Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2.9% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Eswatini peaked at 7.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.8% | — |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.2% compare
- 94 Republic of Korea 3.0% compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 2.9% compare
- 97 North Macedonia 2.8% compare
- 98 Ghana 2.8% compare
- 99 Republic of Moldova 2.7% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 703.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,378 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 685.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 655.37 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Eswatini?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Eswatini was 2.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.