Botswana Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Botswana labor force participation rate for 2022 was 38.81%, a 0.85% increase from 2021.
  • Botswana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 37.96%, a 2.72% increase from 2020.
  • Botswana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 35.24%, a 0.39% decline from 2019.
  • Botswana labor force participation rate for 2019 was 35.64%, a 0.31% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
Botswana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 38.81% 0.85%
2021 37.96% 2.72%
2020 35.24% -0.39%
2019 35.64% -0.31%
2018 35.94% -0.31%
2017 36.25% -0.31%
2016 36.56% -0.31%
2015 36.87% -0.31%
2014 37.18% -0.31%
2013 37.49% -0.31%
2012 37.81% -0.31%
2011 38.12% -0.32%
2010 38.44% -0.91%
2009 39.34% -0.81%
2008 40.16% -0.82%
2007 40.97% -0.82%
2006 41.80% 0.48%
2005 41.31% 0.48%
2004 40.83% 0.48%
2003 40.35% 0.48%
2002 39.87% 0.48%
2001 39.39% 0.48%
2000 38.91% -1.14%
1999 40.05% -1.14%
1998 41.19% -1.12%
1997 42.31% -1.03%
1996 43.34% -0.87%
1995 44.21% -1.01%
1994 45.22% -0.87%
1993 46.10% -0.77%
1992 46.86% -0.74%
1991 47.60% 47.60%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%