Age dependency ratio of working age population in Eswatini
Eswatini: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 60.81 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 60.81 for age dependency ratio of working age population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Eswatini peaked at 109.64 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 60.81, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.41 | 84.63 | 97.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 101.45 | 99.2 | 102.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.71 | 100.5 | 106.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.73 | 102.68 | 109.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.76 | 87.95 | 100.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.46 | 72.96 | 85.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.65 | 63.7 | 71.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.65 | 60.81 | 62.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 74 Faroe Islands 60.99 compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 60.93 compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 60.89 compare
- 78 Sweden 60.69 compare
- 79 Cook Islands 60.57 compare
- 80 Mongolia 60 compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Population growth rate -0.662 (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.72 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.72 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,295 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.72 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.75 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.53 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Eswatini?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Eswatini was 60.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 109.64 in 1985.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.81 in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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