Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 51.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 51.2% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Eswatini peaked at 51.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1995.
That places Eswatini 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.7% | — |
| 1991 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 44.6% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 45.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 47.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 49.2% | 51.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Eswatini?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Eswatini was 51.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1995.
- How does Eswatini rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.