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Female labour force participation rate in Botswana

Latest: 63.7%
Previous: 63.5%
Change: +0.26 (+0.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Botswana
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	48.7%
Dec 31, 1991	48.7%
Dec 31, 1992	48.8%
Dec 31, 1993	48.8%
Dec 31, 1994	48.9%
Dec 31, 1995	49.0%
Dec 31, 1996	49.0%
Dec 31, 1997	49.1%
Dec 31, 1998	49.1%
Dec 31, 1999	49.3%
Dec 31, 2000	49.5%
Dec 31, 2001	50.1%
Dec 31, 2002	50.7%
Dec 31, 2003	51.3%
Dec 31, 2004	51.9%
Dec 31, 2005	52.6%
Dec 31, 2006	53.3%
Dec 31, 2007	54.2%
Dec 31, 2008	55.1%
Dec 31, 2009	56.0%
Dec 31, 2010	53.3%
Dec 31, 2011	54.2%
Dec 31, 2012	54.9%
Dec 31, 2013	55.4%
Dec 31, 2014	55.9%
Dec 31, 2015	56.3%
Dec 31, 2016	56.7%
Dec 31, 2017	57.1%
Dec 31, 2018	57.6%
Dec 31, 2019	58.0%
Dec 31, 2020	56.1%
Dec 31, 2021	58.9%
Dec 31, 2022	59.9%
Dec 31, 2023	63.4%
Dec 31, 2024	63.5%
Dec 31, 2025	63.7%

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