Eswatini - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Eswatini was 47.39 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 49.55 in 2010, while its lowest value was 45.00 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 45.00
1991 45.06
1992 45.10
1993 45.15
1994 45.25
1995 45.44
1996 45.49
1997 45.62
1998 45.84
1999 46.12
2000 46.44
2001 46.80
2002 47.17
2003 47.55
2004 47.95
2005 48.36
2006 48.67
2007 48.98
2008 49.24
2009 49.43
2010 49.55
2011 49.44
2012 49.28
2013 49.07
2014 48.82
2015 48.53
2016 48.48
2017 48.36
2018 48.21
2019 48.12
2020 47.27
2021 47.39

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Eswatini was 365,820 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 365,820 in 2021 and a minimum value of 227,973 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 227,973
1991 235,997
1992 243,414
1993 250,534
1994 257,850
1995 265,576
1996 272,503
1997 279,963
1998 287,497
1999 294,408
2000 300,300
2001 304,574
2002 307,517
2003 309,636
2004 311,633
2005 313,932
2006 316,620
2007 319,538
2008 322,586
2009 325,618
2010 328,564
2011 331,407
2012 334,565
2013 337,931
2014 341,328
2015 344,733
2016 349,533
2017 354,049
2018 358,533
2019 363,334
2020 355,218
2021 365,820

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure