Botswana - Unemployment Rate 2001
18.54%
+2.66pp from 2000
Botswana's unemployment rate was 18.54% in 2001, increased +2.66pp from 15.88% in 2000. This was the 174th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2001▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.61% | -92.2% |
| 2nd | Myanmar | 0.69% | -3.2% |
| 3rd | Benin | 0.77% | -11.3% |
| 4th | Cambodia | 0.78% | 4.4% |
| 5th | Chad | 0.79% | -0.5% |
| 6th | Kuwait | 0.80% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Qatar | 0.87% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Bahrain | 1.12% | 3.4% |
| 9th | Mali | 1.33% | -5.7% |
| 10th | Niger | 1.47% | 3.0% |
| 11th | Luxembourg | 1.81% | -24.8% |
| 12th | Iceland | 1.87% | -28.8% |
| 13th | Lao PDR | 1.88% | -8.0% |
| 14th | Bhutan | 1.90% | 14.8% |
| 15th | Liberia | 2.10% | 4.3% |
| 16th | Netherlands | 2.12% | -42.1% |
| 17th | Guatemala | 2.25% | 5.0% |
| 18th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.27% | -69.9% |
| 19th | United Arab Emirates | 2.44% | 8.6% |
| 20th | Liechtenstein | 2.45% | 2.7% |
| 21st | Switzerland | 2.49% | 36.5% |
| 22nd | Thailand | 2.60% | -27.8% |
| 23rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.62% | -64.8% |
| 24th | Mexico | 2.63% | 19.4% |
| 25th | Solomon Islands | 2.64% | 8.0% |
| 26th | Senegal | 2.67% | 1.4% |
| 27th | Burkina Faso | 2.75% | 2.3% |
| 28th | Viet Nam | 2.76% | -57.0% |
| 29th | Papua New Guinea | 2.80% | -4.1% |
| 30th | Mozambique | 2.84% | 0.2% |
| 31st | Kenya | 2.88% | -0.3% |
| 32nd | Guinea-Bissau | 2.96% | -11.9% |
| 33rd | Tanzania | 2.99% | -4.3% |
| 34th | Maldives | 3.04% | 54.2% |
| 35th | Burundi | 3.15% | 0.5% |
| 36th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.25% | 0.2% |
| 37th | Timor-Leste | 3.39% | -4.1% |
| 38th | Uganda | 3.52% | -0.3% |
| 39th | Malaysia | 3.53% | 13.9% |
| 40th | San Marino | 3.54% | - |
| 41st | Bangladesh | 3.61% | 10.4% |
| 42nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.68% | 0.6% |
| 43rd | Ireland | 3.68% | -15.9% |
| 44th | Philippines | 3.70% | -66.9% |
| 45th | Korea | 3.70% | -16.4% |
| 46th | Norway | 3.74% | 9.1% |
| 47th | Tajikistan | 3.75% | 44.2% |
| 48th | Singapore | 3.76% | 40.6% |
| 49th | China | 3.80% | 16.6% |
| 50th | Portugal | 3.83% | -18.8% |
| 51st | Nigeria | 3.90% | -1.3% |
| 52nd | Honduras | 4.00% | 2.1% |
| 53rd | Austria | 4.01% | 3.2% |
| 54th | Cyprus | 4.04% | -16.5% |
| 55th | Cuba | 4.08% | -25.1% |
| 56th | Togo | 4.11% | -1.3% |
| 57th | Denmark | 4.16% | -3.5% |
| 58th | Sierra Leone | 4.24% | 2.4% |
| 59th | Ecuador | 4.25% | -44.2% |
| 60th | Oman | 4.30% | -3.0% |
| 61st | Tonga | 4.37% | 10.1% |
| 62nd | Comoros | 4.38% | -0.5% |
| 63rd | Seychelles | 4.41% | 41.8% |
| 64th | Guinea | 4.58% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Saudi Arabia | 4.62% | 1.0% |
| 66th | Fiji | 4.69% | -14.9% |
| 67th | United Kingdom | 4.70% | -13.8% |
| 68th | Sweden | 4.73% | -25.4% |
