Labour Force (Total) rose 1.65% to 1.05 mil in Botswana in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Botswana reached an all time high of 1.05 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.433 mil in 1990. When compared to Botswana's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Namibia amounted to 0.939 mil, 22.4 mil in South Africa, 8.11 mil in Zambia and 7.92 mil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Botswana has been ranked 141st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 0.906 | 0.929 | 0.954 | 0.978 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.894 | 0.906 | 0.919 | 0.933 | 0.947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 0.881 | 0.895 | 0.899 | 0.903 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.364 | 0.368 | 0.372 | 0.377 | 0.382 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.59 | 6.83 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 6.84 | 7.02 | 7.21 | 7.40 | 7.59 |
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