Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana
Botswana: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana peaked at 5.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1996.
That places Botswana 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Botswana was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Botswana ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.