Work & Labour in Eswatini 237 indicators covering work & labour for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 20.16 2020 down 31.0% 119th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.0% 1999 down 18.9% 73rd Female labor force by age 4,936 people 2024 up 30.5% 154th Labor force participation rate by age 27.5% 2024 up 6.2% 153rd Female labor force participation rate by age 27.8% 2024 up 9.5% 128th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 54.4% 2024 up 10.3% 3rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0053 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.2% 49th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 622.9% 86th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.6542 units per square kilometre 2023 down 11.3% 130th Employment by status 69.6% 2024 up 8.9% 87th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 69.6% 2024 up 8.9% 87th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0244 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 104th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0244 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 104th Cases of fatal occupational injury 41 1996 down 6.8% 62nd Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.0% 2025 up 458.3% 79th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.69 2024 up 5.1% 66th Level of national compliance with labor rights 2.69 score 2024 up 5.1% 66th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 30.6% 2023 down 14.2% 156th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 37.0% 2023 down 16.1% 173rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 33.5% 2023 down 15.2% 175th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 708 1996 down 46.4% 96th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 41.4% 2020 down 0.5% 146th Number of strikes and lockouts 5 2019 — 55th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 2.22 2019 — 56th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 32 2017 — 74th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.69 2024 up 5.1% 72nd Own-account workers, total 18.4% 2016 down 2.5% 114th Labor force (15-24 years), female 55,105 2011 up 21.8% 45th Labor force (15-24 years), total 132,643 2011 up 24.9% 45th Labor force (15-24 years), male 77,538 2011 up 27.3% 45th Labor force (15-64 years), female 192,264 2011 up 26.7% 47th Labor force (15-64 years), female 39.2% 2011 down 2.2% 36th Labor force (15-64 years), total 489,846 2011 up 29.5% 47th Labor force (15-64 years), male 297,582 2011 up 31.5% 47th Labor force (15-64 years), male 60.8% 2011 up 1.5% 17th Labor participation rate, female 21.6% 2011 down 3.0% 38th Labor participation rate, male 48.0% 2011 down 4.1% 38th Labor participation rate, total 32.9% 2011 down 4.0% 39th Labor force, male 60.5% 2011 up 1.2% 17th Labor force, male 227,757 2011 up 19.7% 47th Labor participation rate, female 52.4% 2011 up 5.6% 40th Labor participation rate, male 89.3% 2011 down 0.7% 44th Labor participation rate, total 70.4% 2011 up 3.4% 39th Labor participation rate, female 39.0% 2011 up 5.4% 36th Labor participation rate, male 72.0% 2011 down 1.2% 41st Labor participation rate, total 53.5% 2011 down 1.6% 40th Labor participation rate, female 52.5% 2010 up 5.6% 39th Labor participation rate, male 89.3% 2010 down 0.7% 40th Labor participation rate, total 70.7% 2010 up 4.1% 39th Labor participation rate, female 51.6% 2010 up 5.3% 40th Labor participation rate, male 90.7% 2010 down 0.2% 46th Labor participation rate, total 69.7% 2010 up 2.8% 41st Labor force (15-24 years), female 41.5% 2011 down 2.5% 35th Labor force (15-24 years), male 58.5% 2011 up 1.9% 18th Number of people employed 290,470 2011 up 18.2% 48th Total employment, female 110,299 ages 15+ 2011 up 16.3% 48th Total employment, male 179,825 ages 15+ 2011 up 19.2% 48th ← Previous Page 4 of 4