Labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.343 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.343 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.343 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2849 units per person, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2849 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2869 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2888 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2898 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2873 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2856 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2878 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2905 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2938 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2972 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3003 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3028 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.305 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3068 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3082 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3095 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3105 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3118 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3136 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3155 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3173 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3188 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3201 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3213 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3226 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.324 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3253 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3255 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3259 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3233 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3265 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3331 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3398 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3413 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.343 units per person | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.343 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.343 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2893 units per person | 0.2849 units per person | 0.2972 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3084 units per person | 0.3003 units per person | 0.3155 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3226 units per person | 0.3173 units per person | 0.3259 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3345 units per person | 0.3233 units per person | 0.343 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Eswatini was 0.343 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.343 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2849 units per person in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.