Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 1.14% to 49.5% in Swaziland in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Swaziland reached an all time high of 54.1% in 1990 and an all time low of 48.9% in 2020. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Botswana amounted to 60.5%, 63.6% in Lesotho, 78.3% in Mozambique and 52.9% in South Africa in 2021.
Swaziland has been ranked 144th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | % | 59.8% | 59.9% | 60.0% | 60.1% | 60.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 65.1% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 64.9% | 64.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 77.6% | 77.5% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 79.1% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 78.9% | 78.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 60.6% | 60.5% | 59.7% | 58.9% | 58.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 54.6% | 54.7% | 55.4% | 55.2% | 55.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.0% | 50.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 84.0% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.2% | 74.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 84.5% | 84.6% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
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