Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Botswana
Botswana: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 24.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 24.4% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Botswana peaked at 24.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.9% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.0% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 1 South Africa 32.3% compare
- 2 State of Palestine 31.4% compare
- 4 Guadeloupe 23.8% compare
- 5 French Guiana 23.2% compare
- 6 Réunion 22.4% compare
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Botswana?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Botswana was 24.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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