Eswatini Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Eswatini unemployment rate for 2022 was 22.64%, a 1.73% decline from 2021.
Eswatini unemployment rate for 2021 was 24.37%, a 0.4% decline from 2020.
Eswatini unemployment rate for 2020 was 24.77%, a 2.23% increase from 2019.
Eswatini unemployment rate for 2019 was 22.54%, a 0.1% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:

Eswatini Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	22.64%	-1.73%
2021	24.37%	-0.40%
2020	24.77%	2.23%
2019	22.54%	-0.10%
2018	22.64%	-0.01%
2017	22.65%	-0.07%
2016	22.72%	-0.54%
2015	23.26%	-0.51%
2014	23.77%	-0.62%
2013	24.39%	-0.71%
2012	25.10%	-0.96%
2011	26.06%	-0.81%
2010	26.87%	-0.66%
2009	27.53%	-0.39%
2008	27.92%	-0.32%
2007	28.24%	0.54%
2006	27.70%	0.45%
2005	27.25%	0.49%
2004	26.75%	0.43%
2003	26.32%	0.47%
2002	25.86%	0.52%
2001	25.33%	0.72%
2000	24.62%	0.70%
1999	23.92%	0.67%
1998	23.25%	0.75%
1997	22.50%	0.42%
1996	22.08%	0.43%
1995	21.65%	-0.08%
1994	21.73%	-0.02%
1993	21.75%	0.99%
1992	20.77%	0.50%
1991	20.26%	20.26%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%