Prison population rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prison population rate was 369 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
369
World rank
17th
of 202 countries
All-time high
369
in 2025
All-time low
221
in 2008
Years of data
11
2000–2025
Prison population rate in Eswatini, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 369 for prison population rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Eswatini peaked at 369 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 221, in 2008.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prison population rate in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 257 | — |
| 2002 | 299 | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 247 | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 237 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 221 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 311 | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 264 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 282 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 258 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 277 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 369 | +33.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 369 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 106, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 369 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90, 4.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 252.2 | 221 | 299 | 5 |
| 2010s | 278.75 | 258 | 311 | 4 |
| 2020s | 323 | 277 | 369 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 400 compare
- 15 Thailand 395 compare
- 16 Seychelles 392 compare
- 18 Palau 367 compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 361 compare
- 20 Dominica 356 compare
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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Eswatini?
- Prison population rate in Eswatini was 369 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 369 in 2025.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 221 in 2008.
- How does Eswatini rank for prison population rate?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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