Work & Labour in Botswana 187 indicators covering work & labour for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 150th Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 139th Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.8% 2025 up 10.6% 32nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% 2025 up 8.4% 55th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.1% 2025 up 4.5% 52nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.7% 2025 up 13.2% 26th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% 2025 up 11.3% 76th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.7% 2025 up 8.9% 111th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.7% 2025 up 14.0% 71st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.9% 2025 up 13.5% 83rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.7% 2025 up 12.0% 85th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.1% 2025 up 15.5% 71st Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 86.1% 2025 up 4.5% 52nd Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 46.0% 2025 up 32.4% 5th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 41.3% 2025 up 28.3% 7th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 51.7% 2025 up 36.3% 7th Employment in services (% of total employment) 66.2% 2025 down 1.5% 73rd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 52.1% 2025 down 6.0% 91st Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 83.7% 2025 up 2.1% 65th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.8% 2025 down 2.9% 137th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 21.4% 2025 down 5.4% 126th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.7% 2025 up 6.6% 112th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 2.2% 2025 down 37.1% 103rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.2% 2025 down 35.2% 91st Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 2.3% 2025 down 39.3% 108th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 71.9% 2025 up 3.3% 82nd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 71.9% 2025 up 3.6% 75th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 71.9% 2025 up 2.9% 87th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 28.1% 2025 down 7.5% 105th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 28.1% 2025 down 8.1% 112th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 28.1% 2025 down 6.7% 100th Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.5% 2025 up 0.6% 131st Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.4% 2025 down 3.2% 122nd Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.4% 2025 up 14.8% 122nd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 25.6% 2025 down 8.2% 99th GDP per person employed 50,029 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 3.5% 79th GDP per employed person 50,029 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 3.5% 79th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 18.0% 2023 down 10.6% 86th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 24.4% 2024 up 22.2% 4th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 22.5% 2024 up 26.2% 4th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 26.4% 2024 up 18.3% 6th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% 2024 down 4.5% 71st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.2% 2024 up 3.1% 30th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.1% 2024 down 0.8% 41st Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 65.2% 2024 up 3.1% 30th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 65.2% 2024 up 3.1% 30th Female labor force participation rate 65.2% 2024 up 3.1% 30th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.0% 2024 up 14.3% 77th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.5% 2024 up 9.0% 75th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.9% 2024 up 8.0% 36th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.4% 2024 up 12.6% 79th Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 68.0% 2025 up 3.9% 112th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 45.2% 2024 up 5.2% 2nd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 42.4% 2024 up 12.3% 2nd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 49.0% 2024 down 0.4% 4th Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 35.5% 2024 up 9.0% 75th Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 48.0% 2024 down 2.3% 105th Female employment rate 48.0% 2024 down 2.3% 105th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 38.1% 2025 up 15.8% 10th Page 1 of 4 Next →