Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0093 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Eswatini, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0093 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Eswatini peaked at 0.0118 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 units per person, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0102 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0093 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0093 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More work & labour data for Eswatini
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.286 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Eswatini?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Eswatini was 0.0093 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Eswatini ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.