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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Eswatini

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population1.26M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$5.16B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$4.11K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth64.32024 · yearsInternet use63.4%2024 · % of populationForest area29.1%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.1%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Eswatini2025 · 1.1%
-0.081.12.283.464.641960199320251961: 2.3%1962: 2.3%1963: 2.3%1964: 2.4%1965: 2.5%1966: 2.7%1967: 2.5%1968: 2.4%1969: 2.5%1970: 2.6%1971: 2.7%1972: 2.7%1973: 2.8%1974: 2.9%1975: 2.9%1976: 3%1977: 3.2%1978: 3.3%1979: 3.3%1980: 3.3%1981: 3.3%1982: 3.3%1983: 3.3%1984: 3.3%1985: 3.7%1986: 4%1987: 3.9%1988: 4.6%1989: 4.6%1990: 4.1%1991: 4%1992: 3.8%1993: 2.9%1994: -0%1995: -0.1%1996: 2%1997: 1.7%1998: 1.3%1999: 1.1%2000: 1%2001: 0.9%2002: 0.8%2003: 0.7%2004: 0.6%2005: 0.5%2006: 0.5%2007: 0.6%2008: 0.7%2009: 0.6%2010: 0.6%2011: 0.6%2012: 0.5%2013: 0.5%2014: 0.6%2015: 0.6%2016: 0.6%2017: 0.8%2018: 0.9%2019: 0.9%2020: 1.1%2021: 1.2%2022: 1%2023: 0.9%2024: 1%2025: 1.1%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Eswatini in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Mbabane
Country code
SWZ

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