Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 35.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 35.2% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Eswatini peaked at 47.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.8% | — |
| 1992 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.9% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.2% | 38.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Eswatini?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Eswatini was 35.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.