Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Botswana's youth unemployment rate stands at 46% as of 2025-12-31, up from 45.3% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Botswana's youth unemployment rate was 46%, up from 45.3% in 2024.
In 2024, Botswana's youth unemployment rate was 45.3%, up from 44.36% in 2023.
In 2023, Botswana's youth unemployment rate was 44.36%, up from 42.61% in 2022.
In 2022, Botswana's youth unemployment rate was 42.61%, down from 43.36% in 2021.
In 2021, Botswana's youth unemployment rate was 43.36%, up from 40.44% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46% | +0.708% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +0.935% |
| 2023 | 44.36% | +1.75% |
| 2022 | 42.61% | -0.744% |
| 2021 | 43.36% | +2.92% |
| 2020 | 40.44% | +5.85% |
| 2019 | 34.59% | +0.184% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -0.468% |
| 2017 | 34.87% | +0.021% |
| 2016 | 34.85% | +0.108% |
| 2015 | 34.74% | +0.143% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -0.002% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -0.05% |
| 2012 | 34.65% | -0.544% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +0.103% |
| 2010 | 35.09% | +2.75% |
| 2009 | 32.34% | +0.849% |
| 2008 | 31.49% | -0.114% |
| 2007 | 31.61% | -0.305% |
| 2006 | 31.91% | -4.91% |
| 2005 | 36.82% | -4.86% |
| 2004 | 41.68% | -5.37% |
| 2003 | 47.04% | +3.56% |
| 2002 | 43.49% | +4.24% |
| 2001 | 39.25% | +7.12% |
| 2000 | 32.13% | -3.17% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +1.28% |
| 1997 | 37.42% | +0.573% |
| 1996 | 36.85% | +0.061% |
| 1995 | 36.78% | -0.001% |
| 1994 | 36.79% | +3.65% |
| 1993 | 33.14% | +3.66% |
| 1992 | 29.48% | +3.77% |
| 1991 | 25.71% | — |
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Botswana's youth unemployment rate is 46% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 45.3% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 47.04% (2003); the lowest is 25.71% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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