# Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Botswana

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Botswana was 46% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `youth_unemployment_rate`
- Place id: `bw`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.
- Source: World Bank, Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/youth-unemployment-rate/botswana
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=youth_unemployment_rate&place=bw

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 46 |
| 2024 | 45.3 |
| 2023 | 44.36 |
| 2022 | 42.61 |
| 2021 | 43.36 |
| 2020 | 40.44 |
| 2019 | 34.59 |
| 2018 | 34.4 |
| 2017 | 34.87 |
| 2016 | 34.85 |
| 2015 | 34.74 |
| 2014 | 34.6 |
| 2013 | 34.6 |
| 2012 | 34.65 |
| 2011 | 35.2 |
| 2010 | 35.09 |
| 2009 | 32.34 |
| 2008 | 31.49 |
| 2007 | 31.61 |
| 2006 | 31.91 |
| 2005 | 36.82 |
| 2004 | 41.68 |
| 2003 | 47.04 |
| 2002 | 43.49 |
| 2001 | 39.25 |
| 2000 | 32.13 |
| 1999 | 35.3 |
| 1998 | 38.7 |
| 1997 | 37.42 |
| 1996 | 36.85 |
| 1995 | 36.78 |
| 1994 | 36.79 |
| 1993 | 33.14 |
| 1992 | 29.48 |
| 1991 | 25.71 |