Work & Labour in Eswatini

237 indicators covering work & labour for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 66.3% 2025 up 2.7% 106th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.7% 2025 up 8.0% 30th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 30.0% 2025 up 18.1% 52nd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 23.1% 2025 down 3.7% 11th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 2.9% 2025 up 2.5% 96th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 3.2% 2025 up 21.9% 76th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 2.6% 2025 down 16.5% 106th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 69.8% 2025 up 9.0% 87th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 74.2% 2025 up 6.7% 70th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 64.8% 2025 up 12.6% 101st
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 30.2% 2025 down 16.1% 101st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 25.8% 2025 down 15.4% 118th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 35.2% 2025 down 17.1% 87th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.8% 2025 down 18.3% 142nd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.6% 2025 down 43.3% 165th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 up 30.3% 88th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 9.0% 177th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 9.0% 177th
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 28.4% 2025 down 15.9% 94th
GDP per person employed 47,440 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.1% 87th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.3% 84th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.3% 84th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year 2025 up 35.3% 58th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year 2025 up 35.3% 58th
GDP per employed person 47,440 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.1% 87th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.68 2027 down 45.6% 106th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.68 2027 down 45.6% 106th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0231 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.4% 101st
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.2% 118th
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 96.41 2019 up 74.3% 194th
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 13.8% 2023 down 2.5% 101st
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.6 2019 down 65.1% 106th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 48.17 2023 up 2.2% 130th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 48.17 2023 up 2.2% 130th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 48.17 2023 up 2.2% 130th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.2% 131st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.2% 131st
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 25.2% 99th
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 50.95 2023 down 0.4% 181st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 34.3% 2023 up 50.8% 1st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 31.8% 2023 up 51.4% 1st
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 36.6% 2023 up 49.8% 2nd
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 41.09 2026 down 6.8% 133rd
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 41.09 2026 down 6.8% 133rd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 39.95 2027 up 53.3% 1st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 39.95 2027 up 53.3% 1st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 12,166 2027 down 7.1% 165th
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 14.97 2027 down 20.0% 180th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 41.2 2027 down 10.6% 68th
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.49 2027 up 374.7% 21st
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 28.02 2027 up 392.8% 139th
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 304.15 2027 down 7.1% 165th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 36.94 2027 up 5.1% 15th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 93.4 2027 up 8.9% 121st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 54.2% 2023 down 2.9% 188th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.2% 2023 up 2.2% 130th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.0% 2023 down 0.4% 169th
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 48.2% 2023 up 2.2% 130th
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 48.2% 2023 up 2.2% 130th
Female labor force participation rate 48.2% 2023 up 2.2% 130th