Eswatini Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2021 was 22.92%, a 0.71% increase from 2020.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2020 was 22.21%, a 1.8% decline from 2019.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2019 was 24.01%, a 0.44% decline from 2018.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2018 was 24.45%, a 0.4% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 70.82%
Cambodia 68.43%
Bolivia 57.65%
Lao PDR 57.02%
Angola 56.24%
Cameroon 54.87%
Vanuatu 54.47%
Vietnam 53.49%
Zambia 53.06%
Honduras 50.92%
Nicaragua 49.46%
Indonesia 48.33%
Ghana 43.33%
Kenya 42.07%
El Salvador 41.33%
Myanmar 40.61%
Republic of Congo 40.60%
Timor-Leste 40.17%
Lesotho 39.92%
Bangladesh 39.38%
Pakistan 38.99%
Uzbekistan 37.89%
Kyrgyz Republic 35.62%
Ukraine 35.50%
Georgia 34.47%
Papua New Guinea 34.46%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.59%
Nigeria 31.89%
Philippines 31.65%
Mongolia 31.30%
Cabo Verde 29.16%
Tunisia 28.90%
West Bank and Gaza 27.91%
Sri Lanka 26.76%
Bhutan 26.38%
Sudan 26.06%
Morocco 25.76%
India 23.68%
Eswatini 22.92%
Mauritania 21.94%
Egypt 21.02%
Moldova 16.90%
Djibouti 13.28%
Eswatini Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 22.92% 0.71%
2020 22.21% -1.80%
2019 24.01% -0.44%
2018 24.45% -0.40%
2017 24.85% -0.51%
2016 25.36% -0.70%
2015 26.06% -0.22%
2014 26.28% -0.32%
2013 26.60% -0.36%
2012 26.96% -0.33%
2011 27.29% -0.28%
2010 27.58% -0.25%
2009 27.82% -0.32%
2008 28.14% -0.39%
2007 28.53% -0.40%
2006 28.92% -0.41%
2005 29.34% -0.36%
2004 29.70% -0.38%
2003 30.07% -0.40%
2002 30.47% -0.51%
2001 30.98% -0.75%
2000 31.72% -0.92%
1999 32.64% -0.99%
1998 33.63% -1.01%
1997 34.65% -0.86%
1996 35.51% -0.59%
1995 36.10% -0.90%
1994 37.00% -0.72%
1993 37.72% -0.58%
1992 38.30% -0.62%
1991 38.91% -0.81%
1990 39.72% -0.81%