Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Botswana

Vulnerable employment in Botswana in 2025 — 25.61%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.84 pp.

2025 25.61% −0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 86of 182
Period maximum 28.38%2013
Period minimum 16.98%1996

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Botswana, 1991–20251520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 17.77%1992: 17.5%1993: 17.36%1994: 17.27%1995: 17.13%1996: 16.98%1997: 17.51%1998: 18.08%1999: 18.56%2000: 19.06%2001: 19.64%2002: 20.27%2003: 20.96%2004: 21.73%2005: 22.57%2006: 23.44%2007: 24.84%2008: 26.23%2009: 27.73%2010: 27.95%2011: 28.07%2012: 28.28%2013: 28.38%2014: 28.08%2015: 27.9%2016: 27.67%2017: 27.45%2018: 27.24%2019: 27.05%2020: 26.61%2021: 26.11%2022: 25.93%2023: 25.76%2024: 25.67%2025: 25.61%
Change over the period: +7.84 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 25.61%
World 42.38%
Southern Africa computed 13.76%
Vulnerable employment — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.61 −0.06 pp
2024 25.67 −0.09 pp
2023 25.76 −0.17 pp
2022 25.93 −0.19 pp
2021 26.11 −0.49 pp
2020 26.61 −0.44 pp
2019 27.05 −0.19 pp
2018 27.24 −0.21 pp
2017 27.45 −0.22 pp
2016 27.67 −0.23 pp
2015 27.9 −0.18 pp
2014 28.08 −0.3 pp
2013 28.38 +0.1 pp
2012 28.28 +0.21 pp
2011 28.07 +0.12 pp
2010 27.95 +0.22 pp
2009 27.73 +1.5 pp
2008 26.23 +1.39 pp
2007 24.84 +1.4 pp
2006 23.44 +0.87 pp
2005 22.57 +0.84 pp
2004 21.73 +0.77 pp
2003 20.96 +0.68 pp
2002 20.27 +0.63 pp
2001 19.64 +0.57 pp
2000 19.06 +0.5 pp
1999 18.56 +0.48 pp
1998 18.08 +0.57 pp
1997 17.51 +0.54 pp
1996 16.98 −0.15 pp
1995 17.13 −0.14 pp
1994 17.27 −0.09 pp
1993 17.36 −0.14 pp
1992 17.5 −0.28 pp
1991 17.77

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.