Eswatini Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 24.04%, a 0.11% increase from 2022.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2022 was 23.93%, a 0.54% increase from 2021.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2021 was 23.40%, a 0.16% decline from 2020.
  • Eswatini labor force participation rate for 2020 was 23.56%, a 0.4% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Eswatini Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 24.04% 0.11%
2022 23.93% 0.54%
2021 23.40% -0.16%
2020 23.56% -0.40%
2019 23.96% -0.33%
2018 24.29% -0.27%
2017 24.57% -0.36%
2016 24.93% -0.55%
2015 25.48% -0.20%
2014 25.68% -0.28%
2013 25.96% -0.34%
2012 26.30% -0.32%
2011 26.62% -0.22%
2010 26.84% -0.23%
2009 27.07% -0.25%
2008 27.32% -0.29%
2007 27.61% -0.33%
2006 27.95% -0.37%
2005 28.32% -0.37%
2004 28.69% -0.35%
2003 29.04% -0.37%
2002 29.41% -0.49%
2001 29.90% -0.69%
2000 30.59% -0.98%
1999 31.57% -1.08%
1998 32.65% -1.10%
1997 33.75% -0.94%
1996 34.69% -0.66%
1995 35.34% -0.96%
1994 36.30% -0.73%
1993 37.03% -0.58%
1992 37.61% -0.62%
1991 38.23% -0.62%