Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Botswana's unemployment rate stands at 24.48% as of 2025-12-31, up from 23.81% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Botswana's unemployment rate was 24.48%, up from 23.81% in 2024.
In 2024, Botswana's unemployment rate was 23.81%, up from 23.38% in 2023.
In 2023, Botswana's unemployment rate was 23.38%, down from 23.62% in 2022.
In 2022, Botswana's unemployment rate was 23.62%, up from 23.11% in 2021.
In 2021, Botswana's unemployment rate was 23.11%, up from 21.02% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.48% | +0.667% |
| 2024 | 23.81% | +0.429% |
| 2023 | 23.38% | -0.234% |
| 2022 | 23.62% | +0.509% |
| 2021 | 23.11% | +2.09% |
| 2020 | 21.02% | +0.923% |
| 2019 | 20.09% | +0.429% |
| 2018 | 19.67% | -0.006% |
| 2017 | 19.67% | +0.343% |
| 2016 | 19.33% | +0.413% |
| 2015 | 18.92% | +0.431% |
| 2014 | 18.48% | +0.317% |
| 2013 | 18.17% | +0.251% |
| 2012 | 17.92% | -0.133% |
| 2011 | 18.05% | +0.189% |
| 2010 | 17.86% | +1.69% |
| 2009 | 16.17% | -0.124% |
| 2008 | 16.29% | -0.683% |
| 2007 | 16.98% | -0.806% |
| 2006 | 17.78% | -2.07% |
| 2005 | 19.85% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.76% | -2.05% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +2.52% |
| 2002 | 21.28% | +2.74% |
| 2001 | 18.54% | +2.66% |
| 2000 | 15.88% | -2.34% |
| 1999 | 18.22% | -2.64% |
| 1998 | 20.86% | -0.171% |
| 1997 | 21.03% | -0.562% |
| 1996 | 21.59% | +0.199% |
| 1995 | 21.39% | +0.194% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +2.44% |
| 1993 | 18.76% | +2.43% |
| 1992 | 16.33% | +2.51% |
| 1991 | 13.82% | — |
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Botswana's unemployment rate is 24.48% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 23.81% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 24.48% (2025); the lowest is 13.82% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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