Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 27.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 27.6% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eswatini peaked at 40.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.4% | — |
| 1991 | 39.6% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 39.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 35.6% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.5% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eswatini?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Eswatini was 27.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Eswatini ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.