| 69th | United States | 4.73% | 19.3% |
| 70th | Samoa | 4.96% | 4.8% |
| 71st | Japan | 5.02% | 6.1% |
| 72nd | Channel Islands | 5.04% | -5.8% |
| 73rd | Peru | 5.07% | -35.4% |
| 74th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.09% | -0.4% |
| 75th | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.20% | 7.4% |
| 76th | Malawi | 5.22% | 3.5% |
| 77th | Zimbabwe | 5.31% | -6.5% |
| 78th | Madagascar | 5.35% | -7.8% |
| 79th | New Zealand | 5.43% | -11.7% |
| 80th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.56% | 0.5% |
| 81st | Hungary | 5.67% | -11.8% |
| 82nd | Slovenia | 5.68% | -15.8% |
| 83rd | Eritrea | 5.74% | 1.5% |
| 84th | Central African Republic | 5.77% | 0.8% |
| 85th | Costa Rica | 6.05% | 16.5% |
| 86th | Indonesia | 6.08% | 0.0% |
| 87th | Mongolia | 6.11% | 2.0% |
| 88th | Belgium | 6.18% | -9.9% |
| 89th | Paraguay | 6.21% | -18.4% |
| 90th | Panama | 6.29% | -53.5% |
| 91st | Macao SAR, China | 6.37% | -7.3% |
| 92nd | Aruba | 6.50% | -6.1% |
| 93rd | Romania | 6.56% | -13.6% |
| 94th | Jamaica | 6.64% | -57.2% |
| 95th | Australia | 6.75% | 7.2% |
| 96th | Bahamas, The | 6.87% | -1.9% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 6.96% | 1.7% |
| 98th | Malta | 7.11% | 5.2% |
| 99th | Canada | 7.22% | 5.6% |
| 100th | Nicaragua | 7.22% | -26.3% |
| 101st | Dominican Republic | 7.26% | -9.8% |
| 102nd | Moldova | 7.37% | -13.3% |
| 103rd | Cameroon | 7.46% | -1.0% |
| 104th | Equatorial Guinea | 7.55% | 1.4% |
| 105th | India | 7.61% | 0.3% |
| 106th | Germany | 7.77% | -2.2% |
| 107th | Sri Lanka | 7.90% | 4.3% |
| 108th | Afghanistan | 7.97% | 1.0% |
| 109th | Czechia | 8.13% | -7.2% |
| 110th | Iraq | 8.25% | 2.6% |
| 111th | Türkiye | 8.38% | 39.8% |
| 112th | Vanuatu | 8.42% | 1.8% |
| 113th | Lebanon | 8.50% | -1.2% |
| 114th | France | 8.61% | -6.2% |
| 115th | Russian Federation | 8.98% | -15.0% |
| 116th | Belize | 9.07% | -20.4% |
| 117th | Mauritius | 9.14% | 40.6% |
| 118th | European Union | 9.21% | -5.1% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 9.26% | 2.9% |
| 120th | Italy | 9.60% | -5.0% |
| 121st | Ghana | 9.62% | -8.0% |
| 122nd | Gambia, The | 9.64% | -0.8% |
| 123rd | Haiti | 9.73% | 15.2% |
| 124th | Barbados | 9.85% | 5.3% |
| 125th | Virgin Islands (US) | 9.97% | 1.4% |
| 126th | Mauritania | 10.13% | 1.0% |
| 127th | Finland | 10.29% | 4.2% |
| 128th | Spain | 10.35% | -25.3% |
| 129th | Chile | 10.39% | 7.0% |
| 130th | Kazakhstan | 10.43% | -18.2% |
| 131st | Nepal | 10.50% | -0.3% |
| 132nd | Brazil | 10.65% | 1.1% |
| 133rd | Greece | 10.76% | -5.2% |
| 134th | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.88% | -10.4% |
| 135th | Turkmenistan | 10.90% | -7.1% |
| 136th | Azerbaijan | 10.91% | -7.4% |
| 137th | Armenia | 11.01% | -0.9% |
| 138th | Ukraine | 11.06% | -3.7% |
| 139th | Georgia | 11.16% | 8.3% |
| 140th | Uzbekistan | 11.28% | -8.3% |
