Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Botswana
Botswana: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0153 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Botswana, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Botswana stood at 0.0153 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Botswana peaked at 0.0162 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 units per person, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0149 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0153 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.016 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0151 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0153 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0153 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Botswana?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Botswana was 0.0153 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 units per person in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Botswana ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.