ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Eswatini
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Eswatini at 34.2% in 2025.
Eswatini, 2025
34.2%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
1st of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Eswatini over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 34.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 34.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 23.4%, the figure has changed by +10.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Eswatini has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
54.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
51.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
48.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
33.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
14.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.7%
2025 · World Bank