Labor force, total, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4681 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.4681 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.4681 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3435 units per person, in 1990.
That places Botswana 88th 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, total, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3435 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3447 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3465 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.349 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3516 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3541 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3566 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.359 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3617 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3616 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3611 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3664 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3713 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3761 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3807 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.385 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3887 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3969 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4048 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4122 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3946 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3996 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4027 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4043 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4061 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4083 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4111 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4146 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4188 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4236 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4115 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4314 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4367 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4624 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4654 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4681 units per person | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.4681 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.4681 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3528 units per person | 0.3435 units per person | 0.3617 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3843 units per person | 0.3611 units per person | 0.4122 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4084 units per person | 0.3946 units per person | 0.4236 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4459 units per person | 0.4115 units per person | 0.4681 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Botswana?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Botswana was 0.4681 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4681 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3435 units per person in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.