Eswatini Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Eswatini unemployment rate for 2023 was 37.64%, a 0.22% decline from 2022.
  • Eswatini unemployment rate for 2022 was 37.85%, a 2.15% increase from 2021.
  • Eswatini unemployment rate for 2021 was 35.71%, a 1.48% increase from 2020.
  • Eswatini unemployment rate for 2020 was 34.23%, a 5.18% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Eswatini Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 37.64% -0.22%
2022 37.85% 2.15%
2021 35.71% 1.48%
2020 34.23% 5.18%
2019 29.05% 2.07%
2018 26.98% 2.15%
2017 24.83% 2.11%
2016 22.72% -0.56%
2015 23.28% -0.54%
2014 23.82% -0.62%
2013 24.44% -0.68%
2012 25.12% -0.88%
2011 25.99% -0.76%
2010 26.75% -0.65%
2009 27.40% -0.44%
2008 27.85% -0.39%
2007 28.24% 0.55%
2006 27.69% 0.48%
2005 27.21% 0.51%
2004 26.70% 0.47%
2003 26.23% 0.49%
2002 25.73% 0.53%
2001 25.20% 0.68%
2000 24.52% 0.67%
1999 23.85% 0.65%
1998 23.20% 0.70%
1997 22.50% 0.42%
1996 22.08% 0.43%
1995 21.65% -0.05%
1994 21.70% -0.01%
1993 21.72% 0.75%
1992 20.96% 0.39%
1991 20.57% 0.39%