Eswatini is a country in Africa, known for its traditional culture and mountainous terrain. It has a population of over 1 million, making it the 160th largest country in the world. Its official language is , and the capital is Lobamba. Eswatini has a agricultural economy with growing manufacturing sector.
Eswatini's population structure shows a slightly lower male to female ratio of 0.96 to 1, with a median male age of 22.65 years old and a median female age of 23.83 years old. The highest concentration of adults under 75 years old is in the 18 and 19 year-old age groups, while the lowest concentration is in the 74 and 73 year-old age groups.
Data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
* As of 3/14/2025
1 birth
Every 18.0 minutes
1 death
Every 53.3 minutes
1 emigrant
Every 1.5 hours
1 person
Every 38.9 minutes
Eswatini has just 17,300 square kilometers of land (157th in the world), with an estimated population of 1,106,000. This is a moderate increase from the 2007 census, which found 1,018,000 residents in the country. There are about 68 people per square kilometer in Eswatini, which ranks 135th in the world. There is only one city with a population over 100,000: Manzini, with an estimated 2005 population of 110,500. The next largest city, and only city over 10,000, is Mbabane with 76,000. Approximately 21% of the population lives in urban areas.
The population of Eswatini is mostly ethnic Swazis, who speak siSwati, along with a small amount of Zulu and White Africans, who are mostly of British and Afrikaner descent. While the Swazi have traditionally been farmers and herders, many now work in government, the urban economy, and even mines in South Africa.
Eswatini faces several health issues, including HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The country has a median age of 20.5 years with a life expectancy of just 31.88 years, the lowest documented life expectancy in the world and less than half the world average.