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Botswana Average Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Name: Botswana Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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19.69% 35 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Botswana's average unemployment rate from 1991 to 2025 was 19.69%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	24.48%	+0.67pp	178th
2024	23.81%	+0.43pp	184th
2023	23.38%	−0.23pp	186th
2022	23.62%	+0.51pp	186th
2021	23.11%	+2.09pp	187th
2020	21.02%	+0.92pp	184th
2019	20.09%	+0.43pp	185th
2018	19.67%	−0.01pp	183rd
2017	19.67%	+0.34pp	181st
2016	19.33%	+0.41pp	178th
2015	18.92%	+0.43pp	177th
2014	18.48%	+0.32pp	175th
2013	18.17%	+0.25pp	173rd
2012	17.92%	−0.13pp	174th
2011	18.05%	+0.19pp	173rd
2010	17.86%	+1.69pp	173rd
2009	16.17%	−0.12pp	172nd
2008	16.29%	−0.68pp	175th
2007	16.98%	−0.81pp	176th
2006	17.78%	−2.07pp	176th
2005	19.85%	−1.90pp	181st
2004	21.76%	−2.05pp	182nd
2003	23.80%	+2.52pp	185th
2002	21.28%	+2.74pp	181st
2001	18.54%	+2.66pp	174th
2000	15.88%	−2.34pp	166th
1999	18.22%	−2.64pp	174th
1998	20.86%	−0.17pp	179th
1997	21.03%	−0.56pp	180th
1996	21.59%	+0.20pp	178th
1995	21.39%	+0.19pp	181st
1994	21.20%	+2.44pp	179th
1993	18.76%	+2.43pp	168th
1992	16.33%	+2.51pp	163rd
1991	13.82%	–	158th

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