Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Botswana
Botswana: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 83.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Botswana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 83.7% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Botswana peaked at 83.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2006.
Botswana ranks 66th 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.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.3% | — |
| 1992 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 83.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 83.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 78.5% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 76.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 80.7% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 79.2% | 83.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Botswana?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Botswana was 83.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Botswana ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).