Number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people employed in agriculture was 41,241 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini is 41,241 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini peaked at 41,679 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34,739 people, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35,588 people | — |
| 1992 | 36,291 people | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 36,217 people | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 35,948 people | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 35,114 people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 35,613 people | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 35,993 people | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 36,344 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 36,606 people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 37,611 people | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 37,809 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37,761 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 37,562 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 36,920 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 36,711 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 36,279 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 35,905 people | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 36,230 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 36,447 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36,948 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 37,245 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37,527 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 37,652 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37,776 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38,152 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38,145 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 37,165 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36,663 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 35,628 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 34,739 people | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 34,766 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37,434 people | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 41,679 people | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 41,324 people | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 41,241 people | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,968 people | 35,114 people | 36,606 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 36,924 people | 35,905 people | 37,809 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,290 people | 35,628 people | 38,152 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,530 people | 34,739 people | 41,679 people | 6 |
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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 number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Eswatini was 41,241 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 41,679 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,739 people in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Eswatini ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.