Birth rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Birth rate was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate in Eswatini is 24.07 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Eswatini peaked at 50.68 births per 1,000 people in 1976 and was at its lowest, 24.07 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 59th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.58 births per 1,000 people | 47.46 births per 1,000 people | 50.31 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.53 births per 1,000 people | 47.14 births per 1,000 people | 48.61 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.11 births per 1,000 people | 49.05 births per 1,000 people | 50.68 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.43 births per 1,000 people | 41.61 births per 1,000 people | 49.8 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8 births per 1,000 people | 32.16 births per 1,000 people | 40.43 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.33 births per 1,000 people | 31.89 births per 1,000 people | 32.59 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5 births per 1,000 people | 25.89 births per 1,000 people | 30.87 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 24.07 births per 1,000 people | 25.39 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 56 Botswana 24.71 births per 1,000 people compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 24.58 births per 1,000 people compare
- 58 Lesotho 24.11 births per 1,000 people compare
- 60 Tonga 23.12 births per 1,000 people compare
- 61 Tuvalu 23.07 births per 1,000 people compare
- 62 Micronesia (country) 22.3 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,295 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Eswatini?
- Birth rate in Eswatini was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50.68 births per 1,000 people in 1976.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for birth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.