Annual working hours per worker in Botswana
Botswana: Annual working hours per worker was 2,258 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Botswana, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Botswana stood at 2,258 hours per worker. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Botswana peaked at 2,514 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,258 hours per worker, in 2023.
That places Botswana 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,479 hours per worker | 2,455 hours per worker | 2,514 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,383 hours per worker | 2,334 hours per worker | 2,439 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,306 hours per worker | 2,258 hours per worker | 2,374 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More work & labour data for Botswana
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Botswana?
- Annual working hours per worker in Botswana was 2,258 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,514 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,258 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Botswana ranks 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.