Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Eswatini
Eswatini: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 34.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Eswatini, 1995–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 34.3% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Eswatini peaked at 34.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1995.
Eswatini ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.7% | — |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +48.6% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 34.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 6.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 34.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 6.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.8% | 34.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Eswatini?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Eswatini was 34.3% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1995.
- How does Eswatini rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Eswatini ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.