Eswatini Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 54.33%, a 0.04% decline from 2024.

Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 54.37%, a 0.13% increase from 2023.
Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 54.24%, a 4.24% decline from 2022.
Eswatini youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 58.47%, a 1.81% increase from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Eswatini Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.