Employment-to-population ratio in Eswatini
The ILO estimates that 33.7% of people aged 15 and over in Eswatini were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Eswatini, 2025
33.7%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
174th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Eswatini over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.7% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 33.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.2%, the figure has changed by −5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Eswatini has the 174th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Labour force participation
51.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
34.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
54.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
48.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
14.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.7%
2025 · World Bank