Unemployment Rate in Botswana decreased to 23.10 percent in 2024 from 23.40 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Botswana averaged 19.54 percent from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 23.80 percent in 2003 and a record low of 13.80 percent in 1991. source: International Labor Organization (ILO)
Unemployment Rate in Botswana is expected to reach 23.00 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Botswana Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 22.80 percent in 2026 and 22.60 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.