Eswatini vs Namibia

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Eswatini

34.4 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Namibia

19.1 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Eswatini Namibia Difference
2024 34.4 percent 19.1 percent +15.3 percent
2023 35.1 percent 19.4 percent +15.7 percent
2022 35.4 percent 19.7 percent +15.7 percent
2021 34.2 percent 20.9 percent +13.2 percent
2020 32.9 percent 21.0 percent +11.9 percent
2019 28.1 percent 19.9 percent +8.2 percent
2018 26.4 percent 19.9 percent +6.5 percent
2017 24.5 percent 21.7 percent +2.8 percent
2016 22.7 percent 23.4 percent -0.6 percent
2015 23.3 percent 20.8 percent +2.5 percent
2014 23.8 percent 18.5 percent +5.3 percent
2013 24.4 percent 19.0 percent +5.4 percent
2012 25.1 percent 16.8 percent +8.4 percent
2011 26.0 percent 19.5 percent +6.5 percent
2010 26.7 percent 22.1 percent +4.6 percent
2009 27.4 percent 22.3 percent +5.1 percent
2008 27.8 percent 22.0 percent +5.8 percent
2007 28.2 percent 22.1 percent +6.1 percent
2006 27.7 percent 21.9 percent +5.8 percent
2005 27.2 percent 22.1 percent +5.1 percent
2004 26.7 percent 22.1 percent +4.6 percent
2003 26.2 percent 22.1 percent +4.2 percent
2002 25.7 percent 21.5 percent +4.2 percent
2001 25.2 percent 21.0 percent +4.2 percent
2000 24.5 percent 20.3 percent +4.2 percent
1999 23.8 percent 21.7 percent +2.2 percent
1998 23.2 percent 23.1 percent +0.1 percent
1997 22.5 percent 24.5 percent -2.0 percent
1996 22.1 percent 22.8 percent -0.8 percent
1995 21.7 percent 21.3 percent +0.3 percent
1994 21.7 percent 19.4 percent +2.3 percent
1993 21.8 percent 19.1 percent +2.6 percent
1992 21.1 percent 18.9 percent +2.1 percent
1991 20.7 percent 19.1 percent +1.5 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Eswatini and Namibia. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International