Botswana - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Botswana was 48.84 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 49.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 42.31 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 42.31
1991 42.43
1992 42.55
1993 42.68
1994 42.83
1995 43.01
1996 43.12
1997 43.28
1998 43.49
1999 44.03
2000 44.61
2001 44.94
2002 45.29
2003 45.63
2004 45.96
2005 46.27
2006 46.56
2007 46.48
2008 46.42
2009 46.42
2010 46.28
2011 46.75
2012 47.29
2013 47.84
2014 48.36
2015 48.80
2016 49.03
2017 49.20
2018 49.32
2019 49.44
2020 48.91
2021 48.84

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Botswana was 971,469 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 971,469 in 2021 and a minimum value of 418,801 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 418,801
1991 434,760
1992 449,977
1993 464,895
1994 480,197
1995 496,274
1996 512,062
1997 528,778
1998 545,996
1999 562,952
2000 579,053
2001 597,765
2002 615,328
2003 632,478
2004 650,297
2005 669,405
2006 689,223
2007 721,438
2008 754,673
2009 787,142
2010 764,106
2011 777,636
2012 788,714
2013 798,872
2014 810,392
2015 824,731
2016 844,352
2017 867,433
2018 892,954
2019 919,329
2020 950,933
2021 971,469

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure