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Labor Force Survey in Botswana

Botswana: Labor Force Survey was 0 Availability score over 10 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 Availability score over 10 years
World rank
167th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 Availability score over 10 years
in 2005
All-time low
0 Availability score over 10 years
in 2017
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Labor Force Survey in Botswana, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2005: 1 Availability score over 10 years2006: 1 Availability score over 10 years2007: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2008: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2009: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2010: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2011: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2012: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2013: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2014: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2015: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2016: 0.33 Availability score over 10 years2017: 0 Availability score over 10 years2018: 0 Availability score over 10 years2019: 0 Availability score over 10 years2020: 0 Availability score over 10 years2021: 0 Availability score over 10 years2022: 0 Availability score over 10 years2023: 0 Availability score over 10 years

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in Availability score over 10 years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force survey in Botswana is 0 Availability score over 10 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force survey in Botswana peaked at 1 Availability score over 10 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 Availability score over 10 years, in 2017.

That places Botswana 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Labor Force Survey in Botswana, year by year

Year Availability score over 10 years Change
2004 0.67 Availability score over 10 years —
2005 1 Availability score over 10 years +49.3%
2006 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2007 0.67 Availability score over 10 years -33.0%
2008 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2009 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2010 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2011 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2012 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2013 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2014 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2015 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2016 0.33 Availability score over 10 years -50.7%
2017 0 Availability score over 10 years -100.0%
2018 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2019 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2020 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2021 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2022 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2023 0 Availability score over 10 years —

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0 Availability score over 10 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 Availability score over 10 years. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0 Availability score over 10 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.67 Availability score over 10 years. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.78 Availability score over 10 years 0.67 Availability score over 10 years 1 Availability score over 10 years 6
2010s 0.435 Availability score over 10 years 0 Availability score over 10 years 0.67 Availability score over 10 years 10
2020s 0 Availability score over 10 years 0 Availability score over 10 years 0 Availability score over 10 years 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 167 Algeria 0 Availability score over 10 years
  2. 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Availability score over 10 years
  3. 167 Burundi 0 Availability score over 10 years compare
  4. 167 Cameroon 0 Availability score over 10 years compare
  5. 167 Central African Republic 0 Availability score over 10 years
  6. 167 Chad 0 Availability score over 10 years
  7. 167 Congo 0 Availability score over 10 years compare
  8. 167 Djibouti 0 Availability score over 10 years
  9. 167 Dominica 0 Availability score over 10 years
  10. 167 Equatorial Guinea 0 Availability score over 10 years
  11. 167 Eritrea 0 Availability score over 10 years
  12. 167 Haiti 0 Availability score over 10 years
  13. 167 Kenya 0 Availability score over 10 years compare
  14. 167 Kiribati 0 Availability score over 10 years
  15. 167 Maldives 0 Availability score over 10 years
  16. 167 Marshall Islands 0 Availability score over 10 years
  17. 167 Micronesia (country) 0 Availability score over 10 years
  18. 167 Mozambique 0 Availability score over 10 years compare
  19. 167 Nauru 0 Availability score over 10 years
  20. 167 Oman 0 Availability score over 10 years
  21. 167 Palau 0 Availability score over 10 years
  22. 167 Papua New Guinea 0 Availability score over 10 years
  23. 167 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Availability score over 10 years
  24. 167 Solomon Islands 0 Availability score over 10 years
  25. 167 South Sudan 0 Availability score over 10 years
  26. 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 Availability score over 10 years
  27. 167 Suriname 0 Availability score over 10 years
  28. 167 Turkmenistan 0 Availability score over 10 years
  29. 167 Tuvalu 0 Availability score over 10 years
  30. 167 Vanuatu 0 Availability score over 10 years

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force survey in Botswana?
Labor force survey in Botswana was 0 Availability score over 10 years in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest labor force survey recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1 Availability score over 10 years in 2005.
What is the lowest labor force survey recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 Availability score over 10 years in 2017.
How does Botswana rank for labor force survey?
Botswana ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is labor force survey rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Labor Force Survey (Availability score over 10 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor Force Survey (Availability score over 10 years)
Unit
Availability score over 10 years
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 3,940 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force survey is a standard household-based survey of work-related statistics at the national and sub-national employment or unemployment levels, rates or trends. The surveys also provide the characteristics of the employed or unemployed, including labor force status by age or gender, breakdowns between employees and the self-employed, public versus private sector employment, multiple job-holding, hiring, job creation, and duration of unemployment.