Has the population peaked? in Eswatini

Eswatini: Has the population peaked? was 1.23 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.23 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
159th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.23 million people
in 2023
All-time low
271,670 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Has the population peaked? in Eswatini, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 1.23 million people for has the population peaked? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Eswatini peaked at 1.23 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 271,670 people, in 1950.

That places Eswatini 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 303,987 people 271,670 people 337,521 people 10
1960s 385,360 people 345,339 people 429,884 people 10
1970s 503,927 people 441,223 people 577,208 people 10
1980s 703,324 people 596,657 people 837,810 people 10
1990s 968,398 people 872,436 people 1.03 million people 10
2000s 1.07 million people 1.04 million people 1.11 million people 10
2010s 1.14 million people 1.11 million people 1.18 million people 10
2020s 1.21 million people 1.19 million people 1.23 million people 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 156 Estonia 1.37 million people compare
  2. 157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
  3. 158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare
  4. 160 Djibouti 1.15 million people compare
  5. 161 Fiji 924,150 people compare
  6. 162 Reunion 874,883 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is has the population peaked? in Eswatini?
Has the population peaked? in Eswatini was 1.23 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 271,670 people in 1950.
How does Eswatini rank for has the population peaked??
Eswatini ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.