Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Eswatini's unemployment rate stands at 34.2% as of 2025-12-31, down from 34.64% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Eswatini's unemployment rate was 34.2%, down from 34.64% in 2024.
In 2024, Eswatini's unemployment rate was 34.64%, up from 34.61% in 2023.
In 2023, Eswatini's unemployment rate was 34.61%, down from 36.47% in 2022.
In 2022, Eswatini's unemployment rate was 36.47%, up from 34.15% in 2021.
In 2021, Eswatini's unemployment rate was 34.15%, up from 32.98% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.2% | -0.441% |
| 2024 | 34.64% | +0.033% |
| 2023 | 34.61% | -1.86% |
| 2022 | 36.47% | +2.32% |
| 2021 | 34.15% | +1.17% |
| 2020 | 32.98% | +4.76% |
| 2019 | 28.22% | +1.75% |
| 2018 | 26.47% | +1.93% |
| 2017 | 24.54% | +1.82% |
| 2016 | 22.72% | -0.713% |
| 2015 | 23.43% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.93% | -0.625% |
| 2013 | 24.56% | -0.67% |
| 2012 | 25.23% | -0.879% |
| 2011 | 26.11% | -0.751% |
| 2010 | 26.86% | -0.632% |
| 2009 | 27.49% | -0.403% |
| 2008 | 27.89% | -0.349% |
| 2007 | 28.24% | +0.547% |
| 2006 | 27.69% | +0.472% |
| 2005 | 27.22% | +0.505% |
| 2004 | 26.72% | +0.457% |
| 2003 | 26.26% | +0.488% |
| 2002 | 25.77% | +0.531% |
| 2001 | 25.24% | +0.693% |
| 2000 | 24.55% | +0.679% |
| 1999 | 23.87% | +0.654% |
| 1998 | 23.21% | +0.714% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +0.426% |
| 1996 | 22.07% | +0.424% |
| 1995 | 21.65% | -0.076% |
| 1994 | 21.73% | -0.034% |
| 1993 | 21.76% | +0.813% |
| 1992 | 20.95% | +0.426% |
| 1991 | 20.52% | — |
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Eswatini's unemployment rate is 34.2% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 34.64% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 36.47% (2022); the lowest is 20.52% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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