Employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana
Botswana: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana peaked at 3.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 6 |
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- 134 South Sudan 2.3% compare
- 135 United States of America 2.3% compare
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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Botswana was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).