Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Botswana

Botswana: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0673 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0673 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
179th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0673 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0483 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Botswana, 2005–2023

00.020.040.062005201420232005: 0.048 units per square kilometre2006: 0.051 units per square kilometre2007: 0.053 units per square kilometre2008: 0.055 units per square kilometre2009: 0.057 units per square kilometre2010: 0.054 units per square kilometre2011: 0.056 units per square kilometre2012: 0.057 units per square kilometre2013: 0.057 units per square kilometre2014: 0.058 units per square kilometre2015: 0.059 units per square kilometre2016: 0.059 units per square kilometre2017: 0.06 units per square kilometre2018: 0.061 units per square kilometre2019: 0.063 units per square kilometre2020: 0.06 units per square kilometre2021: 0.064 units per square kilometre2022: 0.063 units per square kilometre2023: 0.067 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Botswana stood at 0.0673 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Botswana peaked at 0.0673 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0483 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Botswana ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Botswana, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0483 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0505 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2007 0.0528 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2008 0.055 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2009 0.057 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2010 0.0543 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2011 0.0555 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 0.0567 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2013 0.0574 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.058 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.0587 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2016 0.0594 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2017 0.0602 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.0615 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2019 0.0625 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2020 0.0604 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2021 0.0642 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2022 0.0629 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2023 0.0673 units per square kilometre +7.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.0673 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.0673 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0527 units per square kilometre 0.0483 units per square kilometre 0.057 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0584 units per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre 0.0625 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0637 units per square kilometre 0.0604 units per square kilometre 0.0673 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 176 Gabon 0.1063 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 177 Canada 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 178 Iceland 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 180 Australia 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 181 Suriname 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 182 Guyana 0.0573 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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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 0.0673 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0673 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0483 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Botswana rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Botswana ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.