| 141st | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.40% | 11.8% |
| 142nd | Belarus | 11.56% | 66.1% |
| 143rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.63% | -13.7% |
| 144th | French Polynesia | 11.67% | 0.7% |
| 145th | Yemen, Republic of | 11.72% | 1.4% |
| 146th | Rwanda | 11.73% | 0.3% |
| 147th | Guyana | 11.80% | -1.0% |
| 148th | Israel | 11.81% | 8.4% |
| 149th | Suriname | 12.05% | -12.5% |
| 150th | South Sudan | 12.28% | -0.3% |
| 151st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.36% | -23.0% |
| 152nd | Morocco | 12.46% | -7.0% |
| 153rd | Serbia | 12.80% | 5.8% |
| 154th | Estonia | 13.13% | -10.1% |
| 155th | Guam | 13.21% | -13.8% |
| 156th | Cabo Verde | 13.24% | -33.8% |
| 157th | Zambia | 13.40% | 3.7% |
| 158th | Latvia | 13.82% | -3.6% |
| 159th | Tunisia | 14.40% | -8.2% |
| 160th | Jordan | 14.70% | 7.3% |
| 161st | Colombia | 15.04% | 12.9% |
| 162nd | Uruguay | 15.05% | 12.3% |
| 163rd | Sudan | 15.56% | 2.4% |
| 164th | São Tomé and Principe | 15.73% | 9.2% |
| 165th | Croatia | 15.82% | -23.2% |
| 166th | Lesotho | 16.08% | -0.5% |
| 167th | Angola | 16.67% | 0.1% |
| 168th | Lithuania | 16.84% | 2.8% |
| 169th | Argentina | 17.32% | 1.1% |
| 170th | New Caledonia | 17.39% | -2.9% |
| 171st | Gabon | 17.83% | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Poland | 18.44% | 14.6% |
| 173rd | St. Lucia | 18.54% | 12.4% |
| 174th | Botswana | 18.54% | 16.8% |
| 175th | Albania | 18.57% | 10.5% |
| 176th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.67% | -0.1% |
| 177th | Slovak Republic | 19.15% | 1.3% |
| 178th | Libya | 19.24% | -0.2% |
| 179th | Congo, Republic of | 19.88% | 0.0% |
| 180th | Bulgaria | 19.92% | 9.9% |
| 181st | Namibia | 21.01% | 3.5% |
| 182nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.10% | 1.4% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 21.49% | 50.3% |
| 184th | South Africa | 22.65% | -1.5% |
| 185th | Eswatini | 25.24% | 2.8% |
| 186th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.49% | -14.8% |
| 187th | Djibouti | 26.60% | -0.3% |
| 188th | Algeria | 27.30% | -7.4% |
| 189th | North Macedonia | 30.52% | -3.8% |
| 190th | Montenegro | 30.54% | 0.3% |
FAQ
What was Botswana's unemployment rate in 2001?▾
Botswana's unemployment rate in 2001 was 18.54%. This ranked 174th globally.
How did Botswana's unemployment rate change in 2001?▾
Botswana's unemployment rate increased by 16.8% in 2001 compared to 2000.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2001?▾
Montenegro had the highest unemployment rate in 2001 at 30.54%.
What is the unemployment rate of Botswana in 2001?▾
The unemployment rate of Botswana in 2001 was 18.54%. This ranked 174th globally.
How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Botswana's unemployment rate?▾
Botswana's unemployment rate went from 15.88% in 2000 to 18.54% in 2001, a 16.8% increase.
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