ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Botswana
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Botswana at 46.0% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2003.
Botswana, 2025
46.0%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
5th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Botswana over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.0% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 45.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.7%, the figure has changed by +11.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Botswana has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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Labour force participation
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Women's labour force participation
63.7%
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Employment-to-population ratio
52.0%
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Employment in agriculture
18.0%
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