Low pay rate in Botswana
Botswana: Low pay rate was 35.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Low pay rate in Botswana, 2019–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 35.46 for low pay rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Botswana ranks 5th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Low pay rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34.54 | — |
| 2020 | 34.26 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.5 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 38.73 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 38.61 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 35.46 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.54 | 34.54 | 34.54 | 1 |
| 2020s | 36.91 | 34.26 | 38.73 | 5 |
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 low pay rate in Botswana?
- Low pay rate in Botswana was 35.46 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 38.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.26 in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for low pay rate?
- Botswana ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.