Eswatini

Population estimates and projections 1,230,506 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 22.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.75 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.94% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 1,256,174 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.07% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 4.3% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 33.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.72 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 23.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 26.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 68.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 59.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 72.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.85% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -6.9 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -5,775 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 2.7% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.7% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 34.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 54.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 51.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 48.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 33.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 14.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 26.7% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 58.7% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$5.2 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$4,108 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$10,707 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$3,730 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 4.2% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 52.4% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 15.0% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 18.2% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$2,280 per person 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 2.6% 2019 · World Bank Consumer price index 166.8 (2010 = 100) 2019 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator -0.4% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 17.889 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 17.0% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 36.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 79.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 57.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 36.6% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 3.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 7.3% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 24.3% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 96.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 68.3% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 19.2% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 6.0% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 116.5% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 6.4% 2013 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 90.8% 2022 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 93.6% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 82.0% 2016 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 64.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 51.1 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 72 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 5.45 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 29.6% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 42.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 23.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 29.3% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 17.3% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 84% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 28.3% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 3.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 42.6 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 0.17 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 64.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 67.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 61.3 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.5% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 45.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 42.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 118 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.56 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.0 per 1,000 people 2013 · World Bank Measles immunisation 85% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 11.5% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 11.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$296 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 7.9% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 25.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 20.0% 2021 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.6 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 319 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 7.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 63.4% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 140 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 2.5 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 33.6% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 3,405 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 2.2% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 28.1% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 53.8% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 53.7% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 107.5% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 2.4% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.3% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 33.5 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 34,663 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 89.3% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 56.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 64.7% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 17.3% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.03e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.23e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 2.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 2.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.88 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 1.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.46 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 14.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 25.3% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 4.2% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 16.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 4.2% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 80.4% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 38.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 64.5% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 77.6% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,166 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 60.8% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.95e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 68.1%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 6.15e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 29.6e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 6.4% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,083 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 69.6% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 65 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 15.1% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 110.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 74.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 17,200 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 54.6 (0 to 100) 2016 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 42.7% 2016 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 44.5% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 53.5% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 58.3% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 79.3% 2016 · World Bank

Tax revenue 24.3% 2021 · World Bank Central government expense 24.6% 2021 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.28% 2015 · World Bank Researchers per million people 138 per million people 2015 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 31 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 12.5 per 100,000 people 2021 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 21.6% 2025 · World Bank