Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 31.27 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Eswatini stood at 31.27 %.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Eswatini peaked at 31.98 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.31 %, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 27.06 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 26.24 % | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 25.53 % | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.81 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.48 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.36 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 22 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 21.51 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.17 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 20.84 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.66 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.52 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 20.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.31 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.68 % | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 24.99 % | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 27.4 % | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 29.59 % | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 30.54 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 31.98 % | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 31.27 % | -2.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 31.27 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 %, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 31.27 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 %, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.63 % | 22 % | 27.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.05 % | 20.31 % | 27.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.84 % | 29.59 % | 31.98 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 101 Australia and New Zealand 32.72 % compare
- 102 Belarus 32.29 % compare
- 103 Nigeria 31.76 % compare
- 105 New Zealand 29.91 % compare
- 106 Ethiopia 28.56 % compare
- 107 North Macedonia 26.94 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Eswatini?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Eswatini was 31.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 31.98 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.31 % in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.