record low of 20.160 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
37.689 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24

BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24

1985 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 44.216 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.948 % for 2021. BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 37.770 % from Dec 1985 to 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.948 % in 2021 and a record low of 25.610 % in 1991. BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Last Frequency Range
44.216 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24

BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 28.675 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.829 % for 2021. BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 27.724 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.107 % in 1991 and a record low of 16.972 % in 1996. BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
28.675 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 29.062 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.248 % for 2021. BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 29.016 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.703 % in 1991 and a record low of 20.302 % in 1996. BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
29.062 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 28.344 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.480 % for 2021. BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 25.698 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.020 % in 1991 and a record low of 14.611 % in 1996. BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.;World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
28.344 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 69.060 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.877 % for 2021. BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 69.662 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.294 % in 1996 and a record low of 63.352 % in 1991. BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
69.060 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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Botswana BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment

BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 69.697 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.475 % for 2021. BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 69.708 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.868 % in 1996 and a record low of 62.235 % in 1991. BW: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
69.697 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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BW: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment

1991 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 68.516 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.379 % for 2021. BW: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 71.045 % from Dec 1991 to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.013 % in 1996 and a record low of 64.114 % in 1991. BW: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 07, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
68.516 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022

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