Total employment, female in Botswana
Botswana: Total employment, female was 390,920 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Botswana, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Botswana is 390,920 ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Botswana peaked at 390,920 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 198,559 ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Botswana 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 246,194 ages 15+ | 198,559 ages 15+ | 285,963 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 329,895 ages 15+ | 284,825 ages 15+ | 376,111 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 388,016 ages 15+ | 385,113 ages 15+ | 390,920 ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Botswana
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Botswana?
- Total employment, female in Botswana was 390,920 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 390,920 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,559 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Botswana rank for total employment, female?
- Botswana ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.