Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

1991 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 26.396 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.348 % for 2016. Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 22.379 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.240 % in 2007 and a record low of 21.650 % in 1995. Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
26.40 2017	26.35 2016	21.65 1995	28.24 2007	%	yearly	1991 - 2017

Related Indicators for Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

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Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	26.40 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: ... (%)	14.35 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: ... (%)	19.53 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	16.93 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Fe... (%)	31.13 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Ma... (%)	49.78 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	39.96 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female E... (%)	28.88 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emplo... (%)	12.35 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	19.13 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labo... (%)	53.80 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour F... (%)	55.47 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force... (%)	54.78 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour For... (%)	27.03 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	25.95 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	1.30 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	1.62 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	1.49 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employmen... (%)	30.19 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	13.97 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	20.62 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fema... (%)	69.81 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emp... (%)	86.03 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employ... (%)	79.38 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fe... (%)	1.01 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)	0.47 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Empl... (%)	0.69 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fema... (%)	78.43 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Empl... (%)	21.19 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female ... (%)	7.07 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Empl... (%)	16.14 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female ... (%)	14.50 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employmen... (%)	12.42 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employ... (%)	69.14 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employmen... (%)	18.45 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male E... (%)	62.67 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP (Intl $)	30,208.94 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: %... (%)	41.19 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Male: % o... (%)	29.85 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Total: % ... (%)	35.46 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labo... (%)	36.82 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour F... (%)	28.95 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force (%)	21.21 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Forc... (%)	23.24 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	25.39 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force (%)	27.59 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Fo... (%)	9.86 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	11.34 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force (%)	12.83 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management (%)	54.64 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Part Time Employment: Female: % of Total Female Employment (%)	18.67 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Part Time Employment: Male: % of Total Male Employment (%)	12.36 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Part Time Employment: % of Total Employment (%)	15.44 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fem... (%)	12.27 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Mal... (%)	14.07 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	13.18 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Informal Employment: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment: Femal... (%)	56.88 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Informal Employment: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment: Male (%)	49.97 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Informal Employment: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment (%)	53.40 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016

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Swaziland Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	13,560.724 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	4,880.000 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.278 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SZL bn)	38.780 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SZL bn)	56.052 2030	yearly	1994 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (SZL bn)	35.866 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	1.227 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	25.000 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.406 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	0.066 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Swaziland

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Swaziland SZ: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)	27.58 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)	107.87 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)	102.93 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)	112.76 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % ... (%)	84.95 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of... (%)	89.47 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relev... (%)	87.22 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)	76.16 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)	75.75 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)	76.56 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Popul... (%)	35.47 2013	yearly	1998 - 2013
Swaziland SZ: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School-Age Populat... (%)	32.96 2013	yearly	1998 - 2013
Swaziland SZ: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age Population (%)	34.21 2013	yearly	1998 - 2013
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary (%)	1.62 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)	95.64 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)	92.18 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)	93.84 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Cohort (%)	82.49 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort (%)	75.94 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)	79.08 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)	13.23 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)	17.76 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)	15.60 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Female: % of Female Teacher... (%)	83.04 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Male: % of Male Teachers (%)	79.90 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: % of Total Teachers (%)	82.08 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)	8,752.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	69.64 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary School Age Chi... (%)	76.28 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Primary School... (%)	75.91 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Primary School A... (%)	76.65 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	53,082.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Children Out of School: Primary: Female (Person)	26,857.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Children Out of School: Primary: Male (Person)	26,225.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Lower Secondary School Starting Age (Year)	13.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Duration (Year)	5.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Pupils (Person)	100,494.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	49.77 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: General Pupils (Person)	100,494.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female (%)	49.77 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary (%)	15.80 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils (Person)	0.00 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female (%)	24.05 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross (%)	67.04 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Gross (%)	66.83 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Male: % Gross (%)	67.25 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Net (%)	36.77 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Net (%)	41.39 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Male: % Net (%)	32.16 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary (%)	2.30 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Progression to Secondary School: Female: % (%)	98.73 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % (%)	100.00 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Progression to Secondary School: % (%)	99.35 2014	yearly	1970 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Teachers (Person)	6,362.00 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Teachers: Female (Person)	3,162.00 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Secondary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	49.70 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Tertiary: % Gross (%)	5.38 2013	yearly	1970 - 2013
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross (%)	5.50 2013	yearly	1970 - 2013
Swaziland SZ: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross (%)	5.27 2013	yearly	1970 - 2013
Swaziland SZ: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domes... (%)	19.26 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Government Expenditure per Student: Secondary: % of(GDP) Gross Dom... (%)	33.02 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Dome... (%)	149.97 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expend... (%)	24.95 2014	yearly	1981 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP (%)	7.13 2014	yearly	1976 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments (%)	6.20 2018	yearly	1991 - 2018
Swaziland SZ: Female Adults with HIV: % of Population Aged 15+ with HIV (%)	62.23 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of HIV: Total: % of Population Aged 15-49 (%)	27.20 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	70.40 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of HIV: Female: % Aged 15-24 (%)	17.60 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of HIV: Male: % Aged 15-24 (%)	3.80 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Immunization: DPT: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	90.00 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Immunization: Measles: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	89.00 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People (Number)	2.10 2011	yearly	1960 - 2011
Swaziland SZ: Nurses and Midwives: per 1000 People (Ratio)	1.39 2009	yearly	2000 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Physicians: per 1000 People (Ratio)	0.15 2009	yearly	1960 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Use of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets: % of Under-5 Population (%)	1.50 2010	yearly	2000 - 2010
Swaziland SZ: Children with Fever Receiving Antimalarial Drugs: % of Children Un... (%)	1.70 2010	yearly	2000 - 2010
Swaziland SZ: Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death: 1 in: Rate Varies by Country (NA)	76.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Smoking Prevalence: Females: % of Adults (%)	1.70 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Smoking Prevalence: Males: % of Adults (%)	16.50 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care (%)	98.50 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: ARI Treatment: % of Children Under 5 Taken to a Health Provider (%)	59.60 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Exclusive Breastfeeding: % of Children under 6 Months (%)	63.82 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total (%)	88.30 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Low-Birthweight Babies: % of Births (%)	8.70 2010	yearly	2000 - 2010
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5 (%)	5.80 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Birth... (Ratio)	389.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Diarrhea Treatment: % of Children Under 5 Receiving Oral Rehydrati... (%)	46.40 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5 (%)	9.00 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5 (%)	25.50 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Prevalence of Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5 (%)	2.00 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Swaziland SZ: Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate: % of New Cases (%)	80.00 2015	yearly	2001 - 2015
Swaziland SZ: Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate: All Forms (%)	67.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Incidence of Tuberculosis: per 100,000 People (Ratio)	398.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Swaziland SZ: Income Share Held by Second 20% (%)	7.50 2009	yearly	1994 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Income Share Held by Third 20% (%)	11.80 2009	yearly	1994 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Income Share Held by Fourth 20% (%)	19.90 2009	yearly	1994 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Income Share Held by Highest 20% (%)	56.70 2009	yearly	1994 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Income Share Held by Highest 10% (%)	40.00 2009	yearly	1994 - 2009
Swaziland SZ: Income Share Held by Lowest 10% (%)	1.50 2009	yearly	1994 - 2009

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