Botswana’s latest labour force data suggests not a cyclical fluctuation, but a structural inflection point in the country’s development trajectory. Preliminary findings from the 2024/25 Botswana Multi Topic Household Survey show that unemployment among persons aged 15 and above has risen to 21 percent, up from 17.6 percent in 2015/16. According to Statistics Botswana, “the unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above increased from 17.6 percent in 2015/16 to 21.0 percent in 2024/25.”
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