Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 89.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini stood at 89.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini peaked at 89.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.5% | — |
| 1991 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 64.5% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 70.4% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 79.1% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.7% | 89.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Eswatini was 89.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.