Labor Force of Botswana
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Botswana was 1,151,624, a difference of +35,139 (3.15% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 606,560, and the female labor force was 545,064.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "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" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Botswana.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Botswana
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 434369 253237 181132
1991 449531 260818 188713
1992 465899 269383 196516
1993 483379 278813 204566
1994 500969 288107 212862
1995 518448 297071 221377
1996 536370 306482 229888
1997 553974 315377 238597
1998 571034 323776 247258
1999 587962 330082 257880
2000 604481 335789 268692
2001 625334 345435 279899
2002 645728 354698 291030
2003 665680 363528 302152
2004 685506 372161 313345
2005 705453 380733 324720
2006 725796 389462 336334
2007 758244 407253 350991
2008 792136 425852 366284
2009 827046 444785 382261
2010 805850 435078 370772
2011 831878 448216 383662
2012 856975 460624 396351
2013 882334 473107 409227
2014 908862 486059 422803
2015 936988 499883 437105
2016 967141 514906 452235
2017 999039 530789 468250
2018 1031385 547047 484338
2019 1063621 563081 500540
2020 1066751 565058 501693
2021 1116485 589504 526981
2022 1151624 606560 545064