Economy · Southern Africa
Botswana Unemployment Rate
24.5%as of 2025+0.2% vs 2024
Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.5% |
| 2024 | 24.4% |
| 2023 | 23.4% |
| 2022 | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 21% |
| 2019 | 20.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 19.3% |
| 2015 | 18.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BW&metric_key=unemployment_pct" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Unemployment Rate across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3.1% |
| Kenya | 5.4% |
| South Africa | 32.4% |
| Egypt | 6.8% |
| Ghana | 3.2% |
| Ethiopia | 3.3% |
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