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Eswatini Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Eswatini Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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36.47% in 2022

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Eswatini was 36.47% in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (36.47%), 2024 (34.64%), 2023 (34.61%), 2025 (34.20%), 2021 (34.15%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Eswatini Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2022	36.47%
2nd	2024	34.64%
3rd	2023	34.61%
4th	2025	34.20%
5th	2021	34.15%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2022	36.47%	+2.32pp	191st
2025	34.20%	−0.44pp	181st
2024	34.64%	+0.03pp	187th
2023	34.61%	−1.86pp	189th
2021	34.15%	+1.18pp	191st
2020	32.98%	+4.76pp	191st
2019	28.22%	+1.75pp	190th
2009	27.49%	−0.40pp	189th
2008	27.89%	−0.35pp	189th
2007	28.24%	+0.55pp	188th
2006	27.69%	+0.47pp	188th
2018	26.47%	+1.93pp	190th
2010	26.86%	−0.63pp	189th
2005	27.22%	+0.50pp	187th
2004	26.72%	+0.46pp	187th
2003	26.26%	+0.49pp	186th
2017	24.54%	+1.83pp	188th
2014	23.93%	−0.63pp	185th
2013	24.56%	−0.67pp	185th
2012	25.23%	−0.88pp	188th
2011	26.11%	−0.75pp	188th
2002	25.77%	+0.53pp	184th
2001	25.24%	+0.69pp	185th
2000	24.55%	+0.68pp	184th
1999	23.87%	+0.65pp	183rd
2016	22.72%	−0.71pp	184th
2015	23.43%	−0.50pp	186th
1998	23.21%	+0.71pp	183rd
1997	22.50%	+0.43pp	181st
1996	22.07%	+0.42pp	180th
1995	21.65%	−0.08pp	182nd
1994	21.73%	−0.03pp	180th
1993	21.76%	+0.81pp	179th
1992	20.95%	+0.43pp	180th
1991	20.52%	–	180th

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