Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana
Botswana: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana peaked at 5.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.
Botswana ranks 103rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.