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 2022 was 23.78%, a 0.15% increase from 2021.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2021 was 23.63%, a 0.04% increase from 2020.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2020 was 23.59%, a 0.36% decline from 2019.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2019 was 23.95%, a 0.34% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
Eswatini Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 23.78% 0.15%
2021 23.63% 0.04%
2020 23.59% -0.36%
2019 23.95% -0.34%
2018 24.29% -0.28%
2017 24.56% -0.36%
2016 24.93% -0.56%
2015 25.49% -0.20%
2014 25.68% -0.29%
2013 25.97% -0.35%
2012 26.31% -0.32%
2011 26.63% -0.23%
2010 26.86% -0.23%
2009 27.09% -0.25%
2008 27.34% -0.29%
2007 27.64% -0.34%
2006 27.97% -0.37%
2005 28.35% -0.37%
2004 28.72% -0.35%
2003 29.07% -0.37%
2002 29.45% -0.49%
2001 29.94% -0.70%
2000 30.64% -0.99%
1999 31.63% -1.09%
1998 32.72% -1.11%
1997 33.82% -0.94%
1996 34.77% -0.66%
1995 35.43% -0.97%
1994 36.40% -0.74%
1993 37.14% -0.59%
1992 37.73% -0.63%
1991 38.35% -0.80%
1990 39.15% -0.80%