Eswatini Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2021
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 46.22%, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
- Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 46.12%, a 0.07% increase from 2017.
- Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2017 was 46.05%, a 0.03% increase from 2016.
- Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2016 was 46.02%, a 1.16% decline from 2015.
| Eswatini Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
46.22% |
0.10% |
| 2018 |
46.12% |
0.07% |
| 2017 |
46.05% |
0.03% |
| 2016 |
46.02% |
-1.16% |
| 2015 |
47.18% |
-1.46% |
| 2014 |
48.64% |
-1.65% |
| 2013 |
50.29% |
-1.28% |
| 2012 |
51.57% |
-1.30% |
| 2011 |
52.87% |
-1.35% |
| 2010 |
54.22% |
-0.99% |
| 2009 |
55.21% |
-0.12% |
| 2008 |
55.33% |
-1.41% |
| 2007 |
56.74% |
0.78% |
| 2006 |
55.96% |
0.77% |
| 2005 |
55.19% |
0.93% |
| 2004 |
54.26% |
0.92% |
| 2003 |
53.34% |
1.16% |
| 2002 |
52.18% |
1.35% |
| 2001 |
50.83% |
1.13% |
| 2000 |
49.70% |
1.02% |
| 1999 |
48.68% |
1.31% |
| 1998 |
47.37% |
1.18% |
| 1997 |
46.19% |
0.75% |
| 1996 |
45.44% |
0.76% |
| 1995 |
44.68% |
0.38% |
| 1994 |
44.30% |
0.39% |
| 1993 |
43.91% |
0.62% |
| 1992 |
43.29% |
0.36% |
| 1991 |
42.93% |
0.36% |
