Tanzania vs Botswana

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Tanzania

1.6 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Botswana

24.5 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Tanzania Botswana Difference
2025 1.6 percent 24.5 percent -22.9 percent
2024 1.6 percent 23.8 percent -22.3 percent
2023 1.6 percent 23.4 percent -21.8 percent
2022 1.6 percent 23.6 percent -22.0 percent
2021 1.9 percent 23.1 percent -21.2 percent
2020 1.8 percent 21.0 percent -19.2 percent
2019 1.7 percent 20.1 percent -18.4 percent
2018 1.8 percent 19.7 percent -17.9 percent
2017 1.9 percent 19.7 percent -17.8 percent
2016 1.9 percent 19.3 percent -17.4 percent
2015 2.0 percent 18.9 percent -16.9 percent
2014 2.1 percent 18.5 percent -16.4 percent
2013 2.9 percent 18.2 percent -15.2 percent
2012 3.2 percent 17.9 percent -14.7 percent
2011 3.5 percent 18.0 percent -14.6 percent
2010 3.0 percent 17.9 percent -14.8 percent
2009 2.5 percent 16.2 percent -13.7 percent
2008 2.8 percent 16.3 percent -13.5 percent
2007 3.0 percent 17.0 percent -14.0 percent
2006 3.3 percent 17.8 percent -14.5 percent
2005 3.2 percent 19.9 percent -16.7 percent
2004 3.1 percent 21.8 percent -18.7 percent
2003 3.1 percent 23.8 percent -20.7 percent
2002 3.0 percent 21.3 percent -18.3 percent
2001 3.0 percent 18.5 percent -15.5 percent
2000 3.1 percent 15.9 percent -12.8 percent
1999 3.2 percent 18.2 percent -15.0 percent
1998 3.3 percent 20.9 percent -17.6 percent
1997 3.3 percent 21.0 percent -17.7 percent
1996 3.5 percent 21.6 percent -18.1 percent
1995 3.7 percent 21.4 percent -17.7 percent
1994 3.9 percent 21.2 percent -17.3 percent
1993 3.9 percent 18.8 percent -14.9 percent
1992 3.7 percent 16.3 percent -12.6 percent
1991 3.6 percent 13.8 percent -10.2 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Tanzania and Botswana. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International