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Botswana Highest Unemployment Rate

24.48% in 2025
Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Botswana was 24.48% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (24.48%), 2024 (23.81%), 2003 (23.80%), 2022 (23.62%), 2023 (23.38%).

Top 5 Highest Years
Botswana Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 2025 24.48%
2nd 2024 23.81%
3rd 2003 23.80%
4th 2022 23.62%
5th 2023 23.38%
All Data (sorted by value)
YearValueChangeRank
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
2003 23.80% +2.52pp 185th
2020 21.02% +0.92pp 184th
2004 21.76% −2.05pp 182nd
2002 21.28% +2.74pp 181st
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
2019 20.09% +0.43pp 185th
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