Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Eswatini's youth unemployment rate stands at 54.33% as of 2025-12-31, down from 54.37% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Eswatini's youth unemployment rate was 54.33%, down from 54.37% in 2024.
In 2024, Eswatini's youth unemployment rate was 54.37%, up from 54.24% in 2023.
In 2023, Eswatini's youth unemployment rate was 54.24%, down from 58.47% in 2022.
In 2022, Eswatini's youth unemployment rate was 58.47%, up from 56.67% in 2021.
In 2021, Eswatini's youth unemployment rate was 56.67%, down from 58.61% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.33% | -0.041% |
| 2024 | 54.37% | +0.131% |
| 2023 | 54.24% | -4.23% |
| 2022 | 58.47% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 56.67% | -1.94% |
| 2020 | 58.61% | +7.41% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +1.27% |
| 2018 | 49.93% | +1.56% |
| 2017 | 48.37% | +1.39% |
| 2016 | 46.97% | -1.38% |
| 2015 | 48.35% | -0.956% |
| 2014 | 49.31% | -1.15% |
| 2013 | 50.46% | -1.22% |
| 2012 | 51.69% | -1.56% |
| 2011 | 53.25% | -1.29% |
| 2010 | 54.54% | -1.05% |
| 2009 | 55.59% | -0.626% |
| 2008 | 56.21% | -0.582% |
| 2007 | 56.79% | +1.16% |
| 2006 | 55.64% | +0.938% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +1.04% |
| 2004 | 53.67% | +1% |
| 2003 | 52.66% | +1.11% |
| 2002 | 51.56% | +1.22% |
| 2001 | 50.34% | +1.54% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +1.54% |
| 1999 | 47.26% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.76% | +1.58% |
| 1997 | 44.19% | +0.853% |
| 1996 | 43.34% | +0.716% |
| 1995 | 42.62% | -0.517% |
| 1994 | 43.14% | -0.479% |
| 1993 | 43.62% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 42.01% | +1.02% |
| 1991 | 40.99% | — |
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Eswatini's youth unemployment rate is 54.33% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 54.37% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 58.61% (2020); the lowest is 40.99% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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