Labor force, female, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2187 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Botswana, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.2187 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.2187 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 units per person, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1399 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1412 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1425 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.144 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1457 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1476 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1496 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1516 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1535 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1557 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1581 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1614 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1648 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1681 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1714 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1747 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1778 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1814 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.185 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1886 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1799 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1828 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1846 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1855 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1864 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1875 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1889 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1906 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1927 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1951 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1896 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1997 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2036 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2163 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2171 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2187 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1471 units per person | 0.1399 units per person | 0.1557 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1731 units per person | 0.1581 units per person | 0.1886 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1874 units per person | 0.1799 units per person | 0.1951 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2075 units per person | 0.1896 units per person | 0.2187 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Botswana?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Botswana was 0.2187 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2187 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 units per person in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.