Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Botswana
Botswana: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 66.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 66.7% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Botswana peaked at 66.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 71st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.0% | — |
| 1991 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 51.1% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 55.3% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 58.7% | 66.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Botswana?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Botswana was 66.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Botswana ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.