Botswana vs Jamaica: Labor force participation rate

Botswana

68.8%

in 2025

Jamaica

69.6%

in 2025

Botswana rank

32nd

Jamaica rank

31st

Labor force participation rate over time

Jamaica currently reports 69.6% against 68.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Botswana ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 31st of 186 countries.

Indicator: Labor force participation rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).