SWZ / Sub-Saharan Africa

Eswatini

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Capital
Lobamba (legislature) · Mbabane (executive branch)
Currency
lilangeni
Continent
Africa
Area
17,364 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1050 ↗ · Official languages: English, Swazi
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
1.26M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
5.16B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
4,108.25 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.6 · 2019
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
34.2 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.72 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
64.26 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.07 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.19 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
12.53K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
4.35 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
26.72 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
51.19 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
54.33 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
63.4 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
107.48 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.55 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: 1.26M
Eswatini · Population1.07M1.12M1.17M1.22M1.27M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · Population · people
YearEswatini
20251,256,174
20241,242,822
20231,230,506
20221,218,917
20211,206,593
20201,192,729
20191,179,874
20181,168,929
20171,158,195
20161,149,507
20151,142,813
20141,136,299
20131,129,990
20121,123,863
20111,117,833
20101,111,650
20091,105,153
20081,098,091
20071,090,705
20061,084,436
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: 5.16B
Eswatini · GDP3.02B3.6B4.19B4.77B5.36B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · GDP · current US$
YearEswatini
20255,160,679,612.82
20244,858,885,840.77
20234,621,191,261.84
20224,746,660,273.51
20214,807,069,277.2
20204,134,677,809.5
20194,617,018,958.69
20184,643,751,059.28
20174,462,640,651.49
20163,722,306,116.73
20153,908,217,914.22
20144,285,065,665.03
20134,463,396,204.02
20124,747,813,067.26
20114,722,912,047.32
20104,360,714,358.89
20093,525,213,502.43
20083,235,921,170.51
20073,391,122,887.17
20063,215,307,900.75

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: 4,108.25
Eswatini · GDP per capita2,819.043,202.53,585.963,969.424,352.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearEswatini
20254,108.25
20243,909.56
20233,755.52
20223,894.16
20213,984
20203,466.57
20193,913.15
20183,972.65
20173,853.1
20163,238.18
20153,419.82
20143,771.07
20133,949.94
20124,224.55
20114,225.06
20103,922.74
20093,189.8
20082,946.86
20073,109.11
20062,964.96
% · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: —
Eswatini · Inflation1.594.617.6310.6513.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · Inflation · %
YearEswatini
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
20192.6
20184.82
20176.22
20167.85
20154.95
20145.68
20135.62
20128.94
20116.11
20104.51
20097.45
200812.66
20078.08
20065.3

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: 34.2
Eswatini · Unemployment21.3425.4729.633.7237.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearEswatini
202534.2
202434.64
202334.61
202236.47
202134.15
202032.98
201928.22
201826.47
201724.54
201622.72
201523.43
201423.93
201324.56
201225.23
201126.11
201026.86
200927.49
200827.89
200728.24
200627.69

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: —
Eswatini · Fertility rate2.632.93.183.453.722006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearEswatini
2025No data available
20242.72
20232.75
20222.8
20212.84
20202.89
20192.93
20182.97
20173.02
20163.07
20153.12
20143.18
20133.24
20123.27
20113.32
20103.38
20093.5
20083.57
20073.58
20063.63

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Eswatini: —
Eswatini · Life expectancy42.5948.554.4160.3266.232006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Eswatini · Life expectancy · years
YearEswatini
2025No data available
202464.26
202364.12
202263.03
202158.23
202059.86
201959.85
201858.71
201757.57
201656.23
201554.94
201453.49
201352.11
201250.71
201149.06
201048.33
200946.91
200845.85
200745.16
200644.56
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Eswatini

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.