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.
Annual working hours per worker in Botswana, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,514 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 2,485 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,475 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,466 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,455 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,439 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,421 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,407 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,399 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,389 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,374 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,365 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,354 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,343 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,334 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,314 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,374 hours per worker | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,277 hours per worker | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,258 hours per worker | -0.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2,258 hours per worker is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2,258 hours per worker is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9387 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,871 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 550.66 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,837 1000 No (2100)
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.