SZ · SWZ

Eswatini

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population1,256,174 people2025158 of 217 · 2025+9.92%
Life expectancy at birth64.26 years2024192 of 217 · 2024+20.14%
Total fertility rate2.72 births per woman202464 of 217 · 2024−14.56%
Population growth+1.07%202597 of 217 · 2025+0.5 pp
Infant mortality42.2 per 1,000 live births2024173 of 196 · 2024−25.31%
Urban population26.72%2025201 of 217 · 2025+3.46 pp
Population ages 65 and above4.35%2025161 of 217 · 2025+0.95 pp
Population density71.54 people per km²2023134 of 215 · 2023+8.9%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP12,529.28 current international dollars (PPP)2025121 of 185 · 2025+49.32%
Annual GDP growth+4.19%202569 of 186 · 2025+2.49 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.6%2019No data−4.85 pp
Employment
Total unemployment34.2%2025182 of 182 · 2025+10.77 pp
Youth unemployment54.33%2025180 of 182 · 2025+5.98 pp
Labor force participation51.19%2025156 of 182 · 2025−0.06 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet63.4%2024132 of 182 · 2024+38.4 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions2.51 per 100 people2024123 of 151 · 2024+458.47%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption64.7%202233 of 212 · 2021−4.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.88 t CO₂e per person202460 of 203 · 2024+1.77%
Access to electricity89.3%2024162 of 215 · 2024+24.3 pp
Forest area29.14%2023111 of 213 · 2023+0.7 pp
Society
Current health expenditure7.5%202371 of 192 · 2023+0.04 pp
Maternal mortality118 per 100,000 live births2023133 of 194 · 2023−75.97%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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