Labor force, female in Botswana
Botswana: Labor force, female was 46.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Botswana stood at 46.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Botswana peaked at 46.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1990.
That places Botswana 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.7% | — |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 40.7% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 43.8% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 45.6% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.1% | 46.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Botswana?
- Labor force, female in Botswana was 46.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for labor force, female?
- Botswana ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.