Age dependency ratio in Eswatini
Eswatini: Age dependency ratio was 59.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Eswatini is 59.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Eswatini peaked at 109.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.2% | — |
| 1961 | 100.4% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 101.4% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 102.4% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 102.9% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 102.6% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 102.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 101.7% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 101.0% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 100.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 100.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 100.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 100.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 101.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 102.0% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 102.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 103.5% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 104.3% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 105.2% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 106.0% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 106.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 107.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 108.6% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 109.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 109.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 109.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 109.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 108.2% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 105.6% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 102.7% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 100.6% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 98.3% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 96.1% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 97.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 59.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.4% | 99.2% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.7% | 100.5% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.7% | 102.7% | 109.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 87.9% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 73.0% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 63.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 59.6% | 62.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Eswatini?
- Age dependency ratio in Eswatini was 59.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 109.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for age dependency ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.