Population growth rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population growth rate was -0.662 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.662
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
178th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.29
in 1988
All-time low
-2.22
in 1994
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Eswatini, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Eswatini stood at -0.662.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Eswatini peaked at 5.29 in 1988 and was at its lowest, -2.22, in 1994.
That places Eswatini 178th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.3567 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1484 | -58.4% |
| 1900 | 1.25 | +740.7% |
| 1905 | 1.62 | +29.7% |
| 1910 | 1.58 | -2.4% |
| 1915 | 1.53 | -3.4% |
| 1920 | 1.76 | +15.4% |
| 1925 | 2.08 | +18.1% |
| 1930 | 2.05 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 2 | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 1.9 | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 2.54 | +33.8% |
| 1951 | 2.51 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.47 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 2.44 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 2.41 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 2.39 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.37 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.35 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 2.34 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 2.31 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.28 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 2.26 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.27 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.32 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.43 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 2.61 | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 2.69 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.4 | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 2.49 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 2.57 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.64 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.71 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.77 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.83 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.9 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.96 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 3.11 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 3.29 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 3.3 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.31 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.32 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.33 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.32 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 3.25 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.26 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.05 | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 3.87 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.89 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.29 | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 4.03 | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 4.07 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.96 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.65 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.2 | -39.8% |
| 1994 | -2.22 | -201.0% |
| 1995 | 2.06 | -192.9% |
| 1996 | 1.9 | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.47 | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.985 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.86 | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.728 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.638 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.57 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.52 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.481 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.671 | +39.5% |
| 2008 | 0.679 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.604 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.569 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.541 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.535 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.552 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.561 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.582 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.587 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.918 | +56.4% |
| 2018 | 0.927 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.937 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.23 | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.95 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.943 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.05 | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 1.09 | +3.8% |
| 2026 | 1.08 | -1.0% |
| 2027 | 1.02 | -5.8% |
| 2028 | 0.961 | -5.4% |
| 2029 | 0.941 | -2.1% |
| 2030 | 0.972 | +3.3% |
| 2031 | 0.875 | -10.0% |
| 2032 | 0.876 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 0.878 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 0.827 | -5.8% |
| 2035 | 0.783 | -5.3% |
| 2036 | 0.768 | -1.9% |
| 2037 | 0.707 | -7.9% |
| 2038 | 0.723 | +2.3% |
| 2039 | 0.683 | -5.5% |
| 2040 | 0.627 | -8.2% |
| 2041 | 0.664 | +5.9% |
| 2042 | 0.592 | -10.8% |
| 2043 | 0.557 | -5.9% |
| 2044 | 0.528 | -5.2% |
| 2045 | 0.53 | +0.4% |
| 2046 | 0.483 | -8.9% |
| 2047 | 0.445 | -7.9% |
| 2048 | 0.431 | -3.1% |
| 2049 | 0.426 | -1.2% |
| 2050 | 0.359 | -15.7% |
| 2051 | 0.364 | +1.4% |
| 2052 | 0.318 | -12.6% |
| 2053 | 0.28 | -11.9% |
| 2054 | 0.23 | -17.9% |
| 2055 | 0.202 | -12.2% |
| 2056 | 0.183 | -9.4% |
| 2057 | 0.176 | -3.8% |
| 2058 | 0.17 | -3.4% |
| 2059 | 0.12 | -29.4% |
| 2060 | 0.051 | -57.5% |
| 2061 | 0.052 | +2.0% |
| 2062 | 0.026 | -50.0% |
| 2063 | -0.01 | -138.5% |
| 2064 | -0.029 | +190.0% |
| 2065 | -0.053 | +82.8% |
| 2066 | -0.054 | +1.9% |
| 2067 | -0.113 | +109.3% |
| 2068 | -0.133 | +17.7% |
| 2069 | -0.163 | +22.6% |
| 2070 | -0.155 | -4.9% |
| 2071 | -0.203 | +31.0% |
| 2072 | -0.211 | +3.9% |
| 2073 | -0.242 | +14.7% |
| 2074 | -0.29 | +19.8% |
| 2075 | -0.289 | -0.3% |
| 2076 | -0.322 | +11.4% |
| 2077 | -0.317 | -1.6% |
| 2078 | -0.297 | -6.3% |
| 2079 | -0.332 | +11.8% |
| 2080 | -0.357 | +7.5% |
| 2081 | -0.363 | +1.7% |
| 2082 | -0.422 | +16.3% |
| 2083 | -0.441 | +4.5% |
| 2084 | -0.481 | +9.1% |
| 2085 | -0.495 | +2.9% |
| 2086 | -0.484 | -2.2% |
| 2087 | -0.482 | -0.4% |
| 2088 | -0.494 | +2.5% |
| 2089 | -0.527 | +6.7% |
| 2090 | -0.526 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | -0.56 | +6.5% |
| 2092 | -0.545 | -2.7% |
| 2093 | -0.561 | +2.9% |
| 2094 | -0.582 | +3.7% |
| 2095 | -0.591 | +1.5% |
| 2096 | -0.591 | -0.0% |
| 2097 | -0.594 | +0.5% |
| 2098 | -0.612 | +3.0% |
| 2099 | -0.67 | +9.5% |
| 2100 | -0.662 | -1.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -0.662 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -0.662 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +740.7% | 0.1484 | 1.25 |
| 1994 | -201.0% | 2.2 | -2.22 |
| 1995 | +192.9% | -2.22 | 2.06 |
| 2064 | -190.0% | -0.01 | -0.029 |
| 2063 | -138.5% | 0.026 | -0.01 |
| 2067 | -109.3% | -0.054 | -0.113 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.3567 | 0.3567 | 0.3567 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1484 | 0.1484 | 0.1484 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.43 | 1.25 | 1.62 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.92 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.02 | 2 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 1.9 | 1.96 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.41 | 2.31 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.43 | 2.26 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.98 | 2.64 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.76 | 3.25 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 | -2.22 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6736 | 0.481 | 0.985 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6709 | 0.535 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.941 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.8092 | 0.683 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.5283 | 0.426 | 0.664 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2402 | 0.12 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.0426 | -0.163 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2658 | -0.332 | -0.155 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4546 | -0.527 | -0.357 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5832 | -0.67 | -0.526 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.662 | -0.662 | -0.662 | 1 |
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More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Eswatini?
- Population growth rate in Eswatini was -0.662 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 in 1988.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.22 in 1994.
- How does Eswatini rank for population growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 178th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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