Botswana - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Botswana was 16.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 23.08 in 2006, while its lowest value was 16.58 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1996 18.39
2006 23.08
2009 20.95
2010 19.62
2013 21.79
2019 19.85
2020 16.58

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Botswana was 17.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 28.72 in 1991, while its lowest value was 17.11 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 28.72
1992 27.15
1993 25.63
1994 24.14
1995 23.60
1996 23.10
1997 22.31
1998 21.32
1999 22.60
2000 23.83
2001 19.83
2002 18.65
2003 17.45
2004 19.47
2005 21.49
2006 23.48
2007 22.93
2008 22.37
2009 21.73
2010 20.22
2011 20.12
2012 20.06
2013 20.06
2014 20.00
2015 19.96
2016 20.02
2017 20.05
2018 20.11
2019 20.17
2020 17.11

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in Botswana was 21.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 33.77 in 2006, while its lowest value was 21.90 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1996 24.72
2006 33.77
2009 31.67
2010 29.82
2013 32.28
2019 22.76
2020 21.90

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Botswana was 22.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 43.04 in 1991, while its lowest value was 22.30 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 43.04
1992 39.93
1993 36.87
1994 33.81
1995 33.11
1996 32.44
1997 31.31
1998 29.89
1999 29.71
2000 29.43
2001 28.60
2002 27.10
2003 25.64
2004 28.47
2005 31.28
2006 34.02
2007 33.54
2008 33.04
2009 32.48
2010 30.42
2011 29.50
2012 28.62
2013 27.83
2014 26.98
2015 26.16
2016 25.40
2017 24.61
2018 23.85
2019 23.09
2020 22.30

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Botswana was 19.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 28.17 in 2006, while its lowest value was 19.27 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1996 21.35
2006 28.17
2009 26.19
2010 24.60
2013 26.92
2019 21.31
2020 19.27

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Botswana was 19.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 35.52 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.73 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 35.52
1992 33.25
1993 31.01
1994 28.78
1995 28.19
1996 27.62
1997 26.68
1998 25.49
1999 26.07
2000 26.56
2001 24.13
2002 22.80
2003 21.49
2004 23.92
2005 26.35
2006 28.72
2007 28.22
2008 27.69
2009 27.10
2010 25.31
2011 24.80
2012 24.32
2013 23.93
2014 23.47
2015 23.05
2016 22.71
2017 22.34
2018 21.99
2019 21.64
2020 19.73

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Botswana was 42.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 49.11 in 2013, while its lowest value was 34.76 in 1996.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 45.15
1991 34.80
1994 39.00
1996 34.76
1998 36.65
2000 40.32
2006 42.19
2009 44.83
2010 41.54
2013 49.11
2019 43.25
2020 42.04

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Botswana was 41.75 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 44.60 in 2009, while its lowest value was 35.63 in 1996.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 38.46
1992 37.60
1993 36.75
1994 35.94
1995 35.81
1996 35.63
1997 35.90
1998 36.13
1999 38.13
2000 40.10
2001 38.27
2002 37.71
2003 37.08
2004 38.62
2005 40.22
2006 41.86
2007 42.79
2008 43.73
2009 44.60
2010 41.33
2011 41.55
2012 41.79
2013 42.07
2014 42.26
2015 42.44
2016 42.66
2017 42.83
2018 43.02
2019 43.19
2020 41.95
2021 41.75

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Botswana was 49.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 68.40 in 1991, while its lowest value was 48.34 in 1996.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 66.27
1991 68.40
1994 58.70
1996 48.34
1998 57.88
2000 58.11
2006 55.98
2009 60.54
2010 56.66
2013 63.13
2019 50.55
2020 49.74

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Botswana was 49.73 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 65.44 in 1991, while its lowest value was 49.62 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 65.44
1992 62.97
1993 60.51
1994 58.04
1995 57.61
1996 57.20
1997 57.03
1998 56.73
1999 57.22
2000 57.54
2001 56.72
2002 54.55
2003 52.34
2004 53.40
2005 54.47
2006 55.55
2007 57.13
2008 58.72
2009 60.28
2010 56.40
2011 55.75
2012 55.11
2013 54.53
2014 53.85
2015 53.16
2016 52.52
2017 51.83
2018 51.16
2019 50.47
2020 49.62
2021 49.73

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Botswana was 45.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 55.67 in 2013, while its lowest value was 41.07 in 1996.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 53.85
1991 50.50
1994 47.70
1996 41.07
1998 46.22
2000 48.62
2006 48.39
2009 52.13
2010 48.56
2013 55.67
2019 46.63
2020 45.58

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Botswana was 45.54 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 52.13 in 2009, while its lowest value was 44.31 in 2003.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 50.85
1992 49.27
1993 47.71
1994 46.16
1995 45.92
1996 45.67
1997 45.77
1998 45.78
1999 47.10
2000 48.32
2001 46.98
2002 45.67
2003 44.31
2004 45.64
2005 47.00
2006 48.39
2007 49.66
2008 50.92
2009 52.13
2010 48.57
2011 48.34
2012 48.13
2013 47.96
2014 47.71
2015 47.46
2016 47.29
2017 47.06
2018 46.86
2019 46.63
2020 45.58
2021 45.54

